The Sword and Laser discussion

I don't reread as much as I used to. I have so, so many books to be read that I feel guilty if I do reread. However, I am likely to reread:

The Wrinkle in Time series
The Dark Tower series
The Stand
Ben Bova's Orion series

I would like to reread Robert McCammon's books, especially
Wolf's Hour and Usher's Passing.

When I was a kid, I reread Harriet the Spy probably a hundred times.

All of Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series - A lot of David Gemmel's series especially the Troy trilogy, anything by Joe Abercrombie, George RR Martin's Fevre Dream, Barbara Hambly's Immortal Blood, Dune of course, a LOT of GW's 40k books, Terry Pratchett - if he writes it I will read it (several times), Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt series ....

Actually, looking around my collection I'm mostly rereading stuff rather than trying new books ... /blush

For me, the book I re-read has nothing to do with my favorite genres. I don't particularly enjoy non-fiction; but The Game by Ken Dryden is mandatory late summer read for me.

I'm big into hockey, and I'm also a Montreal fan and 'The Game' has to be one of the best hockey books ever written. And it also happens to be about the Montreal Canadiens. I like to read it in preparation for the start of the season, helps me get into "hockey mood" again and it's just a great read.

Carlos wrote: "For me, the book I re-read has nothing to do with my favorite genres. I don't particularly enjoy non-fiction; but The Game by Ken Dryden is mandatory late summer read for me.

I'm big into hockey, ..."

"and it's just a great read." The best reason of all for reading a book :)

The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and A Song of Ice and Fire are my most re-read books. Mostly for Harry Potter, it's like going back and spending time with old friends.

http://www.goodreads.com/series/40739...
http://www.goodreads.com/series/42429...
The Belgariad and Malloreon
http://www.goodreads.com/series/43710...
http://www.goodreads.com/series/42428...
...and the Elenium and Tamuli
All by David Eddings.

I've read them thrice already, and i'm going over them AGAIN with my wife, out-loud, and we're up to the http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18... right now. Took us almost 3 years, but HEY, WE SPEAK FRENCH but got to get ALL of his books in orignal version, so i'm re-re-re-reading 'em in english for her. Big work, but ever worth it!

My ultimate comfort book is Ella Enchanted. I reread it whenever I need a pick me up. :)

I've also revisited Ender's Game, Poison Study, and Cold Mountain several times, but usually I focus on reading new material. There's so much out there I haven't read yet!

I just gave my 11-year old son my old copy of Dragons of Autumn Twilight after he has burned through every YA series out there and told him we would read it together. I'm always amazed how much I enjoy the original trilogy and how much reading the story is a trip down memory lane and has a comfortable, welcome home feel to it.

Interestingly, he enjoyed it but did not immediately ask for the next one. I'm curious to know what captivates him about Harry Potter Boxed Set, Rangers Apprentice, The 39 Clues Complete Collection, and others that he chafes waiting for the next book but this didn't grab him.

As many have said, I am a Vorkosigan fan and reread them every blue moon. The Forgotten Realms Avatar series, and Spellfire are excellent to come back to once in a while. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are every three years or so. I pour over various Battletech novels annually, and recently completed my collection of that series (64 novels).

I don't reread too many books, because my to read list is quite extensive. With that said, I do reread the following books about once per year:

The Harry Potter Collection
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (I <3 this series soooo much.)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (I always have the intention of reading the whole series, but I tend to stop around book 3.)

I read "The Stupidest Angel" by Christopher Moore every Christmas, it's really hilarious. Atleast it was more funny before the insane zombie craze started & now everything has zombies in it. I've read "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech atleast once a year ever since the first time I read it in 4th grade.

- Harry Potter series. I used to reread the last two books before starting each new one.
-Song of Ice & Fire series. As above, I am into book 3 again, in preparation for Dance of Dragons.
- The first 4 or 5 Honor Harrington novels.
- WEB Griffin's (not sword or laser) Brotherhood of war series. I'm an Army-wannabe (at age 44, I guess I'm now a never was?), and these still tease me.
- There's quite a few I feel like reading again, now that I'm 20 years past reading the stuff I read when I was young. Like Dune or Thieves' World or Piers Anthony.
- Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin series, I'm on the 2nd time through.
- Star Trek novels, old series-- Diane Duane's Romulan quadrilogy, the Piper miniseries, and John Ford's pair. These I read over and over, by far the best of the lot.