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NYCitygurl
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12/29/07 9:55am
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Movie was good. And, like Narnia and LOTR, it might gain some popularity again with the releases.
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rebel_cheese
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12/29/07 10:23pm
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I say we haven't even seen the next Harry Potter yet. It's not out there yet, it is still a figment of the author's imagination. Nothing like HP probably won't emerge again for five-ten years at all, I think. If one can even emerge again. Books as we know it might be extremely different in a decade.
I predict it'll be in a different genre than fantasy (probably in sci-fi) and it will have a girl as the protagonist.
His Dark Materials is weaker than people think. The movie is not performing up to expectations and the books have been far more controversial than the HP books. Not to mention the American audience is paltry compared to the British audience. It had a shot at setting the world on fire, and while it came close, it's only going to decline from this point thereon.
George R. R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire is the edgiest of the mainstream fantasy series out there, but there's some definite adult material in those books. I think it's hit its peak.
Fullmetal Alchemist has had its time in the sun. The anime is in eternal repeats on Adult Swim and the rights will be gone by the end of next year, and without the television exposure people may soon forget FMA's existence on the manga racks. I give more long-term appeal to Tsubasa, especially with its status as Del Rey's marquee manga title (i.e., the one that's going to get the biggest and most sustained publicity blitz), but it's never going to approach Naruto as the king of manga, much less challenge Spider-Man, Batman, and company.
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kecen
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Date Posted:
12/29/07 11:07pm
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rebel_cheese posted:
Fullmetal Alchemist has had its time in the sun. The anime is in eternal repeats on Adult Swim and the rights will be gone by the end of next year, and without the television exposure people may soon forget FMA's existence on the manga racks. I give more long-term appeal to Tsubasa, especially with its status as Del Rey's marquee manga title (i.e., the one that's going to get the biggest and most sustained publicity blitz), but it's never going to approach Naruto as the king of manga, much less challenge Spider-Man, Batman, and company.
I don't mean the anime, silly >_>
The manga stands on its own. Naruto has run far too long to the point I think it's probably very repetitive now (and the negative light the fangirls have put it in), although te same could be said of Dragon Ball (Z), which I do like.
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Fel_Freak228
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I don't know if anything will be as big as Harry Potter for a long time.
Sure The Chronicles of Narnia will gain some more attention with the upcoming release of Prince Caspian, but how can it get anymore well-known then it already is?
The only way I think something will surpass the popularity of HP is if something bigger and better sweeps us off our feet. One can only hope.
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Idrelle_Miocovani
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1/12 2:26pm
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Hmm... after Harry Potter... I'm inclined to agree with Fel_Freak228. I don't know if anything will be as big as Harry Potter for a while. It was... a unique experience for the literary world.
A few months ago I read Inkheart and really loved it. I've yet to read Inkspell and Inkdeath comes out later this year (I think). They're wonderful books, brilliant children's literature and quite original. I love the way that Mo and Meggie can read people out of books, even though it's caused so many problems!
I'm not sure if Inkheart will surpass the popularity of HP, even though they're really good books. I don't think it can. HP was, frankly, too big. 
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NYCitygurl
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1/12 6:25pm
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They're actually making a movie of the first, due out in a few months. The book could gain popularity after that. And it looks very interesting; I'll have to get a copy.
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Hammurabi
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I wouldn't be surprised if Rowling's next book became 'the next Harry Potter'. At the moment, she's the most well-known writer on the planet. She's got a massive following, and whatever she writes next will probably be a huge hit, whether or not it involves Harry Potter.
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NYCitygurl
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1/17 5:53pm
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But will she write something else? And could a different series by her have that kind of publicity all the way through, especially since the whole time it'll be compared to HP?
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Lord_Riven
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A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin, brilliantly written, just takes too long to come out, and is too risque for kids.
However, I think JK had better come back and write HP next-generation considering the shocker of an Epilogue that she wrote.
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NYCitygurl
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1/26 3:03pm
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The epilogue was kind of sappy. Plus, I don't know how their adventures could compare to Harry's. If she goes back to that world, she should do it before Harry's time -- James, Dumbledore, or waaaaaaaay back.
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Coruscant
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1/31 3:10pm
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Hammurabi posted:
I wouldn't be surprised if Rowling's next book became 'the next Harry Potter'. At the moment, she's the most well-known writer on the planet. She's got a massive following, and whatever she writes next will probably be a huge hit, whether or not it involves Harry Potter.
I have to agree. Her next book won't be as large as Harry Potter but it will still sell more copies in a shorter amount of time than anything by any other writer out there.
ASOIAF will finally receive the attention it deserves with the HBO series. It may not be the next Harry Potter, but perhaps the next Sopranos? 
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Tatooine_native
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I remember a few months ago there was some talk about Tunnels by Roderick Gordon, apparently signed by the same guy who signed JK Rowling. I haven't read it, or seen reviews of it, so I don't know if it's good, or if it's selling well yet.
One series I do like, and that I'm anticipating further installments of as much I looked forward to more Harry Potter adventures, is the Ranger's Apprentice series, starting with The Ruins of Gorlan. They seem to have been reviewed well, and sold well so far, but I'm hoping they become more popular as to encourage the American publisher to publish them faster; they originate in Australia, and the US publications are several books behind.
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Coruscant
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2/4 10:33pm
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I just purchased Tunnels over the weekend so I'll let you know how the book is. Which possible same guy are we talking about here? The lit agent, Little? The American publisher, Levine?
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NYCitygurl
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I still say that Martin's stuff will never gain the popularity of HP because it's not young-teenager-to-kid friendly. Unlike something like WoT, which could technically be read by about middle-schoolers-on-up, Martin's series is for adults and almost-adults only.
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Tatooine_native
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Coruscant posted:
I just purchased Tunnels over the weekend so I'll let you know how the book is. Which possible same guy are we talking about here? The lit agent, Little? The American publisher, Levine?
It's Barry Cunningham, who according to this article was the editor at Bloomsbury who came across Rowling's manuscript.
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