Which do you prefer? Stories that stand alone or a series?
I have a four-book futuristic series coming out this summer - in July and August - Daughters of Persephone. Books one and two will be released together and then books three and four. I have to admit, the series nearly wrote itself - it was so fun to write these stories involving one specific line of genetically enhanced women. The results sort of blew me away, as did the cover. This is my first series and I did leave room for a couple other books. I have several more sci fi series planned - so many plans, so few hours in the day!
As a reader, on the other hand, I hesitate to involve myself in a series because I’m afraid of being disappointed. Sometimes I think a series goes on too long - past the point of exhaustion. It can be a bit of a crap shoot.
There are a few series that I’ve enjoyed. Even if I haven’t liked every single book, I’ve stuck by the author because I like the characters and hate to leave them behind. Because of Sookie and Eric and Pam and Bill, as long as Ms. Harris writes ‘em, I’ll read ‘em. Her books are always entertaining.
George R.R. Martin - A Song of Fire and Ice - oh baby - gimme my next 5000 page installment!
Tad Williams - The Dragonbone Chair series. Yummy fantasy.
The Chronicles of the Warlands, Warprize, Warsworn and Warlord, by Elizabeth Vaughan - listed as paranormal romance but much more fantasy. Great stuff!
Kilgannon and it’s sequel, The Wild Rose of Kilgannon, by Kathleen Givens is a good historical romance with a strong heroine, my favorite kind!
Linda Howard’s MacKenzies - not perfect, but I love the family so their stories are in my permanent collection. Of course, if you read Kill and Tell, you can go on to read All the Queen’s Men and follow John Medina, one of the secondary characters in Kill and Tell.
I enjoyed Angela Knight’s Jane’s Warlord, Warrior and Guardian, all interrelated.
I stuck with J.R. Ward through Lover Revealed. She lost me after that, just like KMM lost me with her Darkfever series and I did try to like it, I swear I did. I tried my best.
While I slogged through every subsequent book written by Diana Gabaldon, Outlander is the only book I loved. Nonetheless, I have to admit that Jamie Fraser was, is, and always will be my ideal romance hero.
I’d love to hear your thoughts!
