Every Tuesday over at  The Broke and Bookish we all get to look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) examples to demonstrate that particular topic.  This week’s topic is:

Top Ten Series I’ve Been Meaning To Start

Most of the series i’ve listed below are for series that I’ve intended to start and have in actual fact bought the first, and in some cases the second, book already but just not managed to make the time yet.  Here they are – I will get to them one day, even now I’m trying to peg back my review books to a more reasonable monthly amount so that I can fit my own books in!:

1. Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen #1) by Steven Erikson – a book I bought ages ago when I got all caught up with the praising discussions of other bloggers – and here it is still unread.  I think maybe the fact that there are 10 books puts me off which is silly really -it’s not like I have to read them all at once after all.
2. Promise of Blood (Powder Mage #1) by Brian McClellan – a series I’ve wanted to read for a while.  In fairness I’ve only just bought a copy of the first but even though it’s not had a long wait I’m keen to get to it.  I’ve read lots of positive reviews and I understand this has a great magical system.
3. Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel #1) by Josiah Bancroft – I bought the first book last year and even though I’ve read it this series has such glowing reviews I bought the second as soon as it was released.  I intend to get to them very soon.  VERY SOON – yes the caps lock was necessary.
4. Ink and Bone (The Great Library #1) by Rachel Caine – Another series that I’m longing to get to and have in actual bought copies of the first and second books.
5. The Blade Itself (The First Law #1) by Joe Abercrombie – this is going to sound unbelievable but I’ve managed to buy the full set of this series (twice) and the first book three times – and yet I’ve still not read it!  Something is going seriously wrong somewhere.  There is a story behind it of course – obviously I don’t just keep re-buying the same books but I won’t bore you with my foolish consistency.
6. His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire #1) by Naomi Novik – strangely this is one of only two series on this list that I don’t yet own copies of – perhaps I should resist temptation until I’ve read at least one of the series that I already own books for – it could be a new rule – no more new books until I’ve read one – but, then again, maybe not.
7. Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2) by Michael J Sullivan – I’ve owned a hard back copy of this book for some time too – it makes me feel guilty every time I see it sitting on the shelf, patiently waiting.
8. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower #1) by Stephen King – this is a series that I want to read and also don’t want to read! I recall one of my friends saying they were disappointed with the last book and it put me off a little – I know I shouldn’t let it get to me but there it is.  I own the first in the series.
9. The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman – this is the second series that I don’t yet own but really would like to read. Again,  I do think I should probably read some of my owned books first though.
10. Not a series but two books by the same author that I’ve been wanting to get to for a while – Under My Skin and White Lies by Zoe Markham.  They both sound great – well, I wouldn’t have bought them otherwise, obviously.

That’s it for me this week (although I’m sure if I look on my kindle I’ll find maybe a couple more series that I could have included *sighs)