The Sequel
By R.l. Stine
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Zachary Gold, struggling to write his second novel after his first became an instant success, is suddenly confronted by a mysterious man claiming that Zach plagiarized his writing. In an effort to escape the crazed imposter, Zach flees to a nearby library and hides out amid the children’s bookshelves in the basement. Surrounded by fairy tales, fearing for his safety, the author endeavors to write while grappling with the question of whether to attempt a sequel to his smash hit or start anew with an original story.
The Sequel, penned by none other than R. L. Stine, the man who made horror fun for young readers, is the latest installment in the Bibliomysteries series.
The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.
R.l. Stine
R.L. Stine has more than 350 million English language books in print, plus international editions in 32 languages, making him one of the most popular children’s authors in history. Besides Goosebumps, R.L. Stine has written other series, including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Dangerous Girls. R.L. Stine lives in New York with his wife, Jane, and his Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Minnie. Visit him online at rlstine.com.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was an ok short story. I listened to it via audible for free on their mystery channel. It wasn't spectacular but it did pass a little over an hour of with a bit of fun and nostalgia of R. L. Stine.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this story! It's a quick little tale that will grip you right from the start and leave you questioning and wanting more at the end. I did expect it to be a story designed for children, being Stine, but I would not recommend it for a child without parental approval. It contains a little content that might not be suitable for the typical Stine children's audience. Thanks, NetGalley for providing this review copy. This was the first Bibliomystery that I have read. It has intrigued me and I am looking forward to seeking out other titles.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Zachary is the author of a huge bestseller, which has created a lot of pressure to produce a second bestseller. That pressure has left him staring at a blank screen, unable to come up with an idea, while also pushing back on his agent's insistence that he write a sequel and get a huge paycheck. But this problem takes a backseat when a scary guy begins stalking Zachary, claiming he is the true author of Zachary's book.Good twist at the end.
Book preview
The Sequel - R.l. Stine
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Witness one Zachary Gold, 33. Youthful, tanned, long and lean, tensed over his laptop in the back corner of the coffee shop, one hand motionless over the keyboard.
Casual in a white Polo shirt to emphasize his tan, khaki cargo shorts, white Converse All-Stars. He grips the empty cardboard latte cup, starts to raise it, then sets it down. Should he order a third, maybe a grande this time?
Zachary Gold, an author in search of a plot, begs the gods of caffeine to bring him inspiration. He is an author in the hold of that boring cliché, the Sophomore Slump. And his days of no progress on the second novel have taught him only that clichés are always true.
Not a superstitious man, not a fanciful man. Practical. A realist.
But today he will welcome any magic that will start him writing. An angel, a muse, a shaman, a voice from beyond the grave, enchanted beads, an amulet, a scrawled message on a crinkled-up paper napkin.
Today … perhaps today that magic will arrive.
No, Zachary Gold does not live in The Twilight Zone. He lives in a brownstone in the West 70’s of Manhattan, a building he bought with the abundant royalties from his first novel.
He tells interviewers that he never reads reviews. But he did read the piece in the New York Times that declared him the once-and-future king of the new American popular literature.
Does the once-and-future king have a future?
Zachary succumbs to a third latte, skim milk with a shot of espresso, and resumes his throne in front of the glaringly blank screen.
The first book wrote itself, he recalls. I practically wrote it as fast as I could type it. And then I barely had to revise.
A sigh escapes his throat. The hot cup trembles in his hand. If the first book hadn’t crowned him king, he wouldn’t be under so much pressure for the second one.
A lot of kings have been beheaded.
And then he scolds himself: Don’t be so grim. A lot of authors have had this problem before you.
Zachary has a sense of humor. His wife Kristen says it kept him alive several times when she felt like battering him over the head with a hot frying pan. Kristen is a redhead and—another cliché—has the stormy temperament that is supposed to come with the fiery hair.
Two teenage girls at a table against the wall catch Zachary’s attention. They have their green canvas backpacks on the floor and their phones in front of them on the table.
"Mrs. Abrams says we don’t have to read War and Peace. We can read the Spark Notes instead."
Mrs. Abrams is awesome.
At the table behind them, a woman with white scraggly hair, round red