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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll certainly look into Nancy Fulda's short stories.
Yes, I find myself turning to the short-story format more and more. Mostly because I'm tired of the "franchise first" mentality of my favorite genres. I love endings. I love them so much that I want every book I read to have one (just coming to a stop at a convenient point doesn't count)... then I want the authors I enjoy reading to write something completely new and unrelated to what they just wrote.
But I'm obviously in a ridiculously, hopeless minority, there.  |
I am completely with you, Diap. I don't think a series should be more than 3 books and my favorite author, Gaiman, doesn't do series (except for Sandman, which is a graphic novel, has different rules, and ended perfectly).
I have gone off mystery series for that very reason. It seems that every mystery series out there is umpteen books long and some I have really loved grew stale and I gave them up, even though books are still coming out. Also, as much as I enjoy Jasper Fforde, I groaned when I heard another Thursday book was coming out and am hoping that the "Shades of Grey" series won't be more than a triology. Don't get me started on G.R.R. Martin.
