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I am just curious if anyone knows of any authors who frequently publish very lengthy books. I am thinking of authors like Stephen King, Dan Simmons, James A. Michener and Robert Jordan. It doesn't matter about the genre or any of that. I am just wondering because I love long novels and authors who seem to usually write them. Sorry if this should be in the lists folder.

He doesn't publish frequently but Edward Rutherfurd has some huge historical fiction.

Brian Lumley's Necroscope series is full of kind of huge books but he's kinda done with that.

On the up side, they've both written a lot of books so it should keep you busy for a while if you decide to check them out.

I love long books, too. Always looking for more.

Thank you. I have checked out Brian Lumley and his books don't interest me much but I have never heard of Edward Rutherfurd so I will look him up.

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There's George RR Martin, author of "A Game of Thrones." His books tend to be very lengthy, and very good as well.
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I've been haunted by really thick books, lately. LOL

Have you tried Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton? I haven't read them yet, but I've heard nothing but praise by people I know and trust who've read these books. Pandora's Star is also the first of a trilogy, I believe, of sci fi books. A trilogy that's full of brick-sized books!

Pat Conroy can write some big books. I think he's gotten sort of long-winded and his writing is very flowery, but he can tell a mean story.

Ken Follett. His sagas anyway, Pillars of the Earth, Fall of Giants etc. I've never read his spy crap.

Huge books give me the creeps but when you find a good one, you dont want it to end! I am currently reading Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales which is 895 pages of the smallest writing imaginable, but its already looking worth it. Cant believe I have missed out on Lovecraft.

Adam, I see you haven't read Lonesome Dove. It's a massive novel you will NOT want to end. IMO it's the greatest American novel ever written. Whatever you do, make sure you add this behemoth to your list.

Thanks, Tressa. I might actually start that one as soon as I finish The Perfect Storm. Should be tonight if I can find an ebook of it.

You will love it, Adam.

I found it. 364,000 words. Nearly 30,000 more than Under The Dome. Can't wait to start this one. Looks very interesting.

I've always wanted to read Lonesome Dove. I've read other books by Larry McMurtry and they were good!

Lonesome Dove was terrific. I liked the follow-up Streets of Laredo a lot too. Haven't read the others, but Lonesome Dove kickstarted a Larry McMurtry period in my reading. Moving On: A Novelanother long read, and The Last Picture Showand All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangersare all 5 stars for me.

So, I guess for horror some long reads that come to mind, worth recommending would be The Great and Secret Show and Swan Song.

Swan Song is excellent. I couldn't finish The Great And Secret Show though.

Jason, Lonesome Dove is the best McMurtry book; hell, best book ever, IMO. I've read several McMurtry books and they were all good. Some were a little odd, but good. If I remember correctly, Terms of Endearment was a little different from the movie in the same way that Forest Gump the book is different from the film version.

I think you will love Lonesome Dove, Adam. It has some phenomenal characters in it. I love, love, love Clara, the strong ranch owner, and Lorena, the whore.

I love how this guy starts his review of Lonesome Dove:

I was only willing to read this book because a friend told me I had to. When I was thirty pages into it and complaining to him about being unable to handle any more discussion about horses and beans, he made me a bet: If I got to page 101 (out of 900, mind you) and I still didn't enjoy it, he'd take me out to dinner at any restaurant I wanted in New York City. If at page 101 I had warmed up to it, I had to finish. I don't think I made it past the 60th page before I knew I had "lost" the bet.

Haha, exactly how I am feeling by page forty or so.

Also try Shogun. Fantastic stranger in a strange land story. And BIG.

You could try Shantaram. I enjoyed it but it has mixed reviews i'm sure.

One author that comes to mind for writing nothing but huge doorstoppers is Phil Rickman. He wrote Curfew, Candlenight and December.

Ken wrote: "One author that comes to mind for writing nothing but huge doorstoppers is Phil Rickman. He wrote Curfew, Candlenight and December."

God yeah, Rickman writes some intense stuff, but very rarely is much under 500 pages. Kinda gets on your nerves about 2/3 of the way through.

More of a thriller writer, Greg Iles pens some long-ass tomes. I liked his first 3 books but stopped reading him because I just couldn't take another 600+ book.

Tressa is right about Lonesome Dove. I could have read 50 pages of that a night for the rest of my life. There is no explanation as to why it’s so good. It’s a Western about old guys going on one last cattle drive from Texas to Montana. It has more unrequited love than any story I’ve ever read. There’s multiple POV jumps within chapters. There’s a gang rape scene. Nothing of what I just said is something I enjoy in a Book. More like red flags, but somehow it’s still the best.

I read "Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson. 880 pages. I loved the story. I was completely immersed in the story. His book "Anathem" is 937 pages and "Reamde" is over 1000.

With Kindle devices, it can be moot, as the books can easily be published as an omnibus. For example, last year I picked up an omnibus of the first 14 books in a series -- over 4000 pages. :)

The first book was about 100 pages. The latter ones over 500 pages each. And the series is now up to book 22. Almost 7600 pages if they publish a FULL omnibus. Largest individual book is 763 pages.

Try dean koontz's strangers