What is the best Trilogy or Quartet?

[atiguhya padma]

I suppose many would say Lord of the Rings for the trilogy. Personally I really liked the Regeneration Trilogy. Lanark was great too (although it really is a novel in three books). Philip Kerr did the German Requiem trilogy, but I haven't yet read it.

Regarding quartets:

I think maybe the only one I have read is Red Riding Quartet by David Peace. I thought that was really fast-paced, in-your-face kind of literature.

Lawrence Durrell did the Alexandria Quartet which I haven't read yet. Anyone know anything about it? Is The Hitchikers Guide a trilogy, quartet or more? I remember reading the first three books, but can't remember how many it went to.

[Diceman]

Hitchhikers' Guide, obviously. 5 books in that "trilogy".

Also, John Christopher's Tripods trilogy: The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead, and The Pool of Fire. These are sci-fi for older kids (I read them in my early teens), but still among the best books I've read.

[subterranean]

Tolkien's Lord of thr Ring

[crisaor]

I'll second LotR too.

[Sindhu]

My choice would be the Narnia books! and Yes, I LOVE harry Potter too!
Btw, Could the Divine comedy be seen as a kind of Trilogy- Inferno, Purgatry, and Paradiso?
And if we are bringing plays into this, Henry IV(part1&2)plusHenry V make a remarkable dramatic triology.

[Cassandra]

I have to say LotR as well, it has been my fav book for years, But I must admit the Guide is about the funniest book(s) I've read and I can't say I don't llove many of the others. Groups of books are generally great, you get to know the people and places so much better.

[Munro]

Heh, the trilogy in five parts.

[Cassandra]

It started out as trilogy. anyway it's brilliant so don't jip. It's supposed to be funny.

[atiguhya padma]

I forgot to mention the New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. Although I would say the first book is by far the best.

[atiguhya padma]

What is the longest serial novel? Henry Williamson had something like 20-odd novels in his series A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight. And Anthony Powell had 12 books in his series A Dance to the Music of Time.

I know this is going slightly off thread, but hey its my thread anyway!

[Koa]

*pondering* I don't think I've ever read a trilogy... except maybe the Divine Comedy but then I haven't really read it...certainly not all of it.

[bbq13]

hmm... i haven't read hitchhikers guide... can sm1 tell me wat its about?? it sounds intersting... i jst wna know wat it is b4 i buy d 1st book... my cousin has a collection of all lotr books... i've read dem all...

[Munro]

Originally posted by Cassandra
It started out as trilogy. anyway it's brilliant so don't jip. It's supposed to be funny.

It is funny. Have you heard the BBC Radio series? In a way I much prefer those, cos of all the sound effects and Marvin's voice is just so perfect. As Douglas Adams always joked, the stories were a bit different, and whenever he tried to explain why he just contradicted himself.

[Cassandra]

The Guide is basically about the guy called Ford who ends up stuck on Earth, then as it's demolished he and an earthling mate escape and various humourous adventures follow, you should read it, it is hilarious.

[subterranean]

I wanna add Sartre's Trilogy. They're worth mentioning