A pentalogy is a series of five related works of art, a lesser-known relative of the words trilogy (three) and tetralogy (four). It is made up of the Greek words πεντε (pente 'five') and (logos 'word, story').
A pentalogy has also been called a "quintology", basing the prefix on Latin quinque- instead of Greek. The musical term "quintet" has also been used.
Notable pentalogies
* The Leatherstocking Tales *Superman film series *Dirty Harry series * series *Highlander series *Planet of the Apes series *The Chronicles of Prydain *Coheed and Cambria's albums. (not yet finished) *The Charlie Bone books by Jenny Nimmo were originally intended as a pentalogy, but the series was later expanded and currently contains six books. *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "Trilogy" by Douglas Adams *The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore, part of the Forgotten Realms series of books from TSR *The Crane-Iron series by Wang Dulu
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