Even More Dragon Tattoo Books Are Coming—But Are the Additions a Good Idea?

But is the onslaught a good idea?

Get ready for even more of Lisbeth Salander.

According to the series' Swedish publisher Nordstedts, two more Dragon Tattoo books are in the works. The yet-to-be-named novels will be hitting shelves tentatively in 2017 and 2019, respectively. David Lagercrantz, who wrote the recently-published sequel The Girl in the Spider's Web, will be penning books five and six as well.

There's no word on potential titles or plotlines, but Lagercrantz has spoken in the past about wanting to dig into Salander's mysterious past, telling The Hollywood Reporter "There are so many questions to be asked about Salander." It's probably safe to assume that any forthcoming books would give us even more of the heroine's backstory.

Fans of the Millennium series are probably jumping for joy at this news, but this might be an announcement that comes with a side of controversy. It all started with this summer's Spider's Web. The novel, which delved into everything from Silicon Valley to the Russian mob to the NSA, was written after the estate of author Stieg Larsson, the original creator of the books, gave its approval. Larsson's father and brother tapped Lagercrantz, also Swedish, for the job, but the late author's longterm partner wasn't happy at all.

Eva Gabrielsson thought that the series should never have continued after Larsson's death, and believed Spider's Web to be a bit of a travesty. Plenty of the series' fans agreed with her, wanting to keep the original trilogy as authentic as possible. News that there will now be two more non-Larsson tomes added to the vault will surely come as a bit of a bummer to that contingent. 

Of course, the proof, as they say, is in the pudding, which means we won't know if these new books are a good idea until we can actually read them. We, for one, are keeping a positive outlook—mostly because we just love that Lisbeth Salander.