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Old 04-03-2025, 06:04 PM   #3738
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Originally Posted by Dazrin View Post
I figure that's on the author. They know that a lot of people won't ever see an anthology or short story, so if they make a novella or short story critical to understanding the next book in a series that's a mistake on their part.

Most authors seem to do a good job of keeping critical information in the main-line books. Background or side quests or similar things are what they put in the short works.
Yes, that's my experience too. So far I haven't encountered a series where I've felt I've missed something between the main novels.
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