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Originally Posted by theducks
For 40 years that I subscribed to Analog SF&SF, I read the serials as soon as a piece was released. Niven, McCaffrey, Sawyer and others
They did say Serial: Part n of M right up front
Analog did include a Synopsis in the later parts, as a reminder  |
Oh, they are quite popular with some readers and I think we'll see even more of them, along with subscription type things. Ilona Andrews did it with CleanSweep and a major publisher released one of their steampunk novels in two parts (and then as one book after the release-release). I never did like that sort of thing, whether it was the never-ending TV show or the continuation of whatever. I can see the benefits for the author and there are some reader fans who like to get a weekly episode or monthly episode, etc. Just not my cuppa.