Get lost in a series this winter!

The nights are long, the days are cold. Curl up this winter with a good series or trilogy that will take you into spring!

For science fiction lovers, try Dom Testa's series The Galahad Books.  The Earth is destroyed, and all that's left of humanity is one spaceship filled with teenagers.  Start with The Comet's Curse. There are 6 books in the series so far, more to come. 

Still in the sci-fi vein, Alex Scarrow's Time Riders series is an adventurous trip through time to"fix" broken history. Start with Time Riders. The library owns books 1 through 4.

One of my favorite series is the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. It's a dystopian future story along the lines of Hunger Games. Ness paints a wonderfully out of whack world filled with thrills and adventure.

Like zombies?  The Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy by Carrie Ryan would be a good pick. Dark and atmospheric, it's a real page turner. Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry, another zombie trilogy,  was a Nutmeg winner in 2013.  It's followed by Dust and Decay and Flesh and Bone. Not your usual zombie tale, this one has heart.

For fantasy lovers there are a lot to choose from. Rae Carson's Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy is rich in court intrigue and fantasy lands.

An oldie but goodie, pick up the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. There are almost too many books in this series to count!  You will get lost in this fantastic world, I guarantee.

There are series in realistic fiction to choose from as well, beyond the Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl series.  Jenny Han has a good trilogy that begins with The Summer I Turned Pretty and continues with It's Not Summer Without You and We'll Always Have Summer. It's a sweet love story that stretches over 3 summers. 

Don't forget Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries books. There are 17 books in this popular series!  Cabot also has another slightly twisted series going that starts with Airhead. So far there are 3 books in this continuing story with a little sci fi twist.

For lovers of adventure and political intrigue, try Charlie Higson's Young James Bond series. Start with Silverfin.  Along the same lines, but with some military action thrown in, is the Cherub series by Robert Muchamore. Mission 1 is The Recruit. 

Stay warm!