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I like to have a good balance between series and stand alone novels. You aren't going to change what authors are currently doing because their choices and market forces make it so. As a result, I found it very helpful to just switch occasionally to an older book/author where stand alone novels were the norm. It's easy to find standalone novels in past decades if you set your mind to look for them with the possible except of medical thrillers (since Robin Cook originated that genre).
A really good series novel doesn't require you to read the rest of the series in order to enjoy it. That is why many authors remain popular and vibrant. You can pick up book #22 and read it, having never read a thing before by that author, and enjoy it! Of course the disadvantage is if you picked up book #18 and it was one of the more disappointing books in the series, you aren't likely to pick up another one for that series. But, that's how it goes.
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