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Let's give another it try, folks!

Sorry to have just walked off! And very much: THANKS for all this work you've done! Average out the Great Book of Amber to be an 8, since I gave Corwin a 9 and Merlin a 7. Question: if we add on, do we do a new post or edit our original vote list?

I second the motion on Guy Gavriel Kay, adding the Saratine Mosaic (2 volumes) to recommended reading.

One thing that really disappoints me about this series of movies is the lack of confidence in following Peter Jackson's lead and filming an Extended version for DVD. I really hope they attempt this for Goblet and Phoenix where there is so much going on ...

Agreed. However, is the blood protection still valid? In Goblet, it was mentioned that since Harry's blood was part of the invocation used to ressurect V, he was able to touch Harry without harm. My Dudley=half prince is half joking, but I wonder if we won't be seeing the Dursley's because the...

Wouldn't do it on purpose, but again, there are examples of "series" where the storyline isn't quite so strict. There are "standalone" books of the King's Blades series by Dave Duncan that can be read without having read the previous books. The first three books would be better enjoyed read in...

Having just finished another read of OotP, I should point out that Dumbledore does explain the "bloodedness" of Harry and Voldemort pretty succinctly, and the irony of choosing to (attempt) kill Harry versus a trueblood, Neville, born in the same month as mentioned in the prophecy. I have to...

C.S. Lewis wrote three SF-themed books and I'm sure there's a strong faith-based thread in them: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. There are even study guides for them.

You don't have to own them, you know! It's National Library Week and a good time to check something out at your library!

What Dudley saw: Uncle Vernon giving Harry keys to a sports car, Aunt Petunia hugging Harry ...

Sherry Sontag's Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage takes on one "technological" aspect of the Cold War. As I recall, this one demonstrates how effectively our submarine build up pressed the USSR to keep and ultimately broke their "bank..."

Maybe Dudley is the half-blood prince? After all, he was attacked by a dementor, eh wot? Maybe the price for taking in Harry was leaving Dudley out of Hogwarts? Rowling stating that the Dursleys would be seen less and less could mean V finds a way to do them in ... ?

I can't believe everyone has overlooked the MOST OBVIOUS candidate!! Dudley Dursley!! Who was attacked by a dementor in book 5? What's the hold on Aunt Petunia? Keep Dudley out of Hogwarts, I'll care for Harry. Thank you very much. Thank very very very very much! Thank you!

Happy National (in US at least) Library Week! You get the best of both worlds, there: a book that's broken in and didn't cost a cent (save for taxes, I suppose ...)

Another "runner up" and non-vampire-centered story: Peter Straub's Ghost Story and don't let the awful movie that was made from it steer you from the actual book--it's very good!

Sin City was super! Really felt like the graphic novel come alive onscreen. There's a scene with the red Cadillac that almost gave me vertigo! Rodriguez really hit it outta the park by having Miller do the storyboards and dialog, making the actors give the lines sense. During the last section of...

As much as I like Stranger, I think his earlier works are probably more engaging and less preachy, Moon being one of his earlier and more accessible works than the others on your list. And Friday is supposed to be written from a woman's perspective! (Maybe it was an exercise ... :rolleyes: )...

Dave Duncan Appreciation Thread will give you an idea of what people think of him. I really liked his "A Man of His Word" series and the ongoing "King's Blades" series. I think I included his Web site in the thread. Another terrific writer to whom I was introduced via this excellent forum is...

Since the topic tele-adaptation has been broached, I have to say that I found the first season of "Spenser for Hire" as good as TV has done in getting the book onscreen without a lot of compromise. The casting was brilliant, particularly Avery Brooks as Hawk. I had not seen Robert Urich in his...

Didn't by any means want this list limited! Burke is first-rate! Haven't gotten around to Connelly. Sara Paretsky's VI Warshawski is definitely hard-boiled as well, as we define the sub-genre as bloodhound (they can't let go!) detectives with personal problems as well as the present case...