I was nearing the end of the book, Exile, from the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series. The plot was tense and I was eager to see how the last couple chapters, still waiting under my right thumb, would turn out. As I was finishing a chapter I thought to myself, “Self, this seems to be tying things up a bit prematurely.” Then I reached the last paragraph of the chapter and realized why I’d had that impression. The book was done. Or rather, the ‘Exile’ part of the book was done. The last bunch of pages was devoted to a preview of the next book in the series! I was like, “Dude, that is so not cool! I don’t want a preview – I’ll read that stuff when I get the next book. No point in spoiling things now.” Either put in a preview of some other series, or save a tree and end the book there. It’s like those TV shows where you think there will still be a few more minutes of action after a commercial break at the 8:50 mark only to find out that a ‘next episode’ preview and credits fritter away the minutes left till the hour. OK, I guess some people like the prevvies. I’m not among them. I like the mystery of not knowing what’s coming down the pipe (at least in books and shows). But that’s just me…
