Islandia (novel) - Sequels

Sequels

There are also three sequels, all written by Mark Saxton, the same man who edited the original Islandia manuscript. All three of these were written with the permission of Wright's estate.

• The Islar, Islandia Today - A Narrative of Lang III. This book is set in then-modern times in 1969. The plot concerns a coup attempt in Islandia that takes place while the national government is debating whether to join the United Nations. The protagonist, as indicated in the title, is John Lang's grandson.

• The Two Kingdoms, published in 1979, is a prequel set in the 14th century. The plot concerns the events surrounding the reign of the only female leader in Islandian history, and the dynastic change that ensued from this.

• Havoc in Islandia, published in 1982, is yet another prequel, set in the 12th century. At this time in Islandian "history", the Roman Catholic Church attempted to overthrow the government of Islandia, and, having failed, was itself expelled from the country forever. Sylvia Wright, Wright's daughter and the executrix of his estate, died shortly before this book was completed, and there have been no additional books since.

Reviewers describe these books as entertaining and self-contained. The prequels concern events that are mentioned in passing in the original novel, and evidently are based on Wright's unpublished notes.