Series and Sequels
Series
What's Next (Kent District Library, Comstock Park, MI): Interactive search to help find adult fiction in series. Searches can be made by title, author, or series name by filling in any or all of the fields.
Novels in Sequence (Saskatoon Public Library, Canada): Interactive sequel/series finder. Do keyword searches of series name, titles, and authors, or browse 'Word Wheel', which provides a list of all series names, titles, and authors.
Series and Sequels (Gladstone City Library, Queensland, Australia): Exceptionally large listing of series and sequels: 'This list contains many fiction and selected non-fiction series listed alphabetically by the author. The list is comprehensive but not complete.' Its limitation is that it is browsable by author's last name only and not searchable at all. In the 'A' and "B" listings alone are multiple series by almost 100 authors. Author, titles, series names only (no summaries). Authors from Cyril Abraham to David Zindell.
Series, Sequels, Sequences and Associations (William Graczyk, Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped): Listed by author, series titles that are not included in To Be Continued (1995). Quite lengthy list of series (over 500) in all genres, some with links. From Harold Adams' Carl Wilcox series to R.D. Zimmerman's Alex Phillips/Mady Phillips series, and including all Agatha Christies.
Prehistoric Series: Authors and titles of books in series by publication date. From Margaret Allan (aka W.T. Quick) to Joan Wolf.
Inspirational Fiction in Series (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): Lists about 100 series along with description of series. These wholesome books tell a good story without sex, violence, or strong language, and reflect strong moral values and courage in overcoming obstacles. Compiled July 2001.
Adult Inspirational Fiction Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO): Organised by author's last name, or if many authors write the series titles, by the name of the series. Lists books in order within series. Attractive site. This is the source for Christian fiction series lists. (Page points to a PDF file.)
Old Fashioned Reads: Books Your Parents and Grandparents (and Maybe You!) Loved (Katherine Hoylo, Fiction-L): Compiled June 1997. About 100 series listed in order by authors' last names, from Louisa May Alcott to Henry Winterfeld's series, Detectives in Togas. Also lists 10 more single books.
Western Fiction in Series (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): Excellent mini-bibliography, lists 19 authors of western series, with series name and titles in each series, description of series, and sometimes, additional info or links on the author. Updated Oct. 2004.
SciFan Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books in Series (SciFan): Search by writer, book, or series name, or browse by author's last name or by series name. Claims 3,000 series. Also has a list of the biggest and most popular series. Few book summaries on this site, but provides links to Amazon and/or Alibris for each book.
Alternative History Series (Uchronia): Good information on about 85 alternate history ('what if') series, from Robert Adams's Castaways in Time to George Zebrowski's Cliometricon.
Sequels and Prequels
One Good Book Deserves Another: Sequels, Preludes & Homages (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Title, author, publication info, summary for each book. Extensive list of books written as preludes, sequels, or homages to other writers' books. From Eliza's Daughter, Joan Aiken's sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Jeremy Reed's sequel to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian. LOTS of Jane Austen homages.
Meanwhile ... A List of Sequels, Prequels, and What Might Have Been (Michaela Haberkern - Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link, brief summary for about 25 books, most related to classic fiction, some featuring minor historical characters, from Pamela Aidan's An Assembly Such As This, with Mr. Darcy's p.o.v. in Pride and Prejudice, to John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius, exploring the lives of Queen Gertrude and King Claudius before Hamlet begins. Updated March 2006.
Literary Larks: Classic Meets Alternative Literature (Wake County PL, NC): 'These books take familiar, well-known literary characters and put them in new stories and adventures.' Author, title, webcat link, and summary for about 20 books, from Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife by Linda Berdoll to In the Hand of Dante by Nick Tosches. Compiled May 2005.
Cozy Up With A Classic: Classics Revisited (Tulsa City-County Library, OK): Author, title (of classic and retold classic), webcat link and summary for about a dozen books.
Modern Sequels (State Library of Tasmania): 'A select list of recent fiction that includes sequels to both old and modern classics. These titles also represent recent fiction that derives plot and/or character details from previously published works.' Listed by author's surname. Extensive. Provides names of authors and titles of works.
Classic Sequels and Prequels (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Listed by author, books written by other authors as prequels or sequels to classic works of literature, e.g., Alexandra Ripley's Scarlett (based on characters from Gone with the Wind) and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea (Jane Eyre).
The Next Chapter: Familiar Stories Retold (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Listed by the familiar story they're retelling or continuing. Author and title provided for 22 novels. For example, under Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, these three are listed: Mansfield Revisited by Joan Aiken, Ladysmead by Jane Gillespie, and Miss Abigail's Part by Judith Terry. Compiled Nov. 1999.
Sequels to Classics (Bundaberg Library, Queensland, Australia) : About 40 sequels to classics, sorted by the name of the classic, with author's name. No summaries or webcat links. Includes sequels to books by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, AC Doyle, Rex Stout, Kenneth Grahame, Rudyard Kipling, etc.
Everything Old is New Again (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA): Author, title, webcat link, cover image for books that are contemporary re-tellings or re-makes of 9 classics.
Fiction Inspired by Jane Austen
Books Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Denver Public Library, CO): Author, title, summary, cover image, webcat link for about 10 books, from The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy: A Novel by Elizabeth Aston to Excessively Diverted: The Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice by Juliette Shapiro. Updated Jan. 2007.
Novels Inspired By Jane Austen (Springfield City Library, MA): Author, title, summary for about 15 books in all, from Eliza's Daughter by Joan Aiken to Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon.
Jane Austen Lives On (Skokie PL, IL): 'Contemporary novels inspired by Jane Austen’s books, her characters, and her own life.' Sections are: Fiction with Jane Austen as a character; Contemporary fiction Inspired by Jane Austen's novels; and Continuations of Jane Austen's novels. Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for each of about 50 books (some in series).
If you like Jane Austen...Sequels to Austen's works (Springfield-Greene County Library, MO): Author, title, webcat link, cover image, summary for 6 novels (two each by Carrie Bebris and Elizabeth Aston).
Readalikes and Books Inspired by the Character of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes Returns (Harris County PL, TX): 'This selection of works includes books that feature Holmes himself and others that feature major and minor characters from the Holmes stories.' Author, title, webcat link, and generous summary for about 30 books.
'New' Sherlock Holmes (Janice Burwash, Fiction-L): Author and title listed for about 45 books that continue the legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, from Edmund Aubrey's Sherlock Holmes in Dallas to Ray Walsh's Mycroft memoranda. Also lists some relevant websites. Compiled Sept. 2002.
More Sherlock Holmes Ideas (Rumford Public Library, Maine): Author and title for about 30 Sherlock Holmes stories and books 'that are a good continuation of or about the Master's Works.' From The New Sherlock Homes Adventures (Mike Ashley, ed.) to Kay Van Ash's Ten Years Beyond Baker Street. Compiled June 2003.
Welcome Back, Mr Holmes (Williamsburg Public Library): 'Since Conan Doyle's death, many more Sherlock Holmes books have been published. These range from traditional stories written in the Conan Doyle style to parodies of that style, and the stories take place in time from the Victorian period to the present day, and even into the future. Most of these recreations have Holmes and Watson as the main characters, but some authors have chosen minor characters from the original tales to be their protagonists.' Lists 18 authors and story collections, with summaries/reviews of the titles. Compiled Oct. 1998.
Sherlock Holmes' Further Adventures (Wake County PL, NC): Author, title, webcat link, setting, and summary for 15 novels, from The Italian Secretary by Caleb Carr to Sherlock Holmes and the Voice from the Crypt by Donald S. Thomas.
Holmesian Fiction (Lincoln City Libraries, NE): 'Follow-ups, parodies and pastiches featuring Sherlock Holmes and Holmes-like characters.' Author, title, and some webcat links for about 300 novels, series, and anthologies, from Poul Anderson's A Midsummer Tempest to Wayne Worcester's The Jewel of Covent Garden. Also short list of Original Radio Programs. Updated Aug. 2005.
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (and Friends) (Sachem PL, Holbrook, NY): Author, title, pub. year, and summary for novels (about 30), mystery series (about 10), and short story collections featuring Holmes or another Conan Doyle character.
Sherlock Holmes Pastiches (Sunnyvale PL, CA): Works that imitate the style of Conan Doyle's famous books. Author, title, pub. year, webcat link, and genre (if any) for about 60 novels and 7 anthologies.
Holmes Lives! (Arlington Library, TX): Books that pay homage to Holmes. Author, title, webcat link, and summary for 8 novels plus a few collections of short stories.
Sherlock, continued... (St. Charles Public Library, IL): 'The character outlives his creator to appear in these books.' Author and title only for 18 novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, from The Glendower Conspiracy by Lloyd Biggle to The Seventh Bullet by Daniel Victor. Compiled Feb. 2000.