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Subject: In re: J. Hawthorne's series flame
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 23:31:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 23:31:19 1985
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     I agree with Jennifer that it is often difficult-to-impossible to
figure out in advance that an author has presented us with the first
book in a series.  When a writer presents us with a series segment that
has no real ending and could have "to be continued. . ." on the last page,
I feel that he or she has artificially created a book that should not
exist.  Series segments ought to be able to stand on their own merit.  
I've twice had the frustrating experience of reading enjoyable first-of-
a-series books of the "to be continued. . ." type that were apparently so 
unpopular with everyone else that the next segment never came.
                                                         /Bruce N. Wheelock/
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