On Novels, Series, Stand Alones and Trilogies

Back in the 80s, I started reading Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time Series but got bogged down about book four. Robert Jordan started that series, and it became a best seller. Each book while having an ending of sorts, also had a cliff hanger. As the series progressed, more characters and story lines were introduced. He wanted to put every little detail into his world. Unfortunately, he never lived to complete it. If you've followed the series, Brandon Sanderson took over in Book 13!

I really like Anne McCaffrey's Pern Series because even though Mrs. McCaffrey has written over a dozen books, maybe even twenty or more books in the Pern world, they are either stand alone books, or at the most grouped into a trilogy. By stand alone, I mean that the story is complete in itself, while trilogies usually are a three-book story with a cliff hanger at the end of each book. Now, Todd McCaffrey, Anne McCaffrey's son has continued the Pern legacy.

Probably the most famous trilogy is The Lord of the Rings: 50th Anniversary, One Vol. Edition.

Check them out!