Structures Of Series

Am I alone in wanting to analyze not only the contents but also the structures of series? I have argued, perhaps ad nauseam, that Poul Anderson's Technic History and Time Patrol series are fascinating in this respect. Or consider his Maurai future history:

three short stories which could be collected in one volume without the two Kith stories;

one long novel, set later;

the Maurai Federation as one of several milieus, both past and future, visited by time travelers in There Will Be Time.

Thus, these three volumes could be packaged together.

See also:

The Structure Of A Series: Poul Anderson
The Structure Of A Series: Ian Fleming
The Structure Of A Series: Dornford Yates IV
The Structure Of A Series: Holmes Omnibuses
The Structure Of A Series: Conan Doyle II 
The Structure Of A Series: John Carter
The Structure Of A Series: Robert Heinlein
The Structures Of Flandry And Okies