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* ''[[Perry Rhodan]]'', given its nature as an extreme [[Long Runner]] written by a ''team'' of authors, is quite full of plot lines that [[What Happened to the Mouse?|simply disappear]] and/or [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|come to a sudden (and usually bad) end after a lot of buildup]]. It's actually quite common for a new character to be introduced - or for a formerly random [[Mook]] to be given an upgrade to [[Mauve Shirt]] along with [[Nominal Importance]] and a half-chapter [[Backstory]] - only to be ''killed off-screen in the next issue''. One particularly bad example from the early days of the series includes a hobo-turned-scientist (with the long and poignant backstory this implies; it takes up about half an issue)... [[Shaggy Dog Story|who is killed on his first mission. By a falling tree.]] [[Science Marches On|On Venus.]] [[Yank the Dog's Chain|Very slightly after it seemed he might experience happiness for just about the first time in his life.]]
* In the [[Dale Brown]] novel ''Wings of Fire'', one plotline involves Sky Masters, Inc. being the victim of a takeover, with the heads of the purchasing company having a [[Child Prodigy]] daughter that really impresses Jon. All this is seemingly forgotten by the next book.
* The [[Star Trek: Voyager Relaunch]] novels switched authors after book four, and there's at least one major Aborted Arc. By the end of the ''Spirit Walk'' books, arch-foe the rogue changeling had taken control of the government on the planet Kerovi. No-one knew he was there, and he was clearly up to something dangerous. It seemed as though the arc was being set up to be a big one, but it was swiftly dropped in ''Full Circle'', the first novel from the second author. He was discovered, and arrested by the Kerovi authorities. In fact, the changeling then dies off screen. We don't even visit Kerovi in ''Full Circle''.
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