Mary Stewart's Arthurian trilogy, followed quite a time later by "The Wicked Day".
Particularly interesting because (in the copy I had) Stewart talked about how she was constrained by the choices she'd made earlier, even though she had a different take on the legends and would have done things differently were she starting again.
Clarke's Rama books always seemed that way to me. "Rendezvous with Rama" stood nicely on its own, ending enigmatically and inviting the reader to use their imagination. The sequels seemed a bit like Harry Turtledove's endless series' — variations of the same idea, over and over. 2001 as well — the sequels weren't obvious from the first novel, which seemed complete.
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Date: 2015-11-10 01:47 am (UTC)Particularly interesting because (in the copy I had) Stewart talked about how she was constrained by the choices she'd made earlier, even though she had a different take on the legends and would have done things differently were she starting again.
Clarke's Rama books always seemed that way to me. "Rendezvous with Rama" stood nicely on its own, ending enigmatically and inviting the reader to use their imagination. The sequels seemed a bit like Harry Turtledove's endless series' — variations of the same idea, over and over. 2001 as well — the sequels weren't obvious from the first novel, which seemed complete.