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series-continuity

This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a sequel", "write a prequel", "start book two", "continue the series", "companion novel", "spin-off", "link books in a series", "carry characters into the next book", "series continuity", "series bible", "pitch my series", "series pitch", "multi-book pitch", or needs to plan, pitch, or keep canon consistent across multiple Story Skills projects. NOT for a standalone book (use story-init), continuity within one book (use revision-continuity), or a query, pitch, or synopsis for a single book (use submission).

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# Series Continuity

## Overview

Plan and maintain sequels, prequels, and companion books as linked Story Skills projects. Each book stays a standalone project with its own `story.md`, characters, world, chapters, and continuity files. Books point at each other through `story.md` frontmatter, and `story series` checks the canon they share.

- `series` - kebab-case series id shared by every book, such as `the-ember-cycle`
- `series-title` - optional retail series name, such as `The Ember Cycle`, that the metadata sheet prints in place of the id
- `book-number` - publication order (1, 2, 3...); `0` for a prequel published later, a decimal such as `1.5` for a between-books novella
- `follows` - paths to books set **earlier** in the story's chronology
- `precedes` - paths to books set **later** in the story's chronology

Chronology and publication order are separate. A prequel written after the first book has `book-number: 2` and lists `../book-one` under `precedes`.