Reading with Style discussion

20.7 Four-bagger - read a book from a tetralogy (Examples)

Hi Elizabeth, would The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle qualify as a book in a tetralogy?
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes.
Thank you.

Hi Shannon. Yes, any book that is one of a 4-part series will work. Please link to the wiki article when posting. Enjoy!

Thank you :)

If it is a series that may or may not have more books added in the future, does that count?
I'm thinking of the new Robert Langdon book that is 4th in this series.
Inferno by Dan Brown

The fourth book in a series will not qualify. The series should be complete in four books.

Sorry, should have said the fourth book in an _ongoing_ series. (phone doesn't allow edits)

got it. Well there wasn't a second letter "u" anyway. (smile)

I am really having trouble with this task. Other than Wikipedia link above, how do I find any other series of only four books?

To find that list, I googled tetralogy. However, there are quite a few that come up as individual entries under a google search that are *not* on that list - although you might have to go to page 2 of the search. Not sure what sort of books might be of interest to you.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "To find that list, I googled tetralogy. However, there are quite a few that come up as individual entries under a google search that are *not* on that list - although you might have to go to page 2..."

Thanks, Elizabeth.

The book that I am planning to read is advertised as a quartet The Day of the Scorpion. You might try looking for that designation too.

Gosh, Kathleen, just what I needed - 4 more books on my Wish List. ;-)

I also just put "tetralogy" into the Goodreads search box and got some results, so you could try that as well.

I found several: Lonesome Dove Series (Larry McMurtry series of 4), The Bride Quartet (Nora Roberts), and The Giver Quartet (Lois Lowry).

Thanks for all the help, y'all.

I plan to read the first novel of Joyce Carol Oates's Wonderland Quartet.

5 Oldies points and combo with 20.4

I don't think this series was meant to be a four books series however the author passed away and so there are only four books. Can I use it for this task? The 4th book is the only one I haven't read ;)

Mistress of the Art of Death

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Gosh, Kathleen, just what I needed - 4 more books on my Wish List. ;-)
:)

Tien wrote: "I don't think this series was meant to be a four books series however the author passed away and so there are only four books. Can I use it for this task? The 4th book is the only one I haven't r..."

Yes, Tien - go for it! Whether intentional or not, this series is complete in 4 books.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Yes, Tien - go for it! Whether intentional or not, this series is complete in 4 books. "

Awesome! Thanks :)

Tien wrote: "I don't think this series was meant to be a four books series however the author passed away and so there are only four books. Can I use it for this task?"

Tien, I love that series! Now I have several from which to choose!

If you want a light read...Nora Roberts has the Bridal Quartet...four books about four different friends that go into the wedding business together. One is photographer, one is coordinator, one is florist, and the other is cake decorator, I think. Each one centers around one girl's romantic interest.

Here's a link to a Tetralogy from Dick Francis:

http://www.goodreads.com/series/51614...

It will get combo with 10.10

Camille wrote: "Here's a link to a Tetralogy from Dick Francis:

http://www.goodreads.com/series/51614...

It will get combo with 10.10"

Nice work, Camille!

Lynn Abbey - Emma Merrigan
Daniel Abraham - Long Price Quartet
John Barnes - Giraut
Stephen Baxter - Destiny's Children
Stephen Baxter - Manifold
Stephen Baxter - Time's Tapestry
Elizabeth Bear - Promethean Age
Carol Berg - The Bridge of D'Arnath
Jay Caselberg - Jack Stein Series
Sarah Caudwell - Hilary Tamar
C.J. Cherryh - Morgaine Saga
Dawn Cook - Truth
John Crowley - The Aegypt Cycle
Sara Douglass - The Troy Game
Kate Elliott - Jaran
Michael Flynn - Firestar
Diana Pharaoh Francis - Crosspointe Chronicles
Ariana Franklin - Mistress of the Art of Death
Mary Gentle - The Book of Ash
Anna Godbersen - Luxe
Michael Gregorio - Hanno Stiffeniis (4 novels published 2006-2010, with no indication of a #5 novel)
Barbara Hambly - Windrose Chronicles
Barbara Hambly - Winterlands
Barbara Hambly - James Asher
Thomas Harlan - Oath of Empire
Charlaine Harris - Harper Connelly
Erin Hart - Nora Gavin (4 published novels in series)
Robin Hobb - Rain Wild Chronicles
Cecelia Holland - Soul Thief
Ian Irvine - The View from the Mirror
J.V. Jones - Sword of Shadows
Greg Keyes - Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
Greg Keyes - Age of Unreason
Durrell, Lawrence - The Alexandria Quartet
Gregory Maguire - The Wicked Years
Wil McCarthy - The Queendom of Sol
Anton Strout - Simon Canderous (4 novels published 2008-2011, with no indication of a #5 novel)