This is a new feature I developed where each month we will look at our favorite – the best – series in a genre or topic.
The topic here, by my definition, is a series set in International (non UK) locations. These are the ones which came to mind. I enjoyed some more than others. The team had to help me find some of these.
Since I haven’t read everything, it’s a subset of the possibilities. I’m sure I am forgetting some great authors. There are also plenty of authors I have yet to read. Please share your favorites with me in the comments, also.
My favorite International series are (in no particular order):
Inspector Lu Fei Mysteries Riley Jensen Guardian Guild Codex
by Brian Klingborg by Keri Arthur by Annette Marie
Amelia Peabody Siya Rajput Mysteries Korner and Werner
by Elizabeth Peters by UD Yasha by Katrine Engberg
What are your favorite series?
Vote for your top 3 favorites! You can vote for my favorites or add favorites of your own. Remember this is how the winning option is chosen for the giveaway.
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Donna Grant’s – Dark Kings because it is about dragon shifters and the fae and takes place in Scotland where I would love to go, then of course Riley Jensen Guardian by Keri Arthur is one of my favs, on the lighter side of paranormal there is Shelley Munro’s Middlemarch Shifters which takes place in New Zealand. Now if a series that takes place in the Carpathian Mountains but also has books in the US, Brazil, France, counts then Christine Feehan’s Dark/Carpathian series is my absolute favorite series!
Thanks for sharing your favorites. I had the wrong date for the poll and set it to be open but it might take a few minutes, if you want to go back and vote.
My favorite is Aaron Falk by Jane Harper, which is based in Australia.
FYI, your poll is closed.
Excellent choice. I’ve only read the first and just realized there are more a few weeks ago but I’m trying to catch up for the next one to be released. I changed the poll date so it is open if you want to vote.
At one time, the Amelia Peabody series was my favorite, as well as the author. Elizabeth Peters is still in my top 10. I really like the narrator too.
There were great descriptions of historical and artifacts in Eygpt.
I’ve only read the Inspector Fei and Amelia Peabody series, but I do love series set in other countries. My favorite are the Jeannie Lin Tang Dynasty and Lotus Palace combined series.
Thanks for sharing Sophia. I’ve notice the Jeannie Lin ones and they looked pretty good.
I haven’t read any of these series’ so I had to go to my shelves on GRs to see what favorite European series not set in UK. That was tough. I picked Lady Darby Mysteries by Anna Lee Huber.
IKR? Most of the International ones we get ARE set in UK and I’ve read lots of them. I didn’t realize Lady Darby wasn’t. It’s on my TBR though.
I’m not sure what to choose as I haven’t read any of these series.
ok, well there’s a mix as usual with mystery, paranormal and urban fantasy. I think you’d enjoy the Annette Marie books. They are set in Canada and some in Vancouver.
So hard to pick!
I tried to get a bit of mix of genres, although I didn’t think of any contemporary romance series, but I am sure there are some.
Fun post! I would probably pick Outlander when it was set in Scotland!
That’s a good pick but I haven’t read it. I have it. I will someday I’m sure. Thanks for visiting.
no fav