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The English Teacher Looks at Some Great Fiction Series/Sagas

Our maverick English Teacher looks at some of the more interesting fiction series he has come across in a career of genre enthusiasm and popular fiction promotion. From pulp adventure to literary fantasy ( and everything in between), these are some of the best uses of recurring characters and common environments. Our compiler hasn't read everything on this list, but he's sampled most of them.
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2001 Series (Clarke)
2001 Series
1
Clarke
Alex Cross Series
Alex Cross Series
2
The Alex Delaware Series (Jonathan Kellerman)
The Alex Delaware Series
3
Jonathan Kellerman
Alex McKnight Series (Hamilton)
Alex McKnight Series
4
Hamilton
Alex Rider Series (Anthony Horowitz)
Alex Rider Series
5
Anthony Horowitz
Allan Quatermain Series (H. Rider Haggard)
Allan Quatermain Series
6
H. Rider Haggard
Amber Series (Roger Zelazny)
Amber Series
7
Roger Zelazny
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
8
Berlin Noir Series (Philip Kerr)
Berlin Noir Series
9
Philip Kerr
Bernard Sampson Series (Deighton)
Bernard Sampson Series
10
Deighton
Brother Cadfael Series (Ellis Peters)
Brother Cadfael Series
11
Ellis Peters
The Complete Richard Hannay (John Buchan)
The Complete Richard Hannay
12
John Buchan
The Continental Op (Dashiell Hammett)
The Continental Op
13
Dashiell Hammett
The Duke De Richleau Series (Dennis Wheatley)
The Duke De Richleau Series
14
Dennis Wheatley
Dune Series (Frank Hernert)
Dune Series
15
Frank Hernert
The Dying Earth
The Dying Earth
16
Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea
17
Ursula K. Le Guin
Fletch Series (Mcdonald)
Fletch Series
18
Mcdonald
Fool Series (Moore)
Fool Series
19
Moore
The Forever War Series (Joe Haldeman)
The Forever War Series
20
Joe Haldeman
Foundation Series
Foundation Series
21
Fu Manchu Series (Rohmer)
Fu Manchu Series
22
Rohmer
Future History Series (Heinlein)
Future History Series
23
Heinlein
The Galactic Center (Benford)
The Galactic Center
24
Benford
George Smiley Series
George Smiley Series
25
Harry Bosch Novels (Michael Connelly)
Harry Bosch Novels
26
Michael Connelly
Harry Palmer Series (Deighton)
Harry Palmer Series
27
Deighton
The Heechee Saga (Pohl)
The Heechee Saga
28
Pohl
Hornblower (C S Forester)
Hornblower
29
C S Forester
The Hyperion Cantos (Dan Simmons)
The Hyperion Cantos
30
Dan Simmons
The Imperial Radch Series (Leckie)
The Imperial Radch Series
31
Leckie
James Bond Complete (Ian Fleming)
James Bond Complete
32
Ian Fleming
John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
John Carter of Mars: The First Five Novels
33
Edgar Rice Burroughs
John Sanford Prey Series
John Sanford Prey Series
34
Kenzie & Gennaro Series (Dennis Lehane)
Kenzie & Gennaro Series
35
Dennis Lehane
Kinsey Milhone Alphabet Series (Sue Grafton)
Kinsey Milhone Alphabet Series
36
Sue Grafton
L. A. Quartet (Ellroy)
L. A. Quartet
37
Ellroy
Life as We Knew It Series (Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It Series
38
Pfeffer
Matt Scudder Series (Block)
Matt Scudder Series
39
Block
Owen Archer Series (Robb)
Owen Archer Series
40
Robb
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