More books?

[egad]

What if there are more books after B13? Maybe a history of Olaf's childhood, or the contination of one or more of the characters, a continuation of VFD affairs (assuming they don't stop functioning because of something happening in B13)

What do you think?

[deanna.]

Like, sort of prequel things? That'd be cool, I guess, because it wouldn't be such an abrupt stop to the series. But then we'd have more unanswered questions still, and no way to answer them except for well concieved theories that we don't know are true or not. Hmm, I don't know. It wouldn't really matter to me.

[FROZEN ACCOUNT]

I think he'll answer everything in The End.

[Dante]

Hm, we kind of already had this thread here, but that was more for add-ons of the less... the less useful type. And I remember we've had a similar discussion in one of the big stickied threads. I'll see what kind of response this gets, but it might be Moved or Locked later by me or SnicketFires.

Personally, I think that The End should be the end. You can have too much of a good thing, and I think it's become part of the point of the books that the fans can infer and speculate and write so much for themselves. If anything, I'd like to see a book of short stories examing various characters, mainly in terms of their backstory but possibly in terms of what they're doing now, if they survived The End - or something with accounts from lots of volunteers of their own interpretations of events, which might be the same thing. But really, I think too much would get rather dangerously close to spoiling the series somewhat. (And the Baudelaires themselves couldn't be touched at all, as that would compromise The End as the end of their story.)

[Sugary Snicket]

I highly doubt there would be more about the Baudelaires. Unless we have a book of short stories published involving a future version of them. (If they all survived).

[s]

Dante, I agree thoroughly. The Baudelaires must end with The End. I'd be inclined to view anything further as supplements just written to gain money or the like, because Handler's fans would still buy them regardless. There's nothing I hate more than series that just keep going on and on - there has to be a definite end. I'd be fine with short stories examining the backstories of various side characters, as Dante suggested, but not with much else.

[Libitina]

I agree as well, the story of the Baudelaires should definitely end with The End. However, didn't Handler say that Lemony Snicket might "get interested with some other cases"? That could include any of our current characters, namely the Quagmires if we don't receive more information on them in The End. I think it would be okay if the Baudelaires popped in once or twice in such a spin-off series, but I don't think it will be entirely necessary--most readers will probably be satisfied after The End. If the new series is related in any way to ASOUE, we probably won't need another ASOUE supplement like TUA because more questions will be answered there. However, if the new series is unique, I suppose one more supplement would be okay if there are a number of loose ends after The End.

[s]

Oh, I hope there isn't an entier spin-off series. That would ruin it, I think.

[Antenora]

I agree that there shouldn't be a whole spin-off series about the Quagmires, as they haven't been doing much of interest during the past few books anyway. As for the Baudelaires, The End is indeed supposed to be the end of their story.

I like the idea of having a short-story collection about past VFD members, as Dante mentioned. One story in that collection could deal with the Quagmires or someone's investigation into their case.

[egad]

yea, i meant more back stories about other characters or VFD. Another idea i got was a copy of Quigley's commonplace book, but i don't like that as much as other things that have been mentioned

[Libitina]

Personally, I'd be interested in a spin-off series, but you're right, the Quagmires wouldn't be the best main characters. It would be interesting if it focused on members of V.F.D. we have never been introduced to, or if it took place a number of years after the Baudelaires' story. After all, if it is Snicket getting interested in other cases, then the cases would have to take place in his world. Therefore, it would be rather difficult to completely avoid some of the details from ASOUE.

[Dante]

I agree completely with the spin-off naysayers. ASoUE should be over and done with; I'd consider a spin-off series in the same world a sell-out to people who just didn't want aSoUE to end.

orangeytwixet said:

After all, if it is Snicket getting interested in other cases, then the cases would have to take place in his world. Therefore, it would be rather difficult to completely avoid some of the details from ASOUE.

Is The Composer Is Dead set in Snicket's world? Because that seems very much to me like what was meant by an "other case."

[Logan Moose]

It would be very Snicket to make "The End" not the actual end.

But I don't want the series ruined.

[The World Is Quiet Here]

I think it would be okay if we got a story from "the past" just before the schism. But a spin-off involving the Quags or something would be lousy.

[Brownie]

ffwf said:

I agree completely with the spin-off naysayers. ASoUE should be over and done with; I'd consider a spin-off series in the same world a sell-out to people who just didn't want aSoUE to end.

orangeytwixet said:

After all, if it is Snicket getting interested in other cases, then the cases would have to take place in his world. Therefore, it would be rather difficult to completely avoid some of the details from ASOUE.

Is The Composer Is Dead set in Snicket's world? Because that seems very much to me like what was meant by an "other case."

I think LS should have an evtierly new series about something COMPLETELY different, yet still write under the Snicket alias. TCID should NOT take place in the VFD cannon.