Nothere Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 O.k. this dosent really deal directly with roleplaying, but we often base games off of popular fiction so I'm counting it. I've been looking around for a good sci fi/fantasy novel for Christmas, and I 've noticed something. 90% were all part 3 or 4 of the 10 part cycle. Am I the only one to find this annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 You can't blame publishers for making money -- it'd be like blaming sharks for killing things: it's in their very nature. But there are books that can be read on their own, like the books in Louis McMaster Bujold's Chalion sequence or Terry Prachett's Discworld series; and in all probability there are good Speculative Fiction books that are not part of a series at all (though they are rarer than Norwegian Unicorns). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 For myself I find that there are not enough good series out there. Cracking out multiple volumes of garbage is as bad as single stand alone books that are garbage. If... and I mean IF i find a good book I prefer it to be part of a series. Hopefully a long one where the author manages to keep up both quality and interest. Few and far in between though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I don't know, I kind of they don't make a sequel to things, many times. Because A) I might (probably) buy it and find out part 2 on sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 it does work but due to the star wars books being serialized publishers use the serial format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 this used to be a problem in fantasy but the practice has spread to SF as well. It annoys me, I dont get a finished product for my first investment, I hae no idea of how well the author can wrap up a tale. An issue with many of the authors I have read - no idea how to finish. that problem is worse when there have been six or more books leading up to the ending.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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