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Originally Posted by JSWolf
One thing to note is that the first book in a series can be slow going because of all the setup. Nothing may really happen for a good part of the book because of this. Then in the second book, there is no need for the setup so the book can take off from the start.
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I'd agree to an extent but the author also has to think of the readers who did not read the previous book(s) in the series. There's a narrow path between boring those who have read the previous books and leaving those who have not feeling lost.