There is such an opinion! - Make the book yourself or the disease of the sequel.

                           N. Rezanova

             MAKE A BOOK YOURSELF, or THE DISEASE OF A SEQUEL

   The current state of the book market suggests that
that the original literature has disappeared somewhere, only pro-
debts. Everything that is at all known from the world continues
classics to Mexican television series. Moreover, the latter - in
two or three options. On the same topic - and on the history of "Gone"
"with the wind" the author is already afraid to make jokes. Every wild joke instantly 
turns into reality.
   And therefore, in my opinion, the time has come to talk about the nature of such
continuations. Moreover, the author’s actual sequels will remain
outside the scope of our attention. Let's look at the sequels written
by other persons. And to distinguish them from the author’s continuations
(serials), let's adopt the English term "siquil".
But, despite this, we will not dwell on Western examples.
rah, because the history of sequels there is traditional, developing for a long time and under
forced by the threat of copyright to preserve some kind of civil
lized view. However, everything that is now flooding the shelves, for
I hope "Scarlett" - the products are completely domestic. I can't wait,
while they point a finger at me - they say, she herself is not without sin! Mea culpa,
mea maxima culpa. But how can we understand the nature of sin if we do not succumb to 
telling him?
   Let's make a reservation that most of these home-made sequels to fantasy
the relationship stick is nothave (to literature, however, too. If
there was a term “reading for the illiterate”, I would use it
fell. And if not, you should invent it.) But you remember how everything
started? Precisely from science fiction.
   Back in the distant eighties, they went on a spree on lists around the country
self-made continuations of the Strugatskys' "Trilogy about Maxim". One of
they were even announced - but not published - by Boris Zavgorodny. Moreover
interest in them was maintained by constant conversations about what,
they say, a “real sequel” is about to come out, then we’ll compare. Not
Another Russian master, Kir, was left without successors
Bulychev. At the end of the eighties in the famous almanac "Fighting 
cat" the story of Vsevolod Martynenko "The World under Ost- 
ry corner", continuing Bulychev's story "Perpendicular 
peace." This, by the way, is the only sequel I know of that 
its advantages are not only equal to the original, but even in some ways
surpasses him. But this is a special article altogether - the author did not hide -
Xia, the publication was in the fan press, and, as far as I know, "good" on
it was given by Kir Bulychev himself. As for the sequels of Westerners,
then the most famous story is the self-made continuation of “Ko-
role of the Sun", which illiterate pirate-publishers already in another 
the era was squeezed, mistaking Norton for the natural one.
   And then the shackles fell... and away we go. True, as already said-
It turned out that the writers are ahead of everyoneladies' and adventure sequels
fishing But, nevertheless, all around we see “Aliens”, about whom we have heard
I haven't heard Alan Dean Foster, and I haven't seen "Highlanders" in Hollywood.
"North-West" and its subsidiaries are molding Richard Blade of the domestic 
liquid spill, although it’s sickening to read about it in the original. Ah,
Having enjoyed yourself in mass culture, you can take up the greats. And so
The sequel to "The Master and Margarita" has already been published. Two at once - "Lord
rings" (and N. Perumov clearly does not intend to stop at the achieved 
volume).And how many of them are still circulating among the fans (and some are much better-
better than published)! And the latest news from the publishing front
- the sequel to Belyaev’s “Amphibian Man” was released.  However, that's it
I don't feel sorry. And I don’t want to say at all that EVERYTHING is listed -
The books here are bad (but most of them are). Question, or rather, two questions -
dew, the following begs to be asked: What is the reason? And what will happen next?
   Let me answer them in reverse order.
   1. The use of classics will continue to increase. Already appeared
sequels to "The Quiet Don" and "The Good Soldier Schweik". I'm interested
I'm waiting for the release of the announced sequel to "War and Peace" (although read
I'm not going to - I'm not suicidal). Look, in England they have already realized
and scratched out a sequel to Doctor Zhivago. True, the heirs of Pasteur-
Naka are still holding a perimeter defense and do not allow publication, but 
This number won't work for us!
   Perhaps everything will not be so primitive,and instead of sequels -
attention! - there will be “alternative versions” of classic pro-
reports under the motto “that’s not how it all happened, not at all.” And in
science fiction, along with “alternative history” a genre will appear
"alternative (or "parallel") classics." Me personally after 
the latest American film adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" is no longer
Dumas will not be frightened by alternative options.
   2. Why? The easiest answer is that it is a disease. Contagious and but
falling epidemic character. You can even assign it
the clever scientific name is "Sequel disease".
   At the risk of incurring all sorts of accusations (we are no strangers to
become), another explanation can be assumed. The creators of the sequel
fishing is shaped by the same things that shape revolutionaries. After all, what we were told
bearded uncle theorists? The main thing is to change the world. The writer is
creator in the original sense of the word, creator of the real
own world. The successor deals with reality already
created. Moreover, the higher the talent of the creator, the more reliable the reality
ity - and the stronger the temptation to interfere with this reality. Created
there is an illusion of influence on the really existing world. Of course you can
call it an escape from reality. But - I would venture to guess -
entering someone else's reality and subordinating it to his will, the continuer
experiences feelings similar to those of a conqueror, political
some reformer, revolutionary figure... And forstates
It’s safer when a person with a similar temperament doesn’t build a bar.
ricads, and - even if not valuable in themselves - books. And for you and me, in
eventually, too...
   If it’s a disease, well, only after getting over it will we be able to
acquire immunity to it