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Originally Posted by sirbruce
It's annoying to me because I like stand alone novels and I don't want it to be the case that new authors *have* to write a series in order to get published. But agents and publishers push series because that reduces their risk. You see the same problem with movies these days.
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You can always read the first book and forget that there are follow-ups.
IIRC, none of the books above were written as parts of series when first published, so all have proper endings (e.g., no cliffhangers or anything that would require you to read the next book to get a complete story).