prequels and sequels what book would you really like to have more of

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....it's been done with the young james bond so what books deserve thsis treatment anbd who should write them?

none!

no decent book needs a prequel or sequel by anyone else. Write your own goddamn characters, don't nick someone else's.

that's killed this thread then!

I do think J K Rowling could write the story of Harry's parents - or even Dumbledore's, Snape's etc.

I'd buy it!

Personally I don't think prequels or sequels are done well by anyone apart from the original author. I'm struggling to think of an example but I know I've read a sequel to a classic. For the life of me I can't remember!

Wide Sargasso Sea is a prequel (of sorts) to some Bronte or something book. I loved Wide Sargasso Sea, but the Brontes etc do nothing for me (and yeah, I read whichever one is associated with WSS).

Wide Sargasso sea was prequel to Jane Eyre bu Jean Rhys
It was an excellent book

I was going to mention WSS as the only exception to the rule .

The nicking of other's characters really irritated me when I read it for A-level Eng Lit (esp because I think Jane Eyre is a fab book), but in retrospect WSS was worth doing. It's horrific to think what happened to the mentally ill before the 20th century.

I want a sequel to the famous five series...Julian would be a tory MP with doting wife and 2.2 children but current ly being investigated by undercover journo who has discovered his predilection for threesomes with girls pretending to be boys, Dick will have joined the army and be currently leading our gallant troops somewhere terribly dashingly dangerous, George will be undergoing psychosexual councelling as part of her gender reassignement therapy, Anne will be married to another MP and wear alot of boden and have 3 children called Tabitha, Sebastian and Lucinda ( or similar)and will be a judge on a forthcoming reality tv show " make me an MPs wife" and Timmy will be appearing on Dog borstal.

Famous Five in the style of rebus might be fun or by ian mcewan