Series Burnout

I started a new book on Kindle Unlimited this weekend. It’s the latest in a series which now spans more than twenty books. The previous books were imaginative and built up an interesting world and group of characters over that time.

I’m no book critic, but I do now what I personally like to read. With this latest story I’m wondering if the author is suffering from series burnout. Compared to the previous books, this one jumps from scene to scene without transitions or reason, characters act differently than we’re used to over the course of the series, and the story itself is somewhat fantastical.

For example, the villain of the piece is high up in the U.S. government. She captures the main character and his team of assassins, but they escape via an unseen battle. Then there are no follow-up ramifications from the villain, which should have followed rapidly when a dozen people are killed in your own home.

Anyway, it just got me thinking that maybe it’s tough to keep up a certain level of quality over so many books. Or maybe it was written by AI. Heck, maybe this was written by AI.

Just kidding, but give it a year or two.