The Best Book/Book Series You've Ever Read?

[Mace Tulio]

The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.

Yes. I love the Night Angel Trilogy.

If I have to pick something other than Brent Weeks, I'd say that Brethren Trilogy by Robyn Young.

 

[Gondras]

"The Last Vampire" by Christopher Pike.

I really enjoyed reading those. Except the 6th book. It can just leave.

I quite enjoyed them as well.

But my vote will go for the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher.

Same here, still waiting for the newest one to come out this summer. A great series of detective stories, mixed with magic and Spider-Man-style humor. Definitely worth a read.

 

[OtherSideofSky]

Probably Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo for me. It's one of those rare works that truly has everything. When I was in China 5 years ago I read it three times in three weeks, despite it being 1400 pages long. I don't think I can give a stronger recommendation than that.

I'm also quite partial to the short fiction of Akutagawa Ryunosuke. I particularly enjoy his early, myth and folklore-inspired tales and the autobiographical descents into madness he composed shortly before his suicide (the historical pieces he wrote in the middle of his career never impressed me as much).