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First Books in Great Series

Here's a list of the first books from different book series of a various genres. Not necessarily the greatest series of all time, or the best selling of all time, just series that I enjoyed. For most of them, I've listed the first book chronologically, rather than publication order. Just because that's the order that I read them in. And yes, I'm classing duologies as series too!
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Along Came a Spider (James Patterson)
Along Came a Spider
1
James Patterson
Altered Carbon (Richard K. Morgan)
Altered Carbon
2
Richard K. Morgan
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
3
Dan Brown
The Black Echo (Michael Connelly)
The Black Echo
4
Michael Connelly
Blood of Elves (Andrzej Sapkowski)
Blood of Elves
5
Andrzej Sapkowski
Bourne Identity
Bourne Identity
6
Call for the Dead (John Le Carré)
Call for the Dead
7
John Le Carré
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
8
Ian Fleming
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
9
Jeff Lindsay
Day by Day Armageddon (J.L. Bourne)
Day by Day Armageddon
10
J.L. Bourne
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
11
Frank Herbert
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
12
Stieg Larsson
The Gunslinger (Stephen King)
The Gunslinger
13
Stephen King
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
14
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
15
J. K. Rowling
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adam)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
16
Douglas Adam
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
17
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
18
Suzanne Collins
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
19
Michael Crichton
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
20
Lee Child
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
21
Bernard Cornwell
The Lincoln Lawyer (Michael Connelly)
The Lincoln Lawyer
22
Michael Connelly
The Magicians Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
The Magicians Nephew
23
C.S. Lewis
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1)
24
James Dashner
Mort (Terry Pratchett)
Mort
25
Terry Pratchett
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
26
Agatha Christie
Northern Lights (Philip Pullman)
Northern Lights
27
Philip Pullman
Orphan X #1 (Gregg Hurwitz)
Orphan X #1
28
Gregg Hurwitz
Patriot Games (Tom Clancy)
Patriot Games
29
Tom Clancy
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief (Rick Riordan)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief
30
Rick Riordan
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
31
Ernest Cline
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
32
Thomas Harris
Red Sparrow (Jason Matthews)
Red Sparrow
33
Jason Matthews
Scythe (Neal Shusterman)
Scythe
34
Neal Shusterman
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
35
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
36
Stephen King
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
37
Jim Butcher
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
38
Arthur Conan Doyle
Welcome to Dead House (R.L. Stine)
Welcome to Dead House
39
R.L. Stine
The 100 (Kass Morgan)
The 100
40
Kass Morgan
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