OliviaPresteign t1_jdtkg6x wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:06 AM

Sure, there are lots of unfinished series or books out there. Sometimes, an author dies (Charles Dickens and The Mystery of Edwin Drood), sometimes they’re unable to for health reasons (Octavia Butler and her Parable series), and sometimes they make lots of excuses but seem to either have lost interest or just not know what to write next (George Martin and ASOIF).

Sometimes publishers cancel a planned book, usually due to public pressure, but that’s more like the type of canceling you mentioned you’re not looking for.

[deleted] t1_jdtuv8t wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:37 AM

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Battlepikapowe4 t1_jduiyz2 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 8:38 AM

Just like with Cass Morris and The Aven Cycle. Though in his case he started self publishing the series, so I wonder how easy it is to make that switch.

Merle8888 t1_jdysnma wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:23 AM

Oh yeah, easier to do with an established fan base. If Morris (a woman btw) can make it work that’s more impressive since she only got 1-2 trad pubbed. Though still has the benefit of the publicity from those 1-2 I guess.

BerriesAndMe t1_jduq1tw wrote on March 27, 2023 at 10:20 AM

Jasper Fforde's shade of grey, for example.. If you persist as a fan, this may eventually change though!

UndulatingUnderpants t1_jdv0edp wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:16 PM

Argh I've been waiting for the sequel for so long!

BerriesAndMe t1_jdvmd51 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 3:06 PM

6th of July is what they say now.. So there's hope.

[deleted] t1_je5gmpv wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Really? Man, that book left off at such an intriguing place and I thought a sequel would be a few years away, not this long.

aidoll t1_jdv4y0k wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Yep. Occasionally on Goodreads you’ll see entries for books in series that never came out because the publisher canceled them.