Against all odds (a.k.a. A few days without internet) I’m back to make a post. Might as well make it one of my favourite memes, Top 5 Tuesday hosted by Shanah @ Bionic Bookworm. This week is the top 5 books that deserve a spin-off book or series. Pitter, patter, let’s get at ‘er.
Six of Crows – Jesper Fahey
A prequel featuring the wise-cracking sharpshooter with untrained Grisha abilities? Yes, please!
Lorien Legacies – Number 5
A controversial character, to say the least. Is he evil? Good at heart? Who knows? But I’d like to find out. I’d also like to see more scenes where he smiles sadistically and tells someone, “You like to kill, let’s see who’s better at it.”
Harry Potter – Severus & Lily
I want to read about Severus, Lily, and James and their time in school. We got the slightest glimpse of it in book 6 & 7, but it would easy to do more. Even one for each year at Hogwarts.
Ready Player One – Pretty much every character, but James Halliday most
Seriously, I’d read just about any spin-off, but one about Halliday would be amazing. It could go through a lot of his history, but a big chunk on his time developing the Oasis. Based on the book, he was mainly just shut in during that time, but all the interesting stuff could happen inside the Oasis as he battles bugs, viruses, and hackers.
Red Rising – Sevro & The Howlers
Sevro is arguably the best parts of the Red Rising trilogy. Can you imagine chapter after chapter of him and his mates, donning their wolf cloaks and howling as they take down small bands of Golds?
Great list. And I agree with you that a spin off book based on the marauders era would be great.
Wouldn’t it, though? And very easily into an entire series.
It would, it would. I hope J.K. Rowling does write a book about them.
I’ll be reading Six of Crows next month and HP is on my top 5 as well! I thought I was cheating because it’s alreadu a big series with lots of added books, but I’ve found it on everyone’s list lol. Never enough Harry Potter!
All the added books haven’t really been like a traditional novel. Scripts to plays, or short little reference books, or movies based on a book that the characters use. But no full-on novels (unless I’ve missed something :|)
When you think of it that way, you’re totally right! Hopefully someday! I’m not convinced she’s done with HP so there’s hope.
Severus and Lily really need a spin off. I can’t believe that hasn’t happened yet!!
A Halliday spin off would be so epic!
AUTO-BUY!
I would LOVE to read a spin-off of the Harry Potter series. I guess that’s technically what Fantastic Beasts is, but truthfully, it hasn’t blown me away. I’d love to read a spin-off surrounding young Dumbledore’s life.
It is a spinoff, but it’s not a book. Not really. Not originally. I like the movie, but it’s not the same.
Nope. Even just accepting it as just a movie, the story (thus far) still doesn’t fill that void for me.
Are you excited for the sequel and them bringing in a young Dumbledore?
I’m not sure. It depends on how much he’s actually present in the story. I hope he’s more than just a small part. I’m not sure what to think it’s going to be, given how the first movie was.
Hey, I put up something on Ready Player One, too! But I wanted to focus on what happened AFTER Wade won the Oasis. I never even thought of a prequel-type story!
I’m still hoping the book of what happens after will happen one day. Honestly, anything set in that universe would be great. Like, imagine a completely new set of characters having adventures in the Oasis and they keep having run-ins with Wade (now a superuser.) He just swoops in, saves the day, and off he goes again, becoming mysterious the same way Halliday did.
I’m half worried that he will never write another thing about the RPO world again, and I’m also worried that he will get WAY too involved in it and it’ll become that thing of, “Please, not another RPO-related novel,” because the quality keeps degrading… Either one could happen. I mean, I know there are people who both love the Harry Potter continuations and then there are those who want her to stop already, so it could go either way.
Yes!! I want to know all about Lilly, James, and Snape – gimme all the details J.K.! Ready Player One almost made my list as well. I could use some more of that world for sure!
Thanks again for participating – added you to the list!
It’s not quite a spinoff, but I’d love some behind the scenes glimpses of Sevro throughout the events of Red Rising! His early story, about his mom, his interactions with his father, what he was thinking when they were at the academy.
I’d be up for pretty much anything with Sevro in it. Lol.
Heck YES!
I would LOVE for a marauders spin-off series!!!!!!!
I would probably sell my soul for a Marauders spin off. It’s been on my dream wish list for a LONG time. Also, I love the Jesper prequel idea. I feel like he doesn’t always get enough recognition alongside Kaz, but I love his backstory and it’d probably be hilarious, like you said.
YES TO ALL OF THESE. I think it would be great if any of the Harry Potter characters had a spin-off series. 🙂 And Number 5 too – that would be so interesting to read about. Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! <3
Awesome choices!! I’d say yes to *any* spin off for Red Rising or Six of Crows to be honest- I just want MORE!
I would love a spinoff of Harry Potter too! There’s a very short prequel for James and Sirius. When I got it, I had no idea it was so short then I got to the end and I nearly cried. I’m reading Six of Crows now but it’s quite boring. I’ve been told it gets better. I love that picture of the first three books in the Red Rising series. I love how the books blend together. Great post!
Six of Crows absolutely gets better.