Heptalogy


A heptalogy is a compound literary or narrative work that is made up of seven distinct works. While not in wide usage, it has been used to describe such examples as the Harry Potter series of books, and The Chronicles of Narnia.

Examples

HeptalogyDatesAuthor
The Cycle of Life1914Edward Maryon
In Search of Lost Time1913–1927Marcel Proust
The Chronicles of Narnia1949–1954C. S. Lewis
Le Livre des questions 1963–1973 Edmond Jabès
Narratives of Empire1967–2000Gore Vidal
Licht1977–2003Karlheinz Stockhausen
The Death Gate Cycle1990–1994Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Tomorrow series1993–1999John Marsden
Harry Potter1997–2007J. K. Rowling

Planned heptalogyDatesAuthor
Luther1613–1630Martin Rinkart
Eugene Gant1935–1941Thomas Wolfe
The Ages of Man1956Thornton Wilder
The Children of Kronos1987–1991Alexandros Kotzias
Heptalogía de Hieronymus Bosch1997-2006Rafael Spregelburd
A Song of Ice and Fire1996–20??George R. R. Martin