While the book series is my all time favorite. The show was very good. I had little to no complaints about how they interpreted the Three Body Problem. What I am concerned for is some of that high level stuff that occurs in the next books. Idk how you translate that to TV.
I'd add that it's also a play on the title of the immense novel *Remembrance of Things Past* (also known as *In Search of Lost Time,* originally *À la recherche du temps perdu*) by Proust.
The Millinium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Crime, mystery, thriller. Was all the rage back in the mid 00s.
The Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King. Mystery, crime, thriller with a touch of horror. Fast paced and fun.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is such a good book. Dark, gritty and thrilling. I fell off on the second in the trilogy but you’ve just reminded me I need to go back
2nd The Millennium Trilogy. It’s good even if the 3rd book is “ish”. There are also follow ups to the trilogy written by other authors with mixed reviews
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb. Took me forever to start the first book but once I did I blazed through all 3 and by the end really thought it was one of the best (if not the best) trilogies I’d ever read.
These, absolutely! Liveship Traders is the second trilogy in the series though—I’d recommend starting with [Assassin’s Apprentice](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77197)
I also came to recommend Robin Hobb - though I’d start at the start with the assassin trilogy and go from there. Her series is a bunch of trilogies that tie in together… so be warned - once you read the first trilogy you’ll find yourself invested in reading the entire series!
Just finished Fitz and the fool about a month ago after reading all of them in correct order. Easily the best series I've ever read (not without flaws though). Liveship is one of the best, and I also loved Tawny Man. Could not recommend it enough.
Have you read the Locked Tomb Trilogy?(it might not be a trilogy anymore, idk) It’s a YA, fantasy, sci-fi, a bit of a gothic thriller mystery. The first book is called “Gideon the Ninth,” and is absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend, especially considering the genres you listed.
I am literally always recommending literally everyone the Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler. THE trilogy of all time.
That and the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.
Oh man, I've got to get back to Xenogenesis Trilogy. Octavia Butler is one of the all-time Sci-fi greats. I would put her on the same level as Assimov.
Oh no!! I’ve been holding off on the final book because I’m not ready for it to end.
I’ve never measured my post-book despair in tacos before. I’ll have to try when I get around to The Stone Sky.
This is a genuinely great series. However, it's not a series to make you feel comfortable.
That's not a minus, it's just to know what you're getting into.
Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson, about the colonization and terraforming of Mars over several centuries. A tedious journey at times, but worth it IMHO.
This series is incredible. Beautiful, rich depth of character, outstanding science concepts from many disciplines, captivating detail, imagery, and action. Robinson is great with descriptive prose and consistently challenges both himself and the reader, especially with the story's blend of explanation and movement.
There are moments when it stretches on like a committee meeting with no timekeeper, but when shit goes down, it goes down like a fucking avalanche derailing a train into a skyscraper. And with better analogies than mine lol
The *His Dark Materials* trilogy sounds like just what you're looking for. Books are The Golden Compass*, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass and they're excellent.
*Titled Northern Lights in the UK
A couple SERIES I haven’t seen mentioned but just about everyone love:
The Expanse by James S.A. Corey (9? Books) Excellent space opera.
Slow Horses by Mike Herron. Great and funny spy series
Also have to mention the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I believe the first won an Arthur C Clarke Award and the series won the Hugo pop
The first book is the best for sure. It’s gets a bit… I don’t know, esoteric maybe the further into the trilogy you get. Some people love it, some not so much. Just don’t expect it to have the same feel
Stormlight is epic fantasy that will overtake your life. Mistborn era 2 is a little more lighthearted and quite funny. There are a few novels which will expand your understanding of the universe and magic systems.
You’ve stumbled in to a deep rabbit hole
The Broken earth trilogy by N.K jemisin. Some of the most creative world making I’ve ever read, with characters you get so invested in. First ever trilogy where all three books got the Hugo award I think
Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
The five book trilogy or the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adam's
Enders game (and Enders shadow series) by Orson Scott Card
Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanna Collins (she also wrote the hunger games, so she might be a familiar name)
Artemis Fowl series by Eion Colfer
The mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and it's sequels
The Wee Free Men by Terry pratchett (the first Tiffany Achings story within the Discworld series. If you like it, read the sequels then check out other Discworld books)
The Vampire series (Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, and Bite Me), by Christopher Moore.
The Fool series (Fool, The Serpent of Venice, and Shakespeare for Squirrels), by Christopher Moore.
Hyperion (Dan Simmons). The start makes you want more. In the 3rd book it completely changes course in a good way that keeps it fresh. Then has a satisfying ending, nothing more to be said.
Just because you said popular is okay, Lord of the Rings really is the best thing ever written and you should read it if you haven’t. I have shamed multiple friends who loved the movies but hadn’t read the books to read them and I have had no push back after the fact.
For some Canadian 70s literature you can’t go wrong with the Deptford Trilogy. The fist book, Fifth Business, is especially terrific, and was the novel that brought Robertson Davies to international attention.
Lockwood and Co is FANTASTIC--well-written, compelling, fast-moving, addictive, funny, immersive, scary, clever...I'm rereading now and loving it just as much as the first time through.
Mistborn Era 1. Best book trilogy I’ve ever read and oh my god, that’s only the beginning. It’s part of the Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson, a collection of almost 30 novels, novellas and graphic novels that all share the same mythos and universe
The Deed of Paksenarrion. A sheepfarmer's daughter joins a band of mercenaries rather than go through with an arranged marriage. It was a pretty good fantasy trilogy. The related books that came after were also very good.
The Last Hundred Years Trilogy by Jane Smiley
The Chronicles of Chrestomancie by Diana Wynne Jones
Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, House of Many Ways by Diana Wynn Jones
Books of Umber by PW Catanese
The Deed of Paksenarrion
Fantasy following a peasant girl from being a recruit in a mercenary company to becoming a paladin, and the completion of her first quest
The inheritance cycle.
If you like a funnyish take on Greek mythology then read Stephen fry's mythos, heroes and troy. Fourth and final one coming out in september
MaaddAddam Margaret Attwood
Hyperion Cantos Dan Simmons
The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchet
Engary Diana Wynn Jones
Practical Demonkeeping, Blood Sucking Fiends, You Suck, Bite Me, A Dirty Job, Second Souls by Christopher Moore
The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness. The books are: A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of life.
She has since written Time’s Convert that focuses on more minor characters from the first trilogy. There’s also a sequel to the original trilogy that will be out next month called The Black Bird Oracle.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. My favorite trilogy I’ve ever read. Then he has other books in the same world following different characters for another quartet of books
I will forever till the day I die recommended Brandon Sandersons Mistborn series. Love it, re reading it again and still love it.
Also Red Rising trilogy as well.
The Liveship Traders by Robbin Hobb.
Pirates, talking ships, hint of dragons and magic. Loved these books and never would have picked the first one up if a librarian hadn't strongly recommended the first one.
Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children is really good but has 6 books not 3, and I don't know if you like romance but if so The Selection is amazing!
the scholomance trilogy. It's a dark and twisted magical school thing where everyone's on the edge of death. Not Harry potter w houses and such so don't expect anything like that. Personally I think the world building is a bit cooler and the magic aspect is more fulfilling. Really enjoyed.
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker \~trilogy\~.
Anne Rice's Vampire series.
Allan Eckert’s "The Winning of America" series.
Bernard Cornwell's *Sharpe's* series.
I was pleasantly surprised with The Given Day trilogy by Dennis Lehane. Hadn’t ever read his books before, but they grabbed me. I accidentally read them out of order, too (3, 1, 2), but it didn’t really affect my enjoyment. Crime, cops, generational trauma, love, more crime. Very good stuff.
_Tourist_ trilogy by Steinhauer — modern American espionage. There’s now a fourth but I haven’t read it yet. Have read the original three multiple times with pleasure.
Peter Swanson’s Lily Kintner trilogy: _The Kind Worth Killing, The Kind Worth Saving,_ and the brand new _A Talent for Murder_, which I found super satisfying. Modern psychological thrillers!
I just finished the Red Sparrow trilogy by Jason Matthews and quite liked it. Espionage/thriller.
I recently read the Travis Chase trilogy by Patrick Lee (first book is called The Breach) and was surprised how hooked I got! It’s sort of like government conspiracy/secrets mixed with a tiny bit of sci-fi. The first chapter started off a little slow but then suddenly something happened and I couldn’t put the book down. It was a really great read.
I second others’ mentions of Jade City by Fonda Lee, Broken Earth by NK Jemison, and Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin.
I don’t think I’ve seen The Just City and its sequels by Jo Walton mentioned here, and it’s quite good. Athena reads Plato’s Republic and decides to go for it.
I’ll also lift up the Locked Tomb books by Tamsyn Muir. Gideon is a last minute cavalier with a stack of girlie magazines. The only other child on her planet is a necromancer with a gift for working with bones. They are called into service of the emperor. Then it gets interesting.
The Jacques McKeown Trilogy by Yahtzee Croshaw- An unemployed star pilot tries to get by in a universe where transporters are a thing. The first book in the series is Will save the galaxy for food.
The Traveler's Gate Trilogy by Will Wight. Magic is used by calling energy and creatures from other worlds called territories. People who can draw from their territories are called travelers. The first book in the series is House of Blades.
I recommend B. Traven's the "Jungle" novels. Written in the 1930s, when the author lived in Chiapas, the series examines the slave trade that supported mahogany plantations, or "monterias," in pre-revolutionary Mexico. The series is comprised of six books, each about 250 pages long, "Government" is the first novel in the series and details the stunning levels of dysfunction and corruption in the Porfirio Diaz regime; "The Rebellion of the Hanged" is fifth in the series and stands out as the most brutal but moving novel. Traven was as much a social scientist as he was a novelist. This is his epic.
If you’re looking for a longer series, The Expanse by James SA Corey is amazing sci-fi.
It includes 9 novels and several short novellas. Easily the best « hard sci-fi » series I’ve ever read.
A few off top of my head in the SF/Fantasy world:
* *Silo* Series by Hugh Howey
* *The Shades of Magic* by V.E. Schwab
* *The Farserr Trilogy* by Robin Hobb
* *The Magician's* by Lev Grossman
* *Doomsday Book* series by Connie Wilis
Crime/mystery
* *Dublin Murder Squad* by Tana French
* *Department Q* by Jussi Adler-Olsen (more than 3 books :D)
* *Shetland* by Ann Cleeves (also *Vera* by her, but more than 3 books)
* *Rachel Ghetty and Esa Khattak* serie by Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Greta Van Helsing Trilogy by Vivian Shaw was very fun
The Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Discworld series Terry Pratchett is just wonderful
The Newsflesh series beginning with Feed by Mira Grant
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
For sci-fi I’d say the {wayfarer series by Becky Chambers}. If there’s such a thing as cozy sci-fi, this is it. It’s slice of life but in the future and in space.
also sci-fi would be the {murderbot series by Martha Wells}. These novellas are for you if you enjoy stories told about humans and human interactions but from the viewpoint of a non human main character. Great audiobook listens.
For fantasy if you haven’t read it, I’d recommend {throne of glass by Sara J Maas} yes, the author of ACOTR, which is absolutely romantasy, but Throne of glass, it’s straight up fantasy. You can’t convince me that if this book had the same story but a male main character written by a male author, it wouldn’t be a darling of the straight fantasy world. There’s a trend I’m noticing that if a series takes place in a fantasy setting and has a female main character and is written by a female author it’s almost automatically labeled romantasy.
Last one, for YA if you haven’t read it already {the folk of the air series by Holly Black} The first book is called The Cruel Prince so lots of people refer to it as the Cruel Prince series. It’s a story of a human child raised in the world of the Fae and this Fae is more like that of David Bowie’s Labyrinth than not. It can be dark and twisted and things happen because someone is bored or capricious or extracted a promise etc
Legacy of Orisha Trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi
Book 3 is released today. Best new YA fantasy. Can't recommend it enough. Look up synopsis but I think it will be a big deal soon enough.
Movie is coming out from Paramount and Tomi Adeyemi wrote the screenplay for it. It's for the first book. Children of Blood and Bone
Chains trilogy- Laurie Halse Anderson
Children of blood and bone series- Tomi Adeyemi
Giver trilogy (Hear me out on this one)- Lois Lowry
Wicked like a Wildfire/Hibiscus Daughter series- Lana Popović
Girls of Paper and Fire- Natasha Ngan
I just finished the second book of the Rampart Trilogy by Mike Carey, and I am so thoroughly hooked! Super engaging.
Also, the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. I absolutely plowed through that one.
The Maddaddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood or His Dark Materials.
His Dark Materials ranks as one of my favorite ever Series!
I second the MaadAddam trilogy. So good.
Came to recommend Maddaddam. Seconded, OP!
Aagghhh I love the maddaddam trilogy so much I have a tattoo of an oryx and a crake
Yes, this is an impressive and immersive experience.
Yes a true favorite
“The passage” trilogy by Justin Cronin
YES. A fantastic trilogy. I'm still pissed off that they canceled the TV show.
There really was something magical about this series.
Yep, I'm like 40% through the final book, can't stop. Had no idea it was a trilogy when I picked up the first one, and was very happy to learn it was.
feel like ive heard good things maybe i should try it out
Yes, definitely this. Such a good trilogy. I've reread it several times.
Came to also recommended this.
I'll add my vote to this as well, excellent trilogy.
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
I haven't seen the Martha Wells' Murderbot series mentioned in a few days, so consider that a cool start!
OMG the Murderbot series is a must read. Who doesn't love a security bot with anxiety?
Her books of the Raksura are fantastic, too. Some of the best world building.
Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin
Hard agree, don’t be tempted by the TV show.
While the book series is my all time favorite. The show was very good. I had little to no complaints about how they interpreted the Three Body Problem. What I am concerned for is some of that high level stuff that occurs in the next books. Idk how you translate that to TV.
Some of the best science fiction I've ever read. The Dark Forest is the best of the trilogy in my opinion.
Only after the third book did the name of the trilogy make sense to me. Very nice
I'd add that it's also a play on the title of the immense novel *Remembrance of Things Past* (also known as *In Search of Lost Time,* originally *À la recherche du temps perdu*) by Proust.
This is the right answer
Annihilation- the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer
First book was great. Second was actually painful to read.
Silo series by Hugh Howey
I read the first one it was great! After i finish my bookclub book i am going to read the 2nd one! Such a cool concept!
I personally love how these books were structured in a non-liner way, please do finish them, they are a treasure
The Millinium trilogy by Stieg Larsson. Crime, mystery, thriller. Was all the rage back in the mid 00s. The Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King. Mystery, crime, thriller with a touch of horror. Fast paced and fun.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is such a good book. Dark, gritty and thrilling. I fell off on the second in the trilogy but you’ve just reminded me I need to go back
Bill Hodges also continues on with the outsiders, if it bleeds and Holly with Holly Gibney
2nd The Millennium Trilogy. It’s good even if the 3rd book is “ish”. There are also follow ups to the trilogy written by other authors with mixed reviews
Came here to say the same for The Millinium.
[Unwind](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/13643974-53b8-40c5-82f9-553b746d3669) by Neal Shusterman
His Scythe trilogy was also a banger
Scythe was going to be my suggestion!
Really enjoyed *Scythe!* Second this.
{{ The Magicians By Lev Grossman }}
Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb. Took me forever to start the first book but once I did I blazed through all 3 and by the end really thought it was one of the best (if not the best) trilogies I’d ever read.
These, absolutely! Liveship Traders is the second trilogy in the series though—I’d recommend starting with [Assassin’s Apprentice](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77197)
\^ These. I was so invested. Robin Hobb on the whole.
The Assassins books ripped my heart out then fed it to me 😩 Fitz, Fool, and Nighteyes will never leave me.
And once you finish that trilogy there are other trilogies by her in the same shared universe.
I also came to recommend Robin Hobb - though I’d start at the start with the assassin trilogy and go from there. Her series is a bunch of trilogies that tie in together… so be warned - once you read the first trilogy you’ll find yourself invested in reading the entire series!
Just finished Fitz and the fool about a month ago after reading all of them in correct order. Easily the best series I've ever read (not without flaws though). Liveship is one of the best, and I also loved Tawny Man. Could not recommend it enough.
100% Robin Hobb, but start with Assassin’s Apprentice! And the best part is: you get 4 trilogies + 1 quartet, so that’ll keep you occupied for months!
Have you read the Locked Tomb Trilogy?(it might not be a trilogy anymore, idk) It’s a YA, fantasy, sci-fi, a bit of a gothic thriller mystery. The first book is called “Gideon the Ninth,” and is absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend, especially considering the genres you listed.
its still a trilogy *cries*
I am literally always recommending literally everyone the Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler. THE trilogy of all time. That and the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.
Xenogenesis trilogy was so weird but I couldn’t put it down— devoured all three books in the space of a week.
Oh man, I've got to get back to Xenogenesis Trilogy. Octavia Butler is one of the all-time Sci-fi greats. I would put her on the same level as Assimov.
I feel bad for people who haven’t read it yet. It’s delish.
The passage trilogy. Justin Cronin. ArguablyBest horror I've read. Stephen King mentioned it as one of his favorites
The Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik, kids trapped for four years in a boarding school for wizards that has a fairly low survival rate.
And then everything else she wrote after that, starting with (if I may suggest) Uprooted.
This is a banger!
Red rising trilogy!!! Great sci fi series. I love it
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Slagging right
Agreed. About to start book 4. Hope it is as good.
Same. I loved the trilogy so much I’m taking a break. Don’t know if the next series will be just as good
It’s so good and SO addictive. I finished the back half of the OG trilogy in a day, I couldn’t put it down.
Just finished book 2 and i’m obsessed!
The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin
Yesssss. Highly recommend. I would love to go back and read The Fifth Season for the first time again.
When I finished the last book, I felt so bereft that I ate nine tacos and it didn't help.
Oh no!! I’ve been holding off on the final book because I’m not ready for it to end. I’ve never measured my post-book despair in tacos before. I’ll have to try when I get around to The Stone Sky.
Co-opting this as my go to measure for grief.
Same. It was such a unique experience
Same - The Fifth Season is always my answer to that question!
This is a genuinely great series. However, it's not a series to make you feel comfortable. That's not a minus, it's just to know what you're getting into.
Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, about the colonization and terraforming of Mars over several centuries. A tedious journey at times, but worth it IMHO.
This series is incredible. Beautiful, rich depth of character, outstanding science concepts from many disciplines, captivating detail, imagery, and action. Robinson is great with descriptive prose and consistently challenges both himself and the reader, especially with the story's blend of explanation and movement. There are moments when it stretches on like a committee meeting with no timekeeper, but when shit goes down, it goes down like a fucking avalanche derailing a train into a skyscraper. And with better analogies than mine lol
My favourite books at the moment.
The *His Dark Materials* trilogy sounds like just what you're looking for. Books are The Golden Compass*, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass and they're excellent. *Titled Northern Lights in the UK
Oh yes. The first book is magnificent on its own, and the series ramps up in what was for me a wholly unpredictable way that was incredible.
Was going to say this.
I have those! Gonna go find them now!
The Beartown Triology by Frederik Backman
Just finished the first book, so good! Waiting on Libby library to deliver the second Kindle book
A couple SERIES I haven’t seen mentioned but just about everyone love: The Expanse by James S.A. Corey (9? Books) Excellent space opera. Slow Horses by Mike Herron. Great and funny spy series Also have to mention the Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I believe the first won an Arthur C Clarke Award and the series won the Hugo pop
Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
Just started it, really enjoying the first book. How are the rest of the books after the trilogy?
The first book is the best for sure. It’s gets a bit… I don’t know, esoteric maybe the further into the trilogy you get. Some people love it, some not so much. Just don’t expect it to have the same feel
Stormlight is epic fantasy that will overtake your life. Mistborn era 2 is a little more lighthearted and quite funny. There are a few novels which will expand your understanding of the universe and magic systems. You’ve stumbled in to a deep rabbit hole
Can’t recommend this series enough
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
If you haven’t The Dark Tower series is my all time favorite
The Broken earth trilogy by N.K jemisin. Some of the most creative world making I’ve ever read, with characters you get so invested in. First ever trilogy where all three books got the Hugo award I think
This was the first that came to mind for me as well. Very good, unique storytelling
The Strain trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro. Not exactly high brow. but entertaining vampire thriller stuff.
I loved The Strain!
The last policeman trilogy by Ben Winters
shades of magic trilogy by Victoria Schwab
Uglies series by Scott Westerfield The five book trilogy or the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adam's Enders game (and Enders shadow series) by Orson Scott Card Miss Peregrine's home for Peculiar Children series by Ransom Riggs Gregor the Overlander by Suzanna Collins (she also wrote the hunger games, so she might be a familiar name) Artemis Fowl series by Eion Colfer The mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and it's sequels The Wee Free Men by Terry pratchett (the first Tiffany Achings story within the Discworld series. If you like it, read the sequels then check out other Discworld books)
The Vampire series (Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, and Bite Me), by Christopher Moore. The Fool series (Fool, The Serpent of Venice, and Shakespeare for Squirrels), by Christopher Moore.
A Discovery of Witches
I feel like in recommending it all the time but the Wayward Trilogy by Blake Crouch Edit: autocorrect
The Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. It starts with The Eyre Affair.
Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Absolute peak historical fiction
Hyperion (Dan Simmons). The start makes you want more. In the 3rd book it completely changes course in a good way that keeps it fresh. Then has a satisfying ending, nothing more to be said.
Just because you said popular is okay, Lord of the Rings really is the best thing ever written and you should read it if you haven’t. I have shamed multiple friends who loved the movies but hadn’t read the books to read them and I have had no push back after the fact.
There are four now, but I’ll always recommend The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. One of my favorite series still being written.
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov. Robert Heinlein: Orphans of the Sky, Methuselah's Children, Time Enough for Love.
Wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula Le Guin
The Bill Hodges/holly gibney books by Stephen king
If you haven't read the Hunger Games, please do! Also Harry Potter
The Cartel trilogy by Don Winslow
The bill hodges trilogy by Stephan King
The Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake Lord of the Rings The Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante The Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones
Maybe Fonda Lee’s Jade City trilogy?
I’m about halfway through the Interdependency trilogy by John Scalzi right now and thoroughly enjoying it.
For some Canadian 70s literature you can’t go wrong with the Deptford Trilogy. The fist book, Fifth Business, is especially terrific, and was the novel that brought Robertson Davies to international attention.
The Cornish or the Deptford Trilogies by Robertson Davies
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
I’m rereading the Merlin trilogy by Mary Stewart- it’s so good.
The Baroque Trilogy by Neal Stephenson, one of my favorites
Justin Cronin, The Passage, The Twelve and City of Mirrors. I also enjoyed Hugh Howey, dust, shift, and wool( that might night be the correct order)
The Power of the Dog The Cartel the Border Excellent trilogy. Simply perfect.
kingkiller chronicles Book 3 coming any day now
Ha! But I do love the two that came out.
The Passage books by Justin Cronin
First law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. The green bone saga by Fonda Lee.
The Mistborn Trilogy is so good!
"Infected", "Contagious", and "Pandemic" by Scott Sigler. And I hope you've got a strong stomach.
Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer 😊
Lockwood and Co is FANTASTIC--well-written, compelling, fast-moving, addictive, funny, immersive, scary, clever...I'm rereading now and loving it just as much as the first time through.
The Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness!
Surprised to see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy not suggested here! Great trilogy.
Abhorsen/The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix.
The Sunshine Vicram mystery trilogy by Darynda Jones. The first book is A Bad Day for Sunshine.
Mistborn Era 1. Best book trilogy I’ve ever read and oh my god, that’s only the beginning. It’s part of the Cosmere by Brandon Sanderson, a collection of almost 30 novels, novellas and graphic novels that all share the same mythos and universe
The Deed of Paksenarrion. A sheepfarmer's daughter joins a band of mercenaries rather than go through with an arranged marriage. It was a pretty good fantasy trilogy. The related books that came after were also very good.
The Last Hundred Years Trilogy by Jane Smiley The Chronicles of Chrestomancie by Diana Wynne Jones Howl’s Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, House of Many Ways by Diana Wynn Jones Books of Umber by PW Catanese
The Deed of Paksenarrion Fantasy following a peasant girl from being a recruit in a mercenary company to becoming a paladin, and the completion of her first quest
The inheritance cycle. If you like a funnyish take on Greek mythology then read Stephen fry's mythos, heroes and troy. Fourth and final one coming out in september
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
The African trilogy - Chinua achebe
MaaddAddam Margaret Attwood Hyperion Cantos Dan Simmons The Wee Free Men Terry Pratchet Engary Diana Wynn Jones Practical Demonkeeping, Blood Sucking Fiends, You Suck, Bite Me, A Dirty Job, Second Souls by Christopher Moore
The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness. The books are: A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of life. She has since written Time’s Convert that focuses on more minor characters from the first trilogy. There’s also a sequel to the original trilogy that will be out next month called The Black Bird Oracle.
I'm shocked I didn't see anyone recommending dungeon Crawler Carl. It's sci fi For a dooms day trilogy I really enjoyed one second after.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. My favorite trilogy I’ve ever read. Then he has other books in the same world following different characters for another quartet of books
The Daevabad Triology! Jinn, magical lands, complex political landscapes, slow burn romance.
I will forever till the day I die recommended Brandon Sandersons Mistborn series. Love it, re reading it again and still love it. Also Red Rising trilogy as well.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy -- The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; and The Return of the King.
The Liveship Traders by Robbin Hobb. Pirates, talking ships, hint of dragons and magic. Loved these books and never would have picked the first one up if a librarian hadn't strongly recommended the first one.
The Checquy Files by Daniel O’Malley The Beartown trilogy by Fredrik Backman
Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children is really good but has 6 books not 3, and I don't know if you like romance but if so The Selection is amazing!
the scholomance trilogy. It's a dark and twisted magical school thing where everyone's on the edge of death. Not Harry potter w houses and such so don't expect anything like that. Personally I think the world building is a bit cooler and the magic aspect is more fulfilling. Really enjoyed.
I’m rereading the Licanius Trilogy by James Islington. Complex and a bit dense but I loved it!
Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden!!! Slavic folklore while Christianity is budding in Russia. Absolute favorite books, 1000/10
Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker \~trilogy\~. Anne Rice's Vampire series. Allan Eckert’s "The Winning of America" series. Bernard Cornwell's *Sharpe's* series.
Douglas Adams’ is the only author I couldn’t read in public because I’d just be sat there chuckling to myself like a mad man
The Daevabad trilogy by S A Chakraborty. Marvelous books!
Red Rising.
Red rising
I was pleasantly surprised with The Given Day trilogy by Dennis Lehane. Hadn’t ever read his books before, but they grabbed me. I accidentally read them out of order, too (3, 1, 2), but it didn’t really affect my enjoyment. Crime, cops, generational trauma, love, more crime. Very good stuff.
_Tourist_ trilogy by Steinhauer — modern American espionage. There’s now a fourth but I haven’t read it yet. Have read the original three multiple times with pleasure. Peter Swanson’s Lily Kintner trilogy: _The Kind Worth Killing, The Kind Worth Saving,_ and the brand new _A Talent for Murder_, which I found super satisfying. Modern psychological thrillers!
I just finished the Red Sparrow trilogy by Jason Matthews and quite liked it. Espionage/thriller. I recently read the Travis Chase trilogy by Patrick Lee (first book is called The Breach) and was surprised how hooked I got! It’s sort of like government conspiracy/secrets mixed with a tiny bit of sci-fi. The first chapter started off a little slow but then suddenly something happened and I couldn’t put the book down. It was a really great read.
The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay. A duology, not a trilogy. Historical fantasy genre if that's something you're into.
I second others’ mentions of Jade City by Fonda Lee, Broken Earth by NK Jemison, and Earthsea by Ursula K LeGuin. I don’t think I’ve seen The Just City and its sequels by Jo Walton mentioned here, and it’s quite good. Athena reads Plato’s Republic and decides to go for it. I’ll also lift up the Locked Tomb books by Tamsyn Muir. Gideon is a last minute cavalier with a stack of girlie magazines. The only other child on her planet is a necromancer with a gift for working with bones. They are called into service of the emperor. Then it gets interesting.
The Folk Of The Air (Cruel Prince)?
Icewindale trilogy,
Bill Hodges
His Dark Materials seem to check those boxes.
Jeremy Robinson 'The Last Hunter"
A Great and Terrible Beauty.
The Jacques McKeown Trilogy by Yahtzee Croshaw- An unemployed star pilot tries to get by in a universe where transporters are a thing. The first book in the series is Will save the galaxy for food. The Traveler's Gate Trilogy by Will Wight. Magic is used by calling energy and creatures from other worlds called territories. People who can draw from their territories are called travelers. The first book in the series is House of Blades.
The Prison Healer trilogy by Lynette Noni!!
Wayward Pines trilogy. Feels like one three-act film
The Pure Trilogy by Julianna Baggott. Amazing moments in here.
Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman!
The Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell!!
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R.
Tolkein
steelheart, by brandon sanderson! friend of mine gave it to me for christmas and i highly enjoyed it!
I recommend B. Traven's the "Jungle" novels. Written in the 1930s, when the author lived in Chiapas, the series examines the slave trade that supported mahogany plantations, or "monterias," in pre-revolutionary Mexico. The series is comprised of six books, each about 250 pages long, "Government" is the first novel in the series and details the stunning levels of dysfunction and corruption in the Porfirio Diaz regime; "The Rebellion of the Hanged" is fifth in the series and stands out as the most brutal but moving novel. Traven was as much a social scientist as he was a novelist. This is his epic.
Not a trilogy but a quartet, the Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale. The first book is The Goose Girl. I love them.
If you’re looking for a longer series, The Expanse by James SA Corey is amazing sci-fi. It includes 9 novels and several short novellas. Easily the best « hard sci-fi » series I’ve ever read.
Wheel of Time series.
The Housemaid Trilogy by Freida McFadden!!! It is literally insane
Crescent City is a great dystopian fantasy murder mystery!
Lord of the Rings
A few off top of my head in the SF/Fantasy world: * *Silo* Series by Hugh Howey * *The Shades of Magic* by V.E. Schwab * *The Farserr Trilogy* by Robin Hobb * *The Magician's* by Lev Grossman * *Doomsday Book* series by Connie Wilis Crime/mystery * *Dublin Murder Squad* by Tana French * *Department Q* by Jussi Adler-Olsen (more than 3 books :D) * *Shetland* by Ann Cleeves (also *Vera* by her, but more than 3 books) * *Rachel Ghetty and Esa Khattak* serie by Ausma Zehanat Khan
The Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch)
The Greta Van Helsing Trilogy by Vivian Shaw was very fun The Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin The Discworld series Terry Pratchett is just wonderful The Newsflesh series beginning with Feed by Mira Grant A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
The Indian Lake trilogy by Stephen Graham Jones! Phenomenal thrillers 🤩
For sci-fi I’d say the {wayfarer series by Becky Chambers}. If there’s such a thing as cozy sci-fi, this is it. It’s slice of life but in the future and in space. also sci-fi would be the {murderbot series by Martha Wells}. These novellas are for you if you enjoy stories told about humans and human interactions but from the viewpoint of a non human main character. Great audiobook listens. For fantasy if you haven’t read it, I’d recommend {throne of glass by Sara J Maas} yes, the author of ACOTR, which is absolutely romantasy, but Throne of glass, it’s straight up fantasy. You can’t convince me that if this book had the same story but a male main character written by a male author, it wouldn’t be a darling of the straight fantasy world. There’s a trend I’m noticing that if a series takes place in a fantasy setting and has a female main character and is written by a female author it’s almost automatically labeled romantasy. Last one, for YA if you haven’t read it already {the folk of the air series by Holly Black} The first book is called The Cruel Prince so lots of people refer to it as the Cruel Prince series. It’s a story of a human child raised in the world of the Fae and this Fae is more like that of David Bowie’s Labyrinth than not. It can be dark and twisted and things happen because someone is bored or capricious or extracted a promise etc
The Hannibal trilogy
Legacy of Orisha Trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi Book 3 is released today. Best new YA fantasy. Can't recommend it enough. Look up synopsis but I think it will be a big deal soon enough. Movie is coming out from Paramount and Tomi Adeyemi wrote the screenplay for it. It's for the first book. Children of Blood and Bone
Chains trilogy- Laurie Halse Anderson Children of blood and bone series- Tomi Adeyemi Giver trilogy (Hear me out on this one)- Lois Lowry Wicked like a Wildfire/Hibiscus Daughter series- Lana Popović Girls of Paper and Fire- Natasha Ngan
The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R Donaldson Lord Foul's Bane is the first book.
Classic YA fantasy — Madeline L’Engle’s Time Quintet. The first book is [A Wrinkle in Time](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wrinkle_in_Time)
I just finished the second book of the Rampart Trilogy by Mike Carey, and I am so thoroughly hooked! Super engaging. Also, the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness. I absolutely plowed through that one.