Linda Nagata: the blog at Hahví.net


A 5-book series…maybe

June 9th, 2022

I discovered just a few weeks ago that a lot of readers thought Inverted Frontier was a two-book series. No! Not at all! That said, the first two books did serve as a kind of market test. Together they make a complete story, and if the duo had sold poorly I could have stopped there. It’s not financially viable to undertake a longer series if only a handful of people are reading it (no matter how enthusiastic those readers are!).

But the first books did just well enough to convince me to try another. That’s book 3, Needle, and it’s available on preorder NOW. And then — maybe — two more volumes after that.

A five-book series? Yes, that’s what I’ve planned, and it’s what I’ve invested in. I already have finished cover art for books 4 and 5. I tell you that, so you know I’m serious. Two more books to go…

But that’s assuming the long tail works — that more readers try the series, and like it, and that Needle (book 3 – the new one) does well enough. We’ll see.

Needle is available for preorder now (ebook edition; print edition to come). Give me a reason to believe, LOL.

More on Needle here.

Posted on: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 at 7:58 am
Categories: My Books.
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2 Responses to “A 5-book series…maybe”

  1. Clyde Says:

    Already pre-ordered.

  2. Linda Says:

    Thank you, Clyde! And thanks for stopping by. 🙂