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The Best Book Series for Adults in Every Genre

Forget about spending your summer marathoning your favorite Netflix shows (again). Try powering through your next favorite book series. With so many great books out there and so little time, it can be hard to know where to begin with book series. So, to make it a little easier for you, I've put together a list of some of the best book series for adults in every genre. Now pick your favorite, pick a comfy reading spot, and get to your summer reading marathon ASAP!
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
1
N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
The Obelisk Gate
2
N.K. Jemison
The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
The Stone Sky
3
N. K. Jemisin
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
4
Jeff Vandermeer
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
5
Jeff Vandermeer
Acceptance (Jeff Vandermeer)
Acceptance
6
Jeff Vandermeer
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
7
Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
8
Margaret Atwood
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
9
Margaret Atwood
Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Red Mars
10
Kim Stanley Robinson
Green Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Green Mars
11
Kim Stanley Robinson
Blue Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
Blue Mars
12
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Martians (Kim Stanley Robinson)
The Martians
13
Kim Stanley Robinson
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
14
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
15
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
16
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
17
Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
18
Patrick Rothfuss
Doors of Stone (Patrick Rothfuss)
Doors of Stone
19
Patrick Rothfuss
The Poppy War #1 (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War #1
20
R.F. Kuang
The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
The Dragon Republic
21
R.F. Kuang
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God
22
R.F. Kuang
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Gardens of the Moon
23
Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates (Steven Erikson)
Deadhouse Gates
24
Steven Erikson
Memories of Ice (Steven Erikson)
Memories of Ice
25
Steven Erikson
House of Chains (Steven Erikson)
House of Chains
26
Steven Erikson
Midnight Tides (Steven Erikson)
Midnight Tides
27
Steven Erikson
The Bonehunters (Steven Erikson)
The Bonehunters
28
Steven Erikson
Reaper's Gale (Steven Erikson)
Reaper's Gale
29
Steven Erikson
Toll the Hounds (Steven Erikson)
Toll the Hounds
30
Steven Erikson
Dust of Dreams (Steven Erikson)
Dust of Dreams
31
Steven Erikson
The Crippled God (Steven Erikson)
The Crippled God
32
Steven Erikson
Fiends of Nightmaria (Steven Erikson)
Fiends of Nightmaria
33
Steven Erikson
The Book of Phoenix (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Book of Phoenix
34
Nnedi Okorafor
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
35
Nnedi Okorafor
A Study in Scarlet Women (Sherry Thomas)
A Study in Scarlet Women
36
Sherry Thomas
A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Sherry Thomas)
A Conspiracy in Belgravia
37
Sherry Thomas
The Hollow of Fear (Sherry Thomas)
The Hollow of Fear
38
Sherry Thomas
The Art of Theft (Sherry Thomas)
The Art of Theft
39
Sherry Thomas
Murder on Cold Street (Sherry Thomas)
Murder on Cold Street
40
Sherry Thomas
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