Stray conversation has a way of sparking curiosity. When a passing comment asking what a series of four books was called, I had to wonder--just what is it called? Since a trilogy is three, would a quadrilogy be four? And, guess what? It is--in non-standard usage. Goggle is full of references to the Alien quadrilogy. The real word is tetralogy. Look it up! So what about five or six or seven. . . Here's a handy list for you. All the words can be found on the net in dictionaries like Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, or allwords.com.
tetralogy-a series of four connected works
pentalogy-a series of five related works of art (hey, books are art!)
hexalogy-Anyone seen the Star Wars hexalogy?
heptalogy-a series of seven creative works connected by a common storyline--Harry Potter for instance
octology-a collection of eight books as one single unit
nonology-a trilogy of trilogies
Now, I know most of us would like to create at least one novel, but as my witty husband quipped, "The word for five is millionaire!
Happy Writing--ZMS =^..^=
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Hexlogy - a series of novels written by a witch. (or about the Braves)
Octology - a series of novels written in the tenth month.
Nono-ology - a series of books written by a two year old.
Pentupology - a series novels written by a frustrated songwriter. (you know who)
Hepta-heptology - a series of seven novels written by one’s liver. (or maybe the study of quarterback signals?)
Neontetraology - a series of novels written by a gaudy little fish.
Hexlogy - a series of novels written by a witch. (or about the Braves)
Octology - a series of novels written in the tenth month.
Nono-ology - a series of books written by a two year old.
Pentupology - a series novels written by a frustrated songwriter. (you know who)
Hepta-heptology - a series of seven novels written by one’s liver. (or maybe the study of quarterback signals?)
Neontetraology - a series of novels written by a gaudy little fish.
Ha! Ha! Leave it to a songwriter and poet to be a wordsmith. =^..^=
Oh, I like the way your husband thinks!!
Diana
I had to update the original blog entry. My sister, Thea, has to be credited with finding most of the neat words in the blog. Long live the great English Teacher, my sister!
=^..^=
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