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* The first four books of the [[X Wing Series]] had Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron, but the primary focus was unmistakably Corran Horn. Those four books ended with the Rogues, including Wedge and Corran, deciding to help a planet's defenses build up after "killing" the [[Big Bad]]. The next three books were to be written by another author, who wanted to write from the POV of some of Wedge's friends creating a new squadron. [[Executive Meddling]] nixed this, so [[Aaron Allston]] had Wedge leave the Rogues for a while and create a new squadron himself. Some other characters are in common, but in different or reduced roles.
* The first series of the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' books started off with Firestar as the [[The Hero|main character]]. He was then replaced by Brambleclaw in the ''[[Warrior Cats the New Prophecy]]''. In ''Power of Three'', he turns into a background character like Firestar, and is replaced by Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf. ''Omen of the Stars'' has Ivypool and Dovewing as its main focus, with the ''Power of Three'' characters still in tow.
* Most of the main good guys from the first three ''[[Emberverse]]'' books have a lot of authority in the [[Divided States of America|new nation-states]] by the time the second series rolls around. This would put a crimp in their ability to go haring off to find the [[Sword of Plot Advancement]] when such a trip would take several years - a fact the resident Tolkien geek deeply laments - and so the task falls to the previously established [[Chosen One]], his childhood friend, and [[Shout-Out|se]][[The Lord of the Rings|ven]] more characters who either could be missed by blinking in the first three books or are completely new. While they're away, we do get the occasional glimpse of the old guard struggling to stave off the new [[Big Bad]].
* ''[[Discworld]]''
** [[Discworld/Mort|Mort]] and Ysabell's story ended with them [[Happily Married]]. So for [[Discworld/Soul Music|the next novel]] that needed a young clueless human to take on Death's role and mess things up, their [[Spin Offspring|daughter]] Susan was introduced.
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