: Re: How can I Switch Protagonists Between Books? Disclaimer: I am not intending on doing this. It is just a question I thought was fascinating and might be useful to other writers. Here's the scenario.

@Caterina108

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...you decide to change to a new protagonist. The reason isn't important...

I cannot let this pass. The reason is paramount.

If your story is character-driven, switching protagonist probably makes little or no sense, unless the person is killed and someone else has to carry the torch (but it is not the case, I understand).

If your story is plot-driven, you can pick a new protagonist every time the story requires it. It is your story and you can tell it any way you desire.

...George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire even does it every chapter...

Not entirely correct. George R. R. Martin changes to a different character's point of view with every chapter, the number of his protagonists (Jon Snow, Tyrion, Daenerys, Davos) is nowhere near the number of his characters. Yet he does have quite a few and does switch them promptly.

Robin Hobb has over a dozen novels set in the same world with characters, antagonists and protagonists traveling from one story to another, all set over an epic storyline, spanning several decades.

Make all your protagonists worthy of being admired and trust that the reader can keep up.

Absolutely true. Besides that--there are no rules, only the author and the story.

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