I saw the whole thing as a single unit. I know that you believe too many old books are reissued in an attempt to give them 'classic' status and that you resent the fact that they nudge out new authors and new titles. Most fiction, you have argued, is tied to the issues and concerns of its own period. I couldn't have put it better. But that's NOT to say I want MY books to become classics.
Old trees rot and die to make way for healthy new growth.
Old books should be allowed to die the same way. The promotion of the first two Tudor Terror titles was full-blooded. Clearly a good deal of money had been spent on publicity and cover-design. Because the sixth book was finished before the first one appeared. What WILL be difficult is to follow this series with another.