Avatar: Will There Be A Book 4? Some Answers
There has been a lot of angst about Avatar The Last Airbender, and the possibility of the series ending with Book 3. I found this at IGN.com:
Interview: Avatar’s Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino (September 2007)
IGN: What can we expect for Avatar’s third season? Will this season be the final installment to the Avatar world?
MIKE: This particular, three season arc will end in an exciting way that wraps up the story of Aang and Zuko. However, Bryan and I have other ideas to expand the Avatar universe, so hopefully the world will live on for a long time.
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Here is another interview done with Michael Dante DiMarino last October:
NRAMA: How does it feel to see this arc reaching its end? Do you feel like you’ve managed to accomplish all you set out to do? If so or not, why?
MD:It’s been five and a half years since we developed Avatar, so I feel a mix of sadness, accomplishment, and relief as we reach the end of this story arc. Bryan and I set out to create a show with tons of heart, humor, action and drama; a show that would appeal to kids and adults and boys and girls; and a show that raised the bar for American animation. There’s always things you would have done differently, but overall, I’m I feel like we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.
NRAMA: What can you possibly say/tell us about Avatar after this three-season arc? Will it have anything to do about the fate of the Airbenders?
MD: I’m not going to say anything. We’re still in the very early stages of development and ideas are very fluid at this point, but we’re still excited about the Avatar world and have other stories we want to tell within it.
Newsarama Note: The original article stated that there were three more seasons of of Avatar coming. According to Nickelodeon, that is not the case as of this time. We regret the error.
This seems to suggest that there will be no Book 4. However, it does appear that other stories will be told in the same universe, including the live action trilogy (this also assumes no book 4), and some animated movies.
Check out this post, which suggests there will indeed be a Season 4, but again different story line:
Talks are reportedly underway to extend the show beyond just three seasons, which was the original plan by the creators. However, if there is a fourth season, it will likely follow a different storyline other than the Fire Lord and Fire Nation trying to take over the world, as both Nick executives and the co-creators have said season three will be when Aang faces the Fire Lord.”
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45 Comments for "Avatar: Will There Be A Book 4? Some Answers"
(1) says...
July 21st, 2008 at 1:26 am
There definetly should be a book 4!
No one knows what happened to Azula, where Zuko’s mom was, or if Katara’s mom really died. I personally think that both Zuko and Katara’s mom are probably together somewhere.
If this is really how the producers plan on ending the show then they did a pretty messed up job, you can’t just leave the fans hanging without no real answers on what happened to most of the characters.
(18) says...
July 21st, 2008 at 2:43 am
In a way I feel that with avatar ending the way it did that it couldnt have been done any other way. But what they should do is follow the pattern of other amazing shows(Such as DBZ and Naruto) and do a time skip. Like 20 or 30 years in the future. That would be awsome!!!!!
(1) says...
July 21st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Ya there are too many questions left unanswered to just end the story, and there is too much potential in the show to end. I think that the producers are trying to keep any projects secret until they know they have enough stuff to make another run.
(1) says...
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
To “aceofspades572″
… your totally right! I think those guys have something up their sleeves. Who knows, their probably just messing with our heads!
(18) says...
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Obviously if the show is popular NICK will want more episodes. There are lots of questions to be answered, such as are the air nomads really gone? If they’re gone, doesn’t this eventually mean an end to the avatar cycle? In three generations you need an airbender again. So perhaps the airbenders escaped. (Perhaps on the back of a giant Lion-Turtle that just happened to be passing by?)
I thought the ending of the trillogy was excellent. Who knew Aang was a liberal anti-death penalty, given that the fire lords had committed genocide against his people. His ability to take away people’s bending was a bit “Deus Ex Machina”, however. How lucky for Aang that a giant Lion-Turtle just happened to be passing by to give him that trick.
But having Katara kiss Aang at the conclusion makes up for this failing. :-) You can get away with almost anything if the good guy gets the girl!
(1) says...
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
(to Tetsu the Mysterious ). YES i totally agree that they should do a time skip, we could see where what happened to everyone.
i dont like the idea of book 4 possibly following another storyline, tho, cause so far the show has been about aang and zuko, and having it be about someone else would be like making a totally different show.
it would be so sweet if they have lik epiloge episodes every couple of months or something, tieing up all the loose ends and seeing where the characters end up.
(2) says...
July 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
They should make a book 4 because, they have had a water, earth, and fire series and they still need to make an air series
(1) says...
July 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
BOOK 4 — AIR
book 4 should be about aangs past, learning air bending and going to school. show aang traveling to the fire nation with khuzan and omashu with bumi and with all this they could show a step by step of how the war really started and at the end show the fall of the air temples
relly this should of been book 1 because we really dont know alot about aang kid life before he knew he was the avatar
and book five should be more about zuko and his track on finding his mother.
they can make this go on for ever and me being a bumi fan SHOW MORE OF BUMI!!!!
(1) says...
July 24th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I agree with anyone saying that book 4 should be about “air” right now… and like i said a couple of times, the producers were probably too lazy to make a book 4 (eithor that or nickelodeon didn’t want them making a new serious because their busy trying to add new lame shows on the network).
What ever happened to the good shows like “All that, Are you afraid of the dark, and so many others.Avatar is the only show for me right now that brings back memories, and is actually worth watching compared to the other crap nickelodeon airs.
(18) says...
July 24th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I think avatar is way to good to end. they had a water, earth and fire so now the should have air. it should be about ang and zucko working together to find zucko’s mom and the air nomads. but i think it’l take a year or so to make it and finally relise ir
(1) says...
July 26th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AGREE. if they end it i’ll be soooooooooooooo sad, they need to carry on.Y wouldn’t nick want it to? I’m sure they will. they can’t jsut leave all those strings untied..
(2) says...
July 28th, 2008 at 2:35 am
OMG! they arn’t making a 4 th.. I jsut found out! That sux.
(2) says...
July 28th, 2008 at 2:40 am
I think they should have a book 4 because i wont to know where zuko’s mom is too. im happy that kataang happened but they left zuko hanging and thats messed up. Bryan and Michael love you guys work but you need to make more episodes!!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!! ![]()
(2) says...
July 28th, 2008 at 8:33 am
You guys can use the title at avatarchaper.net as your first chapter for book 4 its called “forbidden love” it can be about aang and katara as the new couple and what they go through or something like that ……. thats good ![]()
(2) says...
July 28th, 2008 at 8:57 am
A book 4, air needs to be made. There was a lot of things that were not explained. Some are where Azula went, where Zuko’s mom is, if Toph ever got a bf or made up with her parents, if the people Toph’s parents sent after her ever made it out of the metal box, and if Aang was the last avatar because he died in the avatar state before.
I’m sure there are a couple of other details i’m missing but i can’t think of them at the moment.
Also fans should check out Avatar on www.nick.com. Theres alot to post there. 
(1) says...
July 28th, 2008 at 11:15 am
I REALLY THINK THERE SHOULD BE A BOOK 4!!! WHO GIVES A CRAP IF ITS NOT BY THE SAME STORYLINE!!!!!!! WE JUST WANNA SEE MORE AVATAR!!!!!!! YOU GUYS COULD MENTION WHAT HAPPEN TO ZUKO’S MOM!!! YOU COULD MENTION AANG MASTERING MORE OF THE ELEMANTS BECAUSE IT SAID AT THE BEGGINING THAT AANG NEEDED MORE WORK ON HIS FIRE AND EARTH BENDING!!!!!PLEASE, PLEASE,PLEASE MAKE A BOOK 4!!!!!!IF YOU DONT MANY, MANY, MANY VIEWERS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED!!!!!!!
(1) says...
July 31st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
@ Macy,
… weir right behind ya with that one pal lol
(18) says...
July 31st, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Let me start off by saying the avatar’s last season was mind bending, and i am upset with a lot of blogs on this page for saying things that they would off found out if they paid attention 2 the show!!! When zuko and katara went 2 find the people responsible 4 katara’s mother death(the southern raiders) the captin told then the story off what had happen!!!!! The flash back showed the southern raiders captin explainin what had happened 2 katars mother. The captin told them that her mother lie and said she was a waterbender 2 protect katara,but he said 2 kataras mother that he isn’t takin anymore waterbending prisoners at this time. So0o of course her mom is dead!!! So0o back 2 the matter at hand if there isn’t a season four I could understand that because It is pretty had 2 draw a conculsion 2 the next book!!! findin zuko’s mom isn’t long enough 2 make a chapter out off it. And if their was going 2 b another season it would only b right 4 the next book 2 b Air since all the other elements had past, but what would it b about aang restorein his people?????? It would b just dumb for the creators 2 go back in time and show aang as I kid airbender learning the ways off the nomads, I thoght that was what the flash back were there for!!! 2 answer another stupid blog!!!!! Either way I thinks its a win win situtation.(as long as the next chapther is as nuts as the previous 1s) and 2 u other bloggers step ur game up!!!!! Bcuz ur makin us look bad 100
(1) says...
August 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 am
@ AnimatedKind
… aw shutup and go relax yourself, its always folks like you who ruin a good party and always wants to be serious about everything. Those people making “stupid Blogs” as u reffer to aren’t stupid, their just letting out their opinions about the avatar ending in a sad way. So what if the blogs are “stupid”, there’s nothing wrong with them expressing their feeling. So before you come up in here acting like the big man on campus, just remember one thing … NO ONE GIVES A DAMN ABOUT YOUR IGNORANT COMMENT!!!! lol
And you know what, I hope the producers change their mind and make a book 4 to shut you up and make the rest of us happy. Weir avatar fans damnit, we have the right to be concerned about our show!
(18) says...
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
email me at tiffanyangelstar@yahoo.com please to sign a letter and to show the creators ppl want a book four!!!!!!!!
(8) says...
August 4th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
yea.there must bebook4 and even noody knwswhere the airbenders are its shws only giaso dead.not any1 alse hihi
(1) says...
August 5th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
yea there r manu unanswerd
so i think even there must be book a :air
(1) says...
August 5th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
hope they continue with a book 4 because there are alot of unanswered questions. Fan just want to see more avtar!
(1) says...
August 8th, 2008 at 8:35 am
i wish they will do a book 4 and i hope they will answer the question we were asking. It would be so disappointing letting Avatar with untold stories. ![]()
i i’m sure the producers don’t want to disappoint us!!!!
(1) says...
August 12th, 2008 at 1:11 am
hi there! i think there should be BOOK 4, cause i wanna know where zuzu’s mom is… but i’m pretty sure that a whole book can’t be made just about finding zuko’s mom .. they probably can make only 1 episode to show us where zuko’s mom is. but i’ve got another idea for book 4 .. besides finding zuko’s mom . guys .. what if the world that Aang thinks he saved is not the whole world? what if it’s just the half of the world? what if there’s another half of the world that needs to be saved too? i think the creators can develope this idea to make a new Book of it. or they can add some other ideas .. anyway, i’m sure they’re gonna come up with something .. but there gotta be Book 4 or .. or i’ll firebend at the creators ![]()
(1) says...
August 15th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I AM SO SAD BUT HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME ABOUT THE ENDEING OF AVATAR! IV WENT THRU 100,000 WEBSITES TO FIND OUT IF THERES A SEASON FOUR. I HAV ALOTE OF HOPE 2. I MEAN REALLY Y WOULD THEY STP MAKING THE SHOW. I WANT TO KNOW WUT HAPPAND TO ZUZUS MOTHER AND WUT HAPPAND TO AZULA. OH AND HWOEVER THINKS KATARAS MOM IS SATILL ALIVE UR RONG ON ONE OF THE EPISODS IT SAID THEY WERNT TAKING PRISINORS AND I GUESS U NO WUT HAPPAND NEXT………=’(
(1) says...
August 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
@ avatarrocks…
… Just because they guy said “we aren’t taking anymore prisoner” doesn’t mean that Katarra’s mom REALLY DIED!
Honestly, i think her and Zukko’s mom are out there.
I guess we just have to keep annoying the creaters of avatar to bring back the show, and wait to see what really happened.
(18) says...
August 17th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Hey Guyz! I know ur avatar fans I am too! i contacted the company but they said that they dont have that kind of information! THAT MEANS THE CREATORS OF AVATAR ARE KEEPING A SECRET FROM US!!! They say that season 4 of avatar should continue next sept./oct.! SO IM SAYING ONLY TIME WILL TELL! WE JUSY HAVE TO WAIT AND SEND LETTERS TO THE CREATORS MAYBE THAT WILL CHANGE THIER MINDS!!! LETS HAVE HOPE!!!!!!!!
AVATAR ROCKZ!!! OH IF YOUR FAMILY WORKS WITH THE CREATORS EMAIL ME AT afza2104@hotmail.com!
(2) says...
August 20th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Feice_couture the Lurker,
I TOTALLY AGREE!!
(2) says...
August 20th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I totally agree! They just left you hanging! There must be a book 4 coming because that would be the Sopranos all over again!
We should write to them just in case pleading them to make a book 4!
To: Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino
c/o Nickelodeon Animation Studios
231 W Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91502-1825
(1) says...
August 24th, 2008 at 11:27 am
they definately should make a season four! as many of you said, it’s many questions left unsaid! and I would really love it to continue! its my feavourite anime aside from naruto.
there is something in what Feirce_couture the Lurker said.. and besides, I think they like to suprise people..
(1) says...
August 30th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Hey i agree with all the comments up above
im a girl and i love it
cause im corny lol. I seen all the episodes and i rewatched them from time to time. Never seen nick cartoons much before but avatar was great i loved it.
i hope there is a book 4, as many of you said theres unanswered questions. I hope there base it around the old characters as everyone loves them. Avatar wouldn’t be the same without them lol ^^ Call book 4 - air. However i dont think its a good idea to have a flashback of aang’s pass as thats just a young child messing around lol. I reckon it should be rebuilding the 4 nations up, and maybe have a enermy tryin to take over, just to finish it up.
The questions or what should happen in book 4 is (just a suggestion), 1-3 episodes finding zuko’s mum, possible katara mum if she was really alive, cause the old captian may of not killed her eh lol? keep katara and aang showing! (no im not some sad little love sick cartoon lover, but that was really emotional and fun and glueing, i loved it, it was great, and the whole build up, i just want to see more of them as a couple as they finally together lol :]), and the plot maybe shoudl be around building the 4 nations together and defeating any new threats.
If that would happen, i would be so happy
its a show that entertains everyone, but it should be based on the old characterrs, maybe slighlty older, in mid teens?
Anyway i just wanted to say that lol ^^ i just hope that the creators do this and not some cheesy storyline that involes new characters of a different storyline that doesnt make sense, its should be about questions unanswered, love, humor to make the ending final.
And again with the same charaters@!@!@!@
Chloe x ^^ (a girl who loves this show, fianlly lol!!)
p.s w00p w00p season 3 ending was great with katara and aang lol (im sad
)
(1) says...
September 16th, 2008 at 10:36 am
there really needs to be a book four cause there are loose ends that need to be tied up. AND IM JUST SUCH A HUGE FAN I LOVE THE SHOW!!!!!!!
(2) says...
September 25th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
they should also make a book 4 cause it would be nice to see if aang and katara work out together as a couple and i agree with chica i think that they should make it that thats only half the world that aangs saved and theres still the other half out there in danger.
(2) says...
September 25th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
iam from germany and i want that there will be a book 4 please my friends and i love avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(1) says...
September 30th, 2008 at 4:35 am
I agree with all of you bloggers, and this is my idea! The creators of Avatar shouldn’t make a new book/season base on one unanswered question like the were abouts of zoko’s mum or what happened to the anng’s people. What the creators of Avatar should do is create a second installment to the show. (aka three new books) It should be called Avatar the rise of the phionx nation.The rule of the Avatars recarnation/rebirth is when a avatar dies a new one is born. But if the creators add a more to this rule like a new avatar is born after 100 of not useing the Avatar state or not contacting a pastlife. If they add that rule then will be two avatars because Anng was trapped inside of the ice burge for 100 years. The second Avatar would be a 12 year old child who was raised at the southern water tribe, ran away from home to the earth kindom during the southern raiders attack, and treated badly in a foster home in bar sing se untill he was ten and adopted by the old woman who was the puppetmaster to live in the fire nation and be teached the dark art of bloodbending. He would leave the old woman after he discover what she was kidnapping people and live as a homeless traveler in the fire nation. He would witness Zoko and Anng and the plalce beening aploded by all the nations after the war.At this point he would hate anng for steeling his chance to be a hero and help the fire lord Ozia escape from the boiling rock to rebuild the Phinoxs’s King’s army and inslave the world. Avatar the rase of Phinox Nation will include answering all of the unanswered questions from the end of avatar and kick off where avatar last ended.
(3) says...
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:59 am
i hope it will be something like Aang goes searching for any air nomads left who somehow survived the attack
(1) says...
October 19th, 2008 at 2:37 am
!!PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE A FOURTH SEASON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!
It could be about how the colonies try to start the war again and the group wins or fails to stop them. Or how aang is with Katara, how they are relaxing, someone dies, Aang finds another airbender, people are disappearing, the group group figures out who the first avatar was, or just something, anything(that isn’t stupid)! Please just make a 4th season it would be awsome! If you read this, just know that your fans would love you if you made a fourth season. Avatar gets alot of good credits, and even if it would be alot work it would be, you woulf be sooooooooo awsome! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE A 4TH SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I just wish that you would! New ideas might form! Just make a 4th season! ![]()
Love
,
Maye
(1) says...
October 23rd, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Hi I am a major avatar fan and my favorite character is Azula. I belive that she could become the new enemy because she may want to come back and take the throne from Zuko and she is extremely powerful. Also did any of you ever think that Azula may have killed her mom? Why did she cry when her mother said “I love you, no fear you” in Sozin’s comet. I think she may have killed her, I mean really its logical. She will make a major bounce back and either become evil trying to take the throne or become good and suck up to Zuko and Aang. Also the avatar cycle will be broken without any Air bender so it would be difficult to make a spinoff. Also offcourse the famous question “where is Zuko’s mom, and what happened to Azula”. There are many answers. Zuko’s mom could be dead or alive and Azula could still be on the sewer tied up or in jail or escaped.(shes not dead) I think the creators are just messing with our heads leaving us on the edge of our seats. That would be good if thats really whats happening. Imagine what the amount of viewers would watch that. It would be many more than the movie. I don’t listen to all the talks that no avatar season 4 is airing because I know, I just know that there WILL be a season 4. I belive. If you have any qestions, email me at bballboy@mi-connection.com
Long Live Avatar!!! 
(1) says...
October 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
The creators aren’t dumb. I think they know what they are doing but I mean that’s just me excersising my ability to “hope”. I wouldn’t be surprise if they messed up the storyline and left us HANGING! But why would they do that? Its such an awesome show and I know Nickelodeon would definitely want more episodes.
The show is amazing, it has humor, drama, action, and can be enjoyed by all ages?
I refuse to watch The Hills and Gossip Girl crap…I’m like 20 and the show kicks butt in my opinion. I don’t care what anyone thinks.
(1) says...
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
I think there should defiantly be a book 4!!!!
I have so many questions! Like in Seige of the North part 1 when they talk about Iroh going into the spirit world. WHERE IS ZUKO’S MOM?! Is there anything more about what happened to the airbenders? What happens to Azula after she goes completly insane? What did Toph’s parents say after she sent them a letter by Sokka’s messenger hawk? Does she see her parents again? Grrrrr SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!
(1) says...
November 8th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I think there can definitely be a season 4 including Aang and the gang. First of all there are many unanswered questions. Zuko’s mother is still missing. Also we know Azula was defeated but where is she, i mean she is still able to bend. As for a major plot, well hw about when Aang takes away the firelrd’s bending ability, he unknowingly transfered some of the Avatar spirit into Ozai, which of course Ozai realizes about midway throuh the season. However if Aang defeates Ozai, or vic-versa both will probaly be in the avatar state, and if you die in the avatar state the avatar cycle is broken, which leaves a major dilemma for Aang and the gang!
(2) says...
November 8th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Oh yeah Aang also has to rebuild the air nomads, and season four can begin with him doing so, I think the kyoshi warriors would be ideal as well asthe refugees from the southern air temple. Aang will finally be the teacher. And what about the treacherous di li agents, they may be the ones to help azula and the firelord, after all I doubt anyone would let them back into the Earh Kingdom.
(2) says...
November 8th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Yeah it’s too cool to just leave the story without explaining the end Zuko must find his mother, Aang must recreate the air nomads and master all the elements (including air which he does not yet master, the creators have to make a book 4 and it would be even cooler to make 10 books!!! like other animes that are extremely long that would be great. Please creators make at least a book 4!!! ![]()
(1) says...
November 10th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
















I think that there should be a book 4 because at the end of the movie Zuko asked his father where his mother was.If you stop it right there people will get very mad because you just left them hanging.