The Non-Trilogy
This is a little tricky to explain. When I wrote Jason Cosmo, I envisioned it as the first book in an ongoing series. I was then fortunate enough to sign a contract for two more books, which became Royal Chaos and Dirty Work. Unfortunately, by the time Dirty Work was released, my then-publisher was not interested in continuing the series. Thus I was left with three published fantasy novels involving the same hero and supporting characters. This leads many people to say: “Three related fantasy novels? It must be a trilogy!”
But it isn’t. I call it the Non-Trilogy. A true trilogy is intentional, with a story designed from the outset to be told over the course of three books. Not the case here. I always intended there would be a Book 4. That my former publisher disagreed is happenstance. What I wrote is a series that ended abruptly after three books. A Non-Trilogy.
The three books of the original Jason Cosmo Non-Trilogy are now out of print, which means you’ll have to track down a used copy if you want to read them. Here are some links to help you in your s4earch:
Hero Wanted reboots the series, with a retelling of the events of Jason Cosmo. Rae willing, this time around we’ll make it to Book 4 and end this trilogy talk once and for all!
- Jason Cosmo (US edition)
- Jason Cosmo (UK edition)
- Royal Chaos (US edition)
- Royal Chaos (UK edition)
- Dirty Work (US edition)
