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Gary says:
There is no doubt in my mind that the best sequel is The Vampire Lestat. It’s the best book in the entire series.
Well, that was at least marginally interesting. Going through my collection and lists, the only two candidates I found were “Speaker for the Dead” (already listed; I know it’s a minority opinion, but not an unreasonable one) and James Morrow’s “Blameless in Abaddon,” which is even better than the first book in his godhead trilogy, “Towing Jehovah.” Not sure you can really count the Fall of Hyperion as a “sequel,” as it’s more of a two-part book. Ditto for the Two Towers.
Other than that, I only found long series (The Expanse and The Laundry Files) where in each case the second book was better than the first.
I see someone *thought* he’d be amusing by nominating “Dune Messiah,” but failed abjectly.
Time To Decide: What Sci-Fi Sequel Was Better Than the First Book?
There is no doubt in my mind that the best sequel is The Vampire Lestat. It’s the best book in the entire series.
Well, that was at least marginally interesting. Going through my collection and lists, the only two candidates I found were “Speaker for the Dead” (already listed; I know it’s a minority opinion, but not an unreasonable one) and James Morrow’s “Blameless in Abaddon,” which is even better than the first book in his godhead trilogy, “Towing Jehovah.” Not sure you can really count the Fall of Hyperion as a “sequel,” as it’s more of a two-part book. Ditto for the Two Towers.
Other than that, I only found long series (The Expanse and The Laundry Files) where in each case the second book was better than the first.
I see someone *thought* he’d be amusing by nominating “Dune Messiah,” but failed abjectly.