Mind Meld, by Rick Celis

Today you can find me over at SF Signal, where I was once again mind-melded. (It gets easier after the first time.)  This time, the question posed to the panel was:

What series do you love that didn’t get off to a perfect start, but hit the mark later on? For bonus (imaginary) points, what book in the series leveled it up?

Click on over to SF Signal to find the answers by such SF/F luminaries as Lee Kelly, S.C. Flynn, Luke Brown, Mike Ferrante, Harry Connolly, Courtney Schafer, and, um, me.