Interquel

In a series of works, an interquel is a narrative that portrays events that are chronologically set during the interval between two previously published works that sparked its creation, being the sequel to former work and the prequel to the latter work, which was previously the sequel to the former. The term was coined after prequel, pre- meaning before and inter- meaning between. Interquels are often used to supplement an existing universe without creating problems in continuity, as is the case in which a novel is set in a universe whose canon is primarily defined by a television series or movie.

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Side stories are often considered, or may be, interquels.

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Sequel: :For the hydrogen fuel car, see General Motors Sequel. For the database query language, see SQL...

Prequel: A prequel is a work that portrays events which are set in the same "universe" as a previously completed narrative, but at an earlier time. The word is a neologism, dating to the early 1970s; it is a portmanteau formed from pre-, meaning before, and sequel, a work which takes place after a previous o...

Continuity: Continuity may mean:...