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September 09, 2002
End of the Belgariad
Well, last night I plopped down and read through the last 175-ish pages of Enchanter's End Game.
I always enjoy the feeling you get at the end of a series of books. The meaning of series can vary quite a bit though. In this particular case, I am talking about the type of series that is practically one long novel released in serial form. Each book in the series continues the overall storyline and ends at an stopping point/cliffhanger, leaving you with a desire to continue along to the next installment.
The Drenai series, the one I'm reading again now, is another type. In this type of series, the term series is used a little more loosely. Here, the books all take place in the same world that the author has concocted, but the characters and the storyline barely continue from book to book. Characters in one book will possibly make an appearance in the next, or maybe just a reference. The outcome of the previous book will usually affect the situation in the beginning of the next, but that's the extent of its influence.
I enjoy both types of series, and they definately have their strengths and weaknesses. Either way, though, only the former can really give me that wonderful feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment I get from reading that last line and closing the last book.
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