postquel

English

Etymology

Blend of post- +‎ sequel.

Noun

postquel (plural postquels)

1. (narratology) A work of fiction which is set after the events of an earlier installment in a series but is not an immediate sequel.
   • 1995 December 9, Michael Wolf, “Re: Sequel too???”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I heard that Lucas will shoot all three of the prequels at the same time (like the last two Back To The Future movies were filmed together). The first prequel is shooting for '97 or '98 release. As to when the 'postquels' will be written, shot and released is anybody's guess. I just hope that George sticks with us long enuf for us to complete this amazing storyline.

   • 2001, Charles Marowitz, Stage Dust: A Critic's Cultural Scrapbook from the 1990s, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 23:

     In musicals, when they are not unabashedly revivals, the assumption seems to be all we need do is find appropriate chunks of recent, or not-so-recent, history and cleverly reformulate them. Remakes, re-dos, sequels, prequels, and postquels are all the rage in films, TV, and on the stage.

   • 2004 April 14, Peredur Davies, “Re: New James Bond novels - what do you want to see?”, in alt.fan.james-bond‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I'm not saying we should see "The Return of Goldfinger" or "Bond has more fun with Honey Ryder", but it would be a fun and interesting way toi use a Bond that was the same age and time as Fleming's character, without having to resort to prequels, postquels, or parallel universes.

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