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Post by Mini Mia on May 6, 2011 22:00:57 GMT -6
Do you enjoy companions to your favorite series? Why? Why Not? Is a companion more appropriate for readers or for writers or for both? Why? Why Not? Are companions a way for the writer to make more money off their franchise, or a way to answer all the fan questions in one swell swoop? Is the information in a companion well worth the purchase, or just a rehashing of what you've already read?
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Post by Phalon on May 18, 2011 21:24:48 GMT -6
I haven't read any companion books; I'm not even sure they exist to the series I used to like: The Vampire Chronicles, and The Mayfair Witches, both series by Anne Rice. It's been forever since I've read them; probably close to 15 years, and though I read many of the books, I didn't finish either series.
It would have been helpful though; so many characters, and I remember I had to keep flipping back to see how who was related or relevant to who - even between books.
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Post by Mini Mia on May 18, 2011 22:45:46 GMT -6
The Twilight Companion just recently came out and I enjoyed learning things that weren't in the books. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion will be out later this year and I'm looking forward to it as well. I'd never bought book companions before now, and I think maybe I should have. I also think they're an interesting learning experience for writers. Maybe I hadn't gotten them before because a lot of times it isn't the original author who writes them, but other authors speculating on the story.  The Twilight Saga has several other 'companions' that Stephenie didn't write. I don't know if other author companions to books they didn't write would be as insightful as one written by the original author. I thought this thread could enlighten me on that, as I don't intend to spend money on companion books by anyone but the original authors.
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