interquel
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(narratology) An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors.
(narratology) Any middle sequel with an earlier and a later installment. This usage may not be proper.
Related terms
*prequel
*sequel
See also
*midquel
Quotations
*1994 March 27, Francis Muir, “It was the best of Trollope and the worst of Trollope”, rec.arts.books, Usenet
*: There's room for something that is nether a prequel nor a sequel. What shall we call it? Interquel ? Quelude?
*1996 May 12, Allen J. Myerson, “Following Capt. McMurtry, Take by Take”, The New York Times
*: Having written and filmed a "Lonesome Dove" sequel and prequel, come about 1997 Mr. McMurtry plans to finish an interquel , "Comanche Moon," about his heroes' prime adulthood.
*2001 March 20, Michael S. Schiffer, “Better off dead”, rec.arts.sf.written, Usenet
*: Not strictly a sequel, of course. (More of an interquel .)
*2002 January 15, Myuuni Hausen II, “Are there any subtitled versions of Inferno Road?”, uk.media.animation.anime, Usenet
*:Basically this part was a filler story which was set somewhere within the continuity of the first part - an "interquel " if you must.
*2002 October 4, Kirsten Gilson, “TLK 1.5 to be released theatrically”, alt.fan.lion-king, Usenet
*:According to Animagic... the interquel is being planned to be released theatrically.
*2004' November 7, Henry Kisor, “‘The Godfather Returns’ turns out to be a worthy ‘'''interquel ’”, ''Chicago Sun-Times
*:The sparkling novel is neither sequel nor prequel but what might be called an "interquel ," for it fills some of the chronological gaps
*2006 June 25, quoted by Simon Carless (June 27), “Writing Up Trilby's Notes”, Game Set Watch , at www.gamesetwatch.com [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/writing_up_trilbys_notes_1.php]
*:The game is a direct sequel to 5 Days a Stranger and an interquel between 5DaS and 7 Days a Skeptic
*2007 July 23, John Sutherland, “Here Comes Stubble as the Wizard Grows Up”, The Evening Standard (London)
*:Another Potter book would take him over that edge into the un-narratable. Unless, of course, as with Charlie Higson's young James Bond, the author is persuaded to do a prequel, or an interquel .