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10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End

10 Book Series So Addictive, You Never Want Them to End
I've said this before on io9, but Julian May released a series of books years ago which I found extremely addicting. The Saga of Pliocene Exile, and The Galactic Milieu Series, which combines for 9 books of (as a recent meme says...) "More Awesome Than A Monkey In A Bacon Tuxedo Riding A Cyborg Unicorn With A Lightsaber For The Horn On The Tip Of A Space Shuttle Closing In On Mars, While Engulfed In Flames." I recently ruffled some feathers when I made a comment about female fantasy and science fiction authors not being my favorite authors, in general. I was hoping people understood that it really was meant in general, and not the rule, for me. Julian May, in my opinion, is one of the best authors on the planet.

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