Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, featuring a different top 10 theme each week. This week’s topic is Completed Series I Wish Had More Books.
So… last week, my topic was first books in favorite series that were published over 10 years ago, and I definitely did not look ahead to see what this week’s topic would be. As a result, there’s going to be a lot of books/series in common between last week’s and this week’s lists, but that’s okay!
These are all books and series that I love, and I never mind featuring them in a post.
Ten series that are already done, but which I wish had more books:
The Glamourist Histories by Mary Robinette Kowal
This five-book series has been described as “Jane Austen but magic”, which is okay at a basic level, but just doesn’t convey how absolutely wonderful the characters and world are.
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
My heart hurt by the time I read the (amazing) conclusion to this 9-book series. Yes, the story is done… but really, I’d happily read more about any of the characters or the worlds of this series.
Newsflesh by Mira Grant
The Newsflesh trilogy blew me away! Who knew zombie books could make me cry? There’s a 4th book that retells certain events from other characters’ perspectives, plus a bunch of spin-off stories, but really and truly, I just want to read more novels about the main characters!
The Parasol Protectorate (and the Parasol-verse at large) by Gail Carriger
I don’t know if it’s really true to say that this series is complete, because the lovely author continues to publish related stories and novellas… but after the five books of the original series, the four books of the Finishing School series, and the four Custard Protocol books, I am highly attached to these characters and would LOVE to see more full-length novels (or another series??) set in this world.
Codex Alera by Jim Butcher
This was such a good series! Six books, great world-building, great story progression — I’d definitely read more!
The Kopp Sisters by Amy Stewart
The seven volumes of this terrific historical fiction series showcase the real-life Kopp sisters as they solve crimes and go off to war in the early 1900s. The author has said that she’s not writing any more Kopp Sisters books any time soon… which could mean never, but since she doesn’t actually say never, I’ll continue to hope for more!
The Mure series by Jenny Colgan
The 5th book in this charming series just came out in June, and comments by the author seem to suggest that the series is now done… but wait! I still have questions! Yes, most characters got a beautifully happy ending, but there are still some loose threads and (I’m sure) plenty more stories to tell. Please, Jenny Colgan????
The Rajes by Sonali Dev
This series of interconnected stories about a large Indian-American family consists of four books retelling Jane Austen classics… But – there are six Jane Austen novels! I’ve read that the Rajes series is now done, but I think I’ll feel incomplete until there are Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey volumes too!
The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
This sweet, huggable YA superheroes love story trilogy has everything, and it had a very definitive ending — but can I help it if I love these characters so much that I want to see the rest of their lives too?
Bridgertons by Julia Quinn
I mean, yes, the Netflix version will keep me busy for years to come (I hope), and there are always other Julia Quinn books to read — but I felt a bit misty when I finished the books in the series and had to say good-bye to this incredibly entertaining family!
What series do you wish had more books? Do we have any in common?
If you wrote a TTT post this week, please share your link!
Bookshelf Fantasies 
I didn’t realize there were so many books in the Feed series. I hope you get another instalment. 🙂
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-completed-series-i-wish-had-more-books/
I doubt there will be any further novels… but the author does seem to enjoy adding stories now and then, so fingers crossed!
I want to read so many series from this list! I have read the first two Bridgerton books. I wasn’t sure about the first one but loved the second one.
Have a great week!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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I liked the 2nd Bridgerton better too! Kate is such a good character (although now I can’t picture the book anymore, and can only see the TV series characters in my head!)
She is just brilliant! I loved the humour. Haha that happens. I am one of those readers that can’t see very much when reading so TV adaptations help.
Great list Lisa. Lots of new to me authors on here.
Thanks! I always find more and more to explore when I see other people’s posts. 🙂
Me too; thus the ever tottering TBR 😀
The Mure looks like a fun series. I read Pride and Prejudice and I loved it. I really need to read the rest of Jane Austen’s books so I can read all the adaptations! 🙂
For sure! I think Emma is one of the most fun, but you really can’t go wrong with any of the them!
I will miss the Kopp sisters as well. I hadn’t read that article on her website; the last thing I had read was that there could be a possible next book, but this feels more final for now. Those were such great books!
Really great! I do hope she comes back to them eventually. I loved the stories and the characters (and the audiobook narrator is amazing!)
I agree, I hope she does too, we can cross our fingers and hope!
So many of these are on my TBR list! And “Jane Austen but magic”? That’s going on my list right now.
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The Glamourist books really are wonderful (and I ended up listening to a lot of the series on audiobook, narrated by the author, and she’s so good!)
I enjoy the Kopp sisters series and the Colgan one as well. I’ve only read a couple books in each so far, so I need to keep going. The Carriger series is one I’ve been meaning to read for forever. I’d never heard of the Kowal series before, but it sounds like a good one that I need to check out. Thanks for the heads-up!
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Thanks! The Kopp sisters books and the Colgan books continue strong all the way through, and I loved getting to spend so much time with the characters!
I’m debating continuing with the Mira Grant Newsflesh series.
Yes!! Do it, do it! I thought they were excellent!