April 12th, 2010, 06:28 PM
[indent]"Potter" creator J.K. Rowling revealed that she'd like to return to the "Harry Potter" universe, "maybe in the next 10 years." Harry's boy wizard story ends pretty decisively in the last book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," but an epilogue suggests there's more to the tale for Harry Potter the man wizard. There's also this incredibly rich, detailed universe that Rowling created; who's to say future "Potter" spun stories have to deal with Harry directly? After the jump, I run through a few possible directions that Rowling could potentially go in with future books.[/indent]
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JKR has been cited as being done with the Harry Potter books in the past, but that should not be held against her. Authors often experience burnout after a long run on a particular series. They feel drained and cannot plum their souls for any more stories.
But sometimes they can come back years later and provide more detail about something hinted at in previous stories. Sometimes the follow up books are much better than the originals.
So let's hope she is able to deliver a rollicking good tale without pressuring her to outdo herself (even though it may seem like that is what I'm doing).
Read the full article here.
JKR has been cited as being done with the Harry Potter books in the past, but that should not be held against her. Authors often experience burnout after a long run on a particular series. They feel drained and cannot plum their souls for any more stories.
But sometimes they can come back years later and provide more detail about something hinted at in previous stories. Sometimes the follow up books are much better than the originals.
So let's hope she is able to deliver a rollicking good tale without pressuring her to outdo herself (even though it may seem like that is what I'm doing).
