AAAARRGGGHHH!!! (Or "Enough with the trilogies already!!!")

[Rhialto]

I'll second Neverwhere, and add American Gods.

Though American Gods is getting a sequel...

 

[Particle_Man]

Uh... Sergyar was discovered before Miles was born. Before his parents met, even (though only just).

-Hyp.

D'oh. Ok, he doesn't discover it then. But I bet there will be a book called "Sergyar", set before "Memory", in which Miles will Save the Day, either as a Vorkosigan or as Admiral Naismith, and during which, somehow, he will get that horrible worm parasite (bloat worms? I can't remember) that he refers to in other books. Perhaps during this book he will somehow also attend the graduation ceremony of his friend from that mountain village.

 

[Hypersmurf]

D'oh. Ok, he doesn't discover it then. But I bet there will be a book called "Sergyar", set before "Memory", in which Miles will Save the Day, either as a Vorkosigan or as Admiral Naismith...

I expect we will get a book called Sergyar, but if I had to guess, I'd say it'll be set after Diplomatic Immunity, and it will deal with Aral dying...

-Hyp.

 

[drothgery]

I expect we will get a book called Sergyar, but if I had to guess, I'd say it'll be set after Diplomatic Immunity, and it will deal with Aral dying...

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't get another Vorkosigan book for quite some time, actually. Post-Diplomatic Immunity, it's really hard to see the hyperactive Miles we know and love, as he's just not physically up to the role anymore, and a Vorkosigan book with anyone other than Miles or Cordellia as the lead character is going to be a bit weird.

Going back in time might work, but there just aren't that many holes in the timeline that are big enough to plug a full novel into anymore. Bujold loves novellas, though, so we might see one or two that fill in the gaps.

 

[mmu1]

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't get another Vorkosigan book for quite some time, actually. Post-Diplomatic Immunity, it's really hard to see the hyperactive Miles we know and love, as he's just not physically up to the role anymore, and a Vorkosigan book with anyone other than Miles or Cordellia as the lead character is going to be a bit weird.

Going back in time might work, but there just aren't that many holes in the timeline that are big enough to plug a full novel into anymore. Bujold loves novellas, though, so we might see one or two that fill in the gaps.

Bah. All things considered, he's probably in better physical shape then when his bones broke like chalk, and since when did "physically not up to it" ever stop him before?

I think the next one might end up involving his immediate family - his brand new kids, and, as Hypersmurf suggested, perhaps Aral's death.

 

[Beale Knight]

If I Pay Thee Not in Gold

by Piers Anthony and Mercedes Lackey

This may not end up on anyone's top ten favorite fantasy books, but it's a enjoyable read, and it stands alone.

 

[drothgery]

Bah. All things considered, he's probably in better physical shape then when his bones broke like chalk, and since when did "physically not up to it" ever stop him before?

He's not as young and stupid as he was at the start of Memory anymore.

 

[Phaedrus]

Most of David Gemmell's books are stand-alones. I argue that even the series books can stand alone (you can read Waylander and quit without reading the other books with Waylander in them. Same with Legend and Druss.)

Highly recommend him if you haven't read his work.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Most of David Gemmell's books are stand-alones. I argue that even the series books can stand alone (you can read Waylander and quit without reading the other books with Waylander in them. Same with Legend and Druss.)

You can read one Druss book without immediately reading all the others?

Wow... I've never managed it

-Hyp.

 

[GSHamster]

Most of David Gemmell's books are stand-alones. I argue that even the series books can stand alone (you can read Waylander and quit without reading the other books with Waylander in them. Same with Legend and Druss.)

Highly recommend him if you haven't read his work.

I second this. I actually read The Swords of Night and Day without reading any of his other books. Surprisingly, I think it worked better than if I had read the other books that are referenced. (Mostly because it's set thousands of years after the previous books.)