"There are trilogies, or xxologies, in which the entire story plays out in xx books, rather than in one; there's not a lot of story resolution at the end of each volume, and the characters are often left hanging."
One technical term for this is "roman fleuve" -- French with the literal meaning "river novel".
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Date: 2004-08-25 09:27 pm (UTC)One technical term for this is "roman fleuve" -- French with the literal meaning "river novel".