20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels

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20.7 - Shorter is Sweeter - Tien's Task: Prequels & Midquels

A sequel that portrays events prior those of the original work is called a prequel. Midquels refers to works which take place between events, there are different types of "midquels". ~ wikipedia

No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used. Books with the main page genre "Sequential Art," "Graphic Novel," "Comics," "Comic Book," or "Manga" may be used.

Read ONE book according to your choice of option as follows:
Required: Identify the option.

1. Prequels:
Read a book with the series designation of #0.5. The series information must be present in the Goodreads metadata. Any series noted in the metadata may be used.
For exampel: Dawn of the Dreadfuls (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 0.5), Children of Liberty (The Bronze Horseman 0.5), The Magician's Apprentice (The Black Magician Trilogy 0.5), etc.
Collections or anthologies that contain a #0.5 work:
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass 0.1 - 0.5)


2. Midquels:
Read a book with series designation of #X.5 for which X can be any number other than 0. The series information must be present in the Goodreads metadata. Any series noted in the metadata may be used.
For example: Sightwitch (The Witchlands #2.5), Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits #1.5), We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles #4.5), etc.
Collections or anthologies that contain an #X.5 work:
The Asylum Novellas: The Scarlets / The Bone Artists / The Warden (Asylum #1.5, 2.5, 3.5)

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This help thread is open.

[Dee]

Love it Tien!!

[Tien]

Dee wrote: "Love it Tien!!"

It's really just an excuse for me to read We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles #4.5) & fitting it into the season ;p

[Dee]

Tien wrote: "Dee wrote: "Love it Tien!!"

It's really just an excuse for me to read We Three Heroes (The Medoran Chronicles #4.5) & fitting it into the season ;p"

Lol!

[Susan A]

If you are trying to search your TBR, you put #0.5 into your search bar and it works!

[Tien]

Susan A wrote: "If you are trying to search your TBR, you put #0.5 into your search bar and it works!"

It'll work if you just put in point 5 (.5) too and it'll search all x.5 ones :)

[Trish]

Darn it. Most of the ones I have on my TBR are either short stories or novellas that don't get to 101 pages, and the couple that do are x.something other than 5. This is going to take some finding.

[Tien]

ah, sorry, Trish, I hope you'll find something you like :)

[Brooke]

Tien, will this work? It is a collection of 3 mid-quels.
Three in Death

[Tien]

Brooke wrote: "Tien, will this work? It is a collection of 3 mid-quels.
Three in Death"

That's fine, Brooke.

[Trish]

Tien wrote: "ah, sorry, Trish, I hope you'll find something you like :)"

Me again. Would this work? Drop-Dead Blonde

If you look at the series info, all the stories in the collection are .5s:

A Scumble River Mystery #6.5, Blackbird Sisters Mystery #7.5 (Slay Belles), A Dead-End Job Mystery #12.5 (Killer Blonde), Psychic Eye Mystery #1.5 (Blind Sighted)

[Tien]

Trish wrote: "Tien wrote: "ah, sorry, Trish, I hope you'll find something you like :)"

Me again. Would this work? Drop-Dead Blonde

If you look at the series info, all the stories in the collectio..."

Looks fine, Trish.

[Trish]

Yayy!

Thank you.

[Andy]

Does it have to say 0.5? For instance Before Evil by Alex Kava is listed as a prequil to Kava's evil series, but it is not listed as 0.5.
Thanks,
Andy

[Tien]

Andy wrote: "Does it have to say 0.5? For instance Before Evil by Alex Kava is listed as a prequil to Kava's evil series, but it is not listed as 0.5.
Thanks,
Andy"

It does have to note 0.5 in the metadata, Andy, as outlined in the task. I suggest a request to a GR librarian (try this thread) to look into this for you.

[Andy]

Thanks for the suggestions. All the 0.5's I know of except for those listed in the task descriptions are not long enough so if this doesn't fit the task, Ill take one of the suggestions in the task description.
Andy

[Tien]

Andy wrote: "Thanks for the suggestions. All the 0.5's I know of except for those listed in the task descriptions are not long enough so if this doesn't fit the task, Ill take one of the suggestions in the task..."

Sorry, Andy, I didn't realise it's all fantasy books being suggested.
I see you prefer mystery/crime? What about Hanover House (The Evelyn Talbot Chronicles 0.5)? Still got romance in it but more of a mystery/crime variety than fantasy.

Or: Last Breath (The Good Daughter 0.5)
Night of the Assassin (Assassin 0.5)
Lord John and the Hand of Devils (Lord John Grey 0.5, 1.5, 2.5)
Killer Chef (Caleb Rooney 0.5)
JET - Ops Files (Jet 0.5)
Black & Blue (Detective Harriet Blue 0.5) -I'd recommend this one! Even if you're not a fan of JP, Candice Fox is very good & her voice is v. obvious even in collaboration with JP ;)

not sure if you're a fan or willing to start later in the series...?
No Middle Name (Jack Reacher #21.5) -
Hell Island (Shane Schofield #3.5)
Bones on Ice (Temperance Brennan #17.5) (you'll have to ask for ebook only approval for this one)
The Museum of Mysteries: A Cassiopeia Vitt Adventure (Cotton Malone #13.5)

I hope I've suggested something you'd like & be able to source :)

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Just checking to make sure this works for Midquels:

Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files.

It has the designation 12.5, which it got because of the never before published short story set after Changes (#12).

[Tien]

Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: "Just checking to make sure this works for Midquels:

Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files.

It has the designation 12.5, which it got because of the never before published sho..."

Looks fine to me, Christina, enjoy!

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Tien wrote: "Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: "Just checking to make sure this works for Midquels:

Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files.

It has the designation 12.5, which it got because ..."

Tthanks!