I wouldn't be surprised (which are you thinking of?) but I always think of series where the first book was standalone, and is generally the best, but a bit different in tone from the others. I guess if books were planned as a series from the beginning the first book would likely be crammed full of exposition, but I have no idea if that was the case here.
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Date: 2006-12-30 05:57 pm (UTC)