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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Thanks for the suggestions. I have Kay's Poor Man's War series and really liked it. Bought the first couple of books of his other series and didn't really care for it. I actually point to Poor Man's War as an example of how I wish Robert Jordan had handled the Wheel of Time series with it's many side trips that did little to move the main story along. The first three books cover the main story line from start to finish. Book four covers side characters experiences which are mentioned in passing in the first three books.
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I've just finished the first three books of "Poor Man's War" and frankly, I was getting a little tired of the main character. I felt he was becoming a self absorbed whiny butt. But I AM interested in some of the supporting characters! maybe I'll start V4 before I move on to something else.
I like how Christoper Nuttall handles his various series, particularly the "Empire Corps" series. He writes not only novels that pursue the main story arc, but other novels set in that same universe, some are prequels, and some are standalone novels with new characters that don't contradict the universe as he has set it up. If he wanted, the characters in those standalone novels could be integrated into the main story arc.