I also love many of the McCaffrey Pern books, but the original trilogy remains my favorite. I think I "invested" the most in the original characters, and haven't gotten as involved with some of the later ones. In fact, I think I'm a couple of books behind...
The Anne of Green Gables series is, of course, wonderful. I haven't read these for years, but I introduced them to my 10-year-old son about a month ago. I was afraid that he would be unwilling to read books about a girl - I think only the fact that I have suggested a lot of other books that he has really liked is why he went along with it. And he's loving them, so I guess I'll have to reread them as well. It's probably time to try the Little House series next.
A series that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet is Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. I just checked with Amazon.com and see that a fifth book came out last year (which did NOT get a good review). I really enjoyed the first four, however: romance, time travel, great attention to detail (which I assume is accurate).
But, honestly, I haven't read a print novel in ages. Spending too much time online...
Kathy
