Sequel to Harry Potter series!!!!

[eleanor]

J.D. wrote: "I just learned that another author has picked up J.K. Rowling's torch and has been writing a sequel to the Harry Potter series!!!

[book:James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Cros..."

Can Writer's do that? Aren't the books, ideas, etc, property of the publisher or the writer?

[Michelle]

It is not actually published by any company nor is it being sold. So yes he can. It is simply fan-fiction that has reach a very wide audience because he did what most fan-fic authors don't, he actually made a website and advertised it, it's not illegal unless he tries to profit from it.

[eleanor]

OOoo. Fan Fiction

[J.D.]

He's just more popular than most fan fiction authors. His books are on GR for free...

[eleanor]

The dude's a hack. Rowling is really a great writer. I have to repeat this all the time because I honestly can't find too many female authors that can hold up to the males. Sorry ladies if you find that offensive but I really am not a huge fan of the women writers. I've tried quite a few & am usually disappointed Big Time. Now there are some that can write but I'm not a big fan of sex in every chapter. I guess you could call me a prune.

[Reading Wolf]

eleanor wrote: "The dude's a hack. Rowling is really a great writer. I have to repeat this all the time because I honestly can't find too many female authors that can hold up to the males. Sorry ladies if you find..."

Eleanor I know how you feel. I am also a little wary of female authors. Nothing against female oriented literature. I'm even trying to step outside my protective little bubble of reading preferences. It's slow going but I have found a few novels I can appreciate. I'm not a fan of too much romance. Call me a realist. I wouldn't know how to act if my husband brought home flowers and whispered sweet nothings until we collapsed into a passionate embrace. I'd much rather he bring home a History book on my favorite era and ask me to talk his ear off about it as soon as I'm done.

Yes I am strange. And there is nothing wrong with that.

[Leslie]

I like memoirs by women better than those by men, in general. I don't know if I identify with them more or what, but I'm much more inclined to want to read a memoir by a female author than a male one.

[eleanor]

Minda wrote: "eleanor wrote: "The dude's a hack. Rowling is really a great writer. I have to repeat this all the time because I honestly can't find too many female authors that can hold up to the males. Sorry la..."

Oh Minda. I know We Are Not Alone. I remember hearing, reading, somewhere that alot of female writer's (perhaps more so in 2days reading competition) that they'll use intitials. (hence; J.K. Rowling & V.C. Andrews,as examples) to hide the their gender. Girls don't sell as well as boys. But I am a Huge fan of Shirley Jackson; she's awesome :)

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

There's nothing wrong with writing or reading fan-fiction, so seeing no issues with this.

[DJ]

J.D. wrote: "Lisa Anne wrote: "Oy vey.
Okay personally I really can't stand when someone else tries to pick up another author's work! One, it's usually never as well written because if they were actually a ta..."

J.D. wrote: "I just learned that another author has picked up J.K. Rowling's torch and has been writing a sequel to the Harry Potter series!!!

[book:James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Cros..."

I agree, Truthfully, I'm Pottered-out. The books got too long at the end of series and found the movies more enjoyable.

[Cary]

Word

[Cary]

It's pathetic plagerism plain, and simple.

[G.]

Cary wrote: "It's pathetic plagerism plain, and simple."

Laugh out loud!! Really? Do you know what plagiarism is? You believe that writing a story utilizing established characters and environments, with credit to the original author, is the same as simply copying and pasting somebody else's work verbatim and calling it your own? Wow! You, my friend, are a tough nut to crack! Heh!

You do know that every vampire story is Bram Stoker fan fiction, yes? Too, too rich.

[Jonathan]

G. wrote: "Cary wrote: "It's pathetic plagerism plain, and simple."

Laugh out loud!! Really? Do you know what plagiarism is? You believe that writing a story utilizing established characters and environme..."

The legend of some sort of blood sucking creature has existed for thousands of years. Stoker just gave them a recognisable name.

[Jonathan]

Cary wrote: "It's pathetic plagerism plain, and simple."

Agreed!

[Cyl]

I'm surprised J.K. Rowling would allow this as she watches over her series like a hawk and has stopped people from doing anything (profit or no)with the characters she's created. She did a tremendous job with the Harry Potter series but perhaps what she wrote was what she had.....she can rest on her laurels as Harry Potter is a great piece of children & adult literature.

[Jonathan]

Fanfiction authors can't be called authors, as when you write, the creation is only yours - and nobody could ever tamper with it.
Fanfiction is unimaginative. This series is unimaginative.
It CANNOT be called a series.

[G.]

Jonathan wrote: "The legend of some sort of blood sucking creature has existed for thousands of years. Stoker just gave them a recognisable name."

Ahh. I see your point. So... spells, wizards, and schools of magic were, er, invented by Ms. Rowling? Hrm. I am pretty sure they were around long before her, just as blood-sucking creatures were around before Stoker.

But I can see your mistake: you gain a lot of smug, self-righteous satisfaction from calling HP fan-fiction bad. That's a very brave and original position to take. I bet Ms. Rowling herself would applaud you.

Er...

(:

[Diana ❀ ☺]

i dont like the fact another auther is writing it but i may read it someday.. and i did miss harry potter ..ok i'll read them :)

[Jonathan]

G. wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "The legend of some sort of blood sucking creature has existed for thousands of years. Stoker just gave them a recognisable name."

Ahh. I see your point. So... spells, wizards, a..."

I'm definitely not saying she invented magic, witches and wizards. She took this concept and created a whole world for this concept to exist - and this world (Hogwarts, the MoM, Hippogriffs etc.) is hers to do whatever she likes - and she doesn't want to tell the story of Harry's children.
Stories of magical schools has existed for years, but Rowling's is different to everyone else's worlds - as hers is completely amerceable and ever growing through each book.
Narnia is C.S. Lewis's, Middle Earth is J.R.R. Tolkien's, and Rowling's magical world is hers. These authors created these worlds to write about and they are the only people who can write about them.

G. Lippert can;t write about Rowling's characters and world as he didn't create it, and he doesn't have the stacks of notes and extra info only known by Rowling which are vital to her storytelling.

[Jonathan]

G. wrote: "But I can see your mistake: you gain a lot of smug, self-righteous satisfaction from calling HP fan-fiction bad."

Fan Fiction is bad, as it takes away talent a writer may have had, by ruining their imagination. Fan fiction needs no imagination, as everything (characters, setting, laws etc.) are already in place to "plagiarise".

[Ashley]

Ok...it's late and I should be asleep, but this discussions caught my eye and I have to post a little comment...
I have read all of the original Potter books at least twice, watched the movies many times, own at least one soundtrack, heck I see Hogwarts' house colors in random places...
This being said, I was excited to try the James Potter series for the same reason that the writer started them: to continue living in a world we love...
And I was quite pleased with the two I have read so far...doubt and judge all you like...but it takes some talent to make the reader forget that they are reading at all and actually immerse them into this other world...
Rowling's greatest gift is her attention to detail and the films created those details from that down to the last candy wrapper. These other books don't read like a movie script where props are described and details are put in for the sake of filler, they creat a fully realized world with the right amount of detail. It must be the point of view. Like what you see is what the characters see without everyone stopping the dialog to LOOK...(ok rambling, tired)
Finally, I would just like to say that the above mentioned dialog is bloody brilliant! Did the guy take a class in Brittish Conversational English? It is spot on ;-) The American kid in the story must have been a mental relief in a way...
That is all I have to say.

A. E.

Now I feel like a stalker bc I had to join the group to post this...ah well, I am a book aholic

[L.Y.]

I saw these books up recently, and I was very excited to see them. I haven't read any yet, but I would like to. It won't be the same, of course, but what big HP fan hasn't dreamed up their own stories? He just put his down where others can read it. It takes a lot of effort to put a novel together, and it shows how much he enjoys Harry Potter that he didn't do it for financial reasons.

I would like to read them. Not necessarily as Harry Potter, but as something very like Harry Potter.

[Joesatmoes]

I would like to put my 2 cents into this discussion. I am a loyal Harry Potter fan- not the type who buys all the collectibles and knows every slight detail of the series, but i would defend it in an arguement as to what is the best series of fantasy young adult books amd movies.

When I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I felt sad and my heart had a gaping hole in it- not because it was a bad book, of course, but because it was the end of an amazingly good series. I wished for a long time for some kind of experience similar to the hp series. The Percy Jackson books filled a lot of that hole. Then Rick riordan made a sequel series to that- which is also very good. I want, as much as all of u probably do, jkrowling to make a sequel series kinda like that (probably with the next gen- james, albus, etc)
J.K Rowling may make such a sequel series. However, she has, as of yet, not said anything about it. So I, as a fan, have tried to find substitutes. G N Lippert's James Potter series is a great series, and pays much respect to the original hp books. If u really, REALLY want to enter back into the world of Hogwarts, this is the way to go. Unless u think JKR will make her own sequel series, and u dont want anything to give u wrong impressions of the characters, or u do get pissed off about slight mistakes of the hp world, i respect that, and i dont mind ur opinion. but to all other Potter fans, I urge u to read this- i personally love this series almost as muc as the original

In defence of this series, i would like to point out a few things. To those who claim that fanfiction is bad and means bad authors, look at Rick Riordan. His books are basically fanfiction of Greek, Egyptian, and Roman (and soon Norse) mythology. The genius behind it is the way the author uses these things and adds to them. This is pretty much like that- except not as much change. And fyi, fanfiction does not deter imagination-i mean look at his original books, girl on the dock, and the other one(idk what its called). And to those who say it is plagarism, plagarism is when you directly profit from another's exact work. Lippert gets not a cent for these books- they are free, and he profits only by seeig people liking his work- not money.

G. N. Lippert, u are a great author, and I love ur work! I wish u the best of luck with ur own novels.

And finally, to everyone here, I want u to at least try these books.Remeber, dont judge these books by their dogital covers