Question 1115: Why Are People Writing Prequels?

Roland asks:

Indie authors are obsessed with prequels to their Book Ones but I don’t get it. I almost never want to know MORE about what happened before Book 1.

Why have prequels become such a thing these days?

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Star Trek V
Job (the Bible)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
The Story of King Josiah
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings
Dune
The Complete HP Lovecraft
The Homeric Hymns
Star Trek The Original Series
The Nitpicker’s Guide For Classic Trekkers by Phil Farrand

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