If the first impression wasn’t good, then maybe a second chance would make a better impression. Sequels are made to capitalize on the success of the first while also continuing and expanding upon what was established.

(1) On Target (Gray Man #2)

• Written by Mark Greaney
• Release Date: 2010

Four years ago, Court Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. To survive, he had to eliminate his own brothers in arms. Now, as a master assassin known as the Gray Man, he makes his living killing other people. But when an old comrade he thought dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.

(2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)

• Written by Stieg Larsson
• Release Date: 2009

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled genius hacker Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.

(3) Deadland’s Harvest (Deadland Saga #2)

• Written by Rachel Aukes
• Release Date: 2014

It has been one hundred days since the zombies claimed the world. Cash, along with forty-two survivors, have found safety in the secluded and well-guarded Fox National Park. The leaves are changing colors, a beautiful, brutal reminder that winter is coming. As the survivors prepare for freezing months without electricity and not enough food, they learn of massive zombie herds several hundred miles north…and headed their way. To save the park, Cash must find a place for the survivors to hide from the migrating herds. If Cash and her small band of volunteers don’t succeed by winter, the Fox survivors just may become Deadland’s Harvest.

(4) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2)

• Written by Suzanne Collins
• Release Date: 2009

Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering among the districts-a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

(5) The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time #2)

• Written by Robert Jordan
• Release Date: 1990

The story features young heroes Rand al’Thor, Mat Cauthon, and Perrin Aybara, who join Shienaren soldiers in a quest to retrieve the Horn of Valere. At the same time, Egwene al’Vere, Nynaeve al’Meara, and Elayne Trakand go to the White Tower in Tar Valon to learn Aes Sedai ways. Finally, an exotic army invades the western coast.

(6) The Flood (Halo #2)

• Written by William C. Dietz
• Release Date: 2003

The story is set in the twenty-sixth century, following a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier named the Master Chief, who’s accompanied by Cortana, an artificial intelligence. The two lead humanity in the battle against the group of aliens called the Covenant as they attempt to uncover the secrets of the eponymous Halo, a ring-shaped artificial world.

(7) Savages (Savages #2)

• Written by Don Winslow
• Release Date: 2010

Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beach-based marijuana operation, reaping significant profits from their loyal clientele. In the past when their turf was challenged, Chon took care of eliminating the threat. But now they may have come up against something that they can’t handle — the Mexican Baja Cartel wants in, sending them the message that a “no” is unacceptable. When they refuse to back down, the cartel escalates its threat, kidnapping Ophelia, the boys’ playmate and confidante. O’s abduction sets off a dizzying array of ingenious negotiations and gripping plot twists that will captivate readers eager to learn the costs of freedom and the price of one amazing high.

(8) Street Magic (The Circle Opens #2)

• Written by Tamora Pierce
• Release Date: 2001

Briar Moss is a plant mage who takes a young stone mage named Evvy under his wing resolving to find her a teacher. She soon becomes the person of interest to one of Chammuri’s fiercest gang, who’s seeking a stone mage to lead them to hidden gems.

(9) Reliquary (Agent Pendergast #2)

• Written by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
• Release Date: 1997

Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beast. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up with police lieutenant D’Agosta and FBI agent Pendergast, as well as the brilliant Dr. Frock, to try and solve the puzzle. The trail soon leads deep underground, where they will face the awakening of a slumbering nightmare.

(10) Sword of Destiny (The Witcher #2)

• Written by Andrzej Sapkowski
• Release Date: 1992

Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. This is a collection of short stories, following the adventures of Geralt as he battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike…

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