A midquel is a neologism for a story that is neither a sequel nor a prequel nor an interquel, but which describes previously-undescribed events taking place during the chronology of the original story. It can be considered as "during this time" or "meanwhile". A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created (coined) — often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. ... Look up Story in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ... Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is one of the most well-known prequels. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with midquel. ...

Literature

Orson Scott Card's science fiction novel Ender's Game, which was followed by two midquels: Ender's Shadow and Shadow of the Hegemon, focusing on the adventures of Ender's friend Bean and his siblings, respectively. Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a prolific and best-selling author working in numerous genres. ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card, set in a future where mankind is facing annihilation by an alien society, the insectoid Buggers (more formally known as Formics). Having barely survived two separate Bugger invasions, humanity institutes a program for the breeding and training... The cover art for Enders Shadow shows Bean standing in the metaphorical shadow of Ender Wiggin. ... The cover art for Shadow of the Hegemon features Bean standing in the metaphorical shadow of Earth, under control of the hegemon Peter Wiggin. ...

C.S. Lewis' The Horse and His Boy which takes place entirely during Chapter 17 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an author and scholar. ... The Horse and his Boy The Horse and His Boy is a novel by C.S. Lewis. ... The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. ...

Mario Puzo's novel The Sicilian is a midquel to The Godfather, as it involves Michael Corleone during his exile in Sicily. The film, however, removes all references to the Corleone family. The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ... Michael Corleone, as portrayed by Al Pacino (right) with his fathers consigliere Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall) in The Godfather. ... Sicilian redirects here. ...

Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead could be considered a midquel of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, taking place during the same time frame but from an exactly inverse perspective... the minor characters are the leads and Hamlet is a minor player. Sir Tom Stoppard OM, CBE (born Tomáš Straussler on 3 July 1937) is a British playwright. ... Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a humorous, absurdist, tragic and existentialist play by Tom Stoppard, first staged in 1966. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A detail of the engraving of Daniel Maclises 1842 painting The Play-scene in Hamlet, portraying the moment when the guilt of Claudius is revealed. ... A detail of the engraving of Daniel Maclises 1842 painting The Play-scene in Hamlet, portraying the moment when the guilt of Claudius is revealed. ...

In the Star Wars universe, the novel I, Jedi written by Michael A. Stackpole is a midquel to Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy Trilogy. The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... The book I, Jedi, by Michael A. Stackpole. ... Michael Stackpole (born 1957) is, among other things, a science-fiction author best known for his Star Wars and Battletech books. ... For the actor known as Kevin Anderson, see Kevin Anderson (actor). ... The Jedi Academy Trilogy is a Star Wars series by Kevin J. Anderson. ...

Movies

Bambi II is a midquel for the original Bambi, portraying young Bambi's life from the death of his mother to his adult form. Bambi II (aka: Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest) is a Disney animated feature that premiered on January 26, 2006 in Argentina. ... Bambi is the fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942 and produced by Walt Disney. ...

The Lion King 1½ takes place before and during the events of The Lion King, focusing on Timon and Pumbaa rather than Simba. The Lion King 1 1/2 DVD cover The Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries) is an animated film, the sidestory (or midquel or in-between-quel according to the movie) to The Lion King made by The Walt Disney Company. ... For the theatrical musical, see The Lion King (musical). ... Timon (right) and Pumbaa (left) Timon and Pumbaa are a fictional meerkat and warthog duo first introduced in Disneys popular 1994 animated film The Lion King. ... Cub Simba from The Lion King Simba is a fictional lion character and the protagonist of Disneys popular 1994 animated feature film The Lion King. ...

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is set during the events of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a movie made by The Walt Disney Company in 1997. ... Beauty and the Beast is a traditional folktale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). ...

Tarzan II expands upon the childhood of Tarzan, as based upon the events shown in Tarzan. Tarzan II is a direct-to-video midquel to Tarzan (1999 film), telling the story of Tarzans childhood. ... James H. Pierce and Joan Burroughs Pierce starred in the 1932-34 Tarzan radio series Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... Tarzan is the thirty-seventh animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ...

Video games

Two expansion packs for the Half-Life video game, Half-Life: Opposing Force and Half-Life: Blue Shift, can be considered midquels as they occur during the events of the original game, but with different player characters. Half-Life For a quantity subject to exponential decay, the half-life is the time required for the quantity to fall to half of its initial value. ... Opposing Force is the critically acclaimed first expansion pack for the popular first-person shooter Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and released by Valve Software on October 31, 1999. ... Half-Life: Blue Shift is the second expansion pack for the first-person shooter computer game Half-Life, developed by Gearbox Software and released on June 12, 2001. ...

In the Fire Emblem video game series, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is the midquel of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Thracia 776 takes place during the intermission of Seisen no Keifu. Eliwood, Hector and Lyn from Fire Emblem (Game Boy Advance), the first Fire Emblem to be released internationally. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance is in part a midquel for both Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, given some time-travelling aspects of the game. Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is a multinational corporation founded on November 6,[citation needed] 1889 in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... GBA redirects here. ... Banjo-Kazooie is a 3-D platform/adventure video game for the Nintendo 64. ... Banjo-Tooie (Japanese title: バンジョーとカズーイの大冒険2, Rōmaji: Banjō to KazÅ«i no Daibōken 2, English translation: Banjo & Kazooies Great Adventure 2, Japanese English title: Banjo-Kazooie 2) is the sequel to the 1998 Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie. ...

See also

• prequel — before an existing story.
• sequel — after an existing story.
• interquel — between two existing stories.