Third time’s the charm as the old saying goes. Although I’m a fan of trilogies some series go beyond the trinity formula. Third entries either continue the narrative of a series or generally close it.

(1) The Cabinet of Curiosities (Agent Pendergast #3)

• Written by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
• Release Date: 2002

When an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are thirty-six bodies–all murdered and mutilated more than a century ago. While FBI agent Pendergast investigates the old crimes, identical killings start to terrorize the city.

(2) Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City #3)

• Written by Patti O’Shea
• Release Date: 2005

Mika herself seeks freedom. She’s come to Crimson City looking for the key. But that key’s keeper is a killer, an outsider, a mercenary with a poisoned past. To her kind, he has meant only death. No matter that Conor McCabe’s pale green eyes hold a hint of lust, the glint of a bond never to be broken; the path ahead lies in shadow.

(3) City of the Dead (Resident Evil #3)

• Written by S. D. Perry
• Release Date: 1999

A police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield attempt to escape from Raccoon City during a zombie apocalypse.  This is definitely for fans of the video game.

(4) The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time #3)

• Written by Robert Jordan
• Release Date: 1991

Set as the third book in the Wheel of Time series, the story follows the declaration of Rand al’Thor as the Dragon Reborn, and the efforts of those who want to help him and those who want to stop him.

(5) Deadland Rising (Deadland Saga #3)

• Written by Rachel Aukes
• Release Date: 2015

It has been nearly one year since the zombie hordes claimed the world. As the plague eats away at its victims’ bodies, the Fox survivors search for a safe place to rebuild what they have lost. But a dangerous new threat has risen, hunting them from every direction. To survive, Cash, Clutch, and their small band of refugees must put their faith in a group of strangers and a new government with radical plans. It will take all of the Fox survivors’ strength and courage to endure in this barren, hostile world. Even that might not be enough.

(6) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium #3)

• Written by Stieg Larsson
• Release Date: 2007

Lisbeth Salander – the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels – lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge – against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.

(7) The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara #3)

• Written by Terry Brooks
• Release Date: 2008

Logan Tom, wielding the magic staff of a Knight of the Word, has a promise to keep–protecting the world’ s only hope of salvation–and a score to settle with the demon that massacred his family. Angel Perez, Logan’s fellow Knight, has risked her life to aid the elvish race, whose peaceful, hidden realm is marked for extermination by the forces of the Void. Kirisin Belloruus, a young elf entrusted with an ancient magic, must deliver his entire civilization from a monstrous army. And Hawk, the rootless boy who is nothing less than destiny’s instrument, must lead the last of humanity to a latter-day promised land before the final darkness falls.

(8) Dragons of Spring Dawning (Dragonlance Chronicles #3)

• Written by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
• Release Date: 1985

Finally armed with dragonlances, a group of heroes, composed of a knight, barbarian, dwarf, and half-elf, faces a deadly showdown with the evil dragons and Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness.

(9) Blood of Elves (The Witcher #3)

• Written by Andrzej Sapkowski
• Release Date: 1994

When the Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra, Ciri, granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, manages to flee the capital city. The Emperor of Nilfgaard sends his spies to find her, hoping to harness her magical potential and the elven blood in her veins. Enter Geralt of Rivia. A monster hunter for hire, he’s keeping Ciri safe at the Witchers’ keep, Kaer Morhen. But with the Emperor’s spies closing in, how long can Geralt keep Ciri hidden away?

(10) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3)

• Written by Suzanne Collins
• Release Date: 2010

The book continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.

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