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Any work that runs at more than one volume or installment. Usually, these works tend to be much longer than your average book, but there are exceptions. The work itself can be considered one large story broken into parts or several smaller stories with recurring themes and characters.
 
The reasons for breaking a story up into parts can vary. Some books, like ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', were considered too long by the publisher, making this an example of [[Executive Meddling]]. Other times, this is simply a demand of the medium or genre that the author works in. For example, the novels of [[Charles Dickens (Creator)|Charles Dickens]] were all serialized in fiction magazines due to the prohibitive cost of book printing. In both of these cases, the stories are considered one large work and are often combined in one volume for sale later. See also: [[Serial Novel]], [[Divided for Publication]].
 
Other times, the works are meant to be individual stories that stand on their own. This can be the intention of the author from the start. Other times, such as with an unexpected [[Cash Cow Franchise]], one book that was meant to be self contained becomes outrageously popular, prompting sequels.
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' as mentioned above.
* The work of [[Charles Dickens (Creator)|Charles Dickens]] were sold this way. Examples include:
** ''[[Oliver Twist]]''
** ''[[Great Expectations]]''
** ''[[David Copperfield]]''
* ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]''
* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''
* ''[[Don Quixote (Literature)|Don Quixote]]'' was originally two books published a decade apart. Today they are usually printed together as one volume.
* Stephen King's ''[[The Green Mile]]'' was originally one of these, spanning six volumes.
** His ''[[The Dark Tower|Dark Tower]]'' series might also qualify.
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' was originally published as two separate books: ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and ''Through the Looking-Glass''.
* ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]''
 
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