The Chalion novels are close to a Setting series. 3 novels, 3rd one is centuries before the other 2. 2nd promotes a minor character from the 1st into the main character, and others get mentioned, but it's still a big jump; none of the 1st mains appear on page.
But the same world has the Penric series of novellas, Episodic Growth I guess?
I second the Culture series, it's pretty Setting. Diziet Sma pops up in a couple of books, that's about it.
Some shared world settings might try for Setting series: Merovin Nights, maybe Thieves' World, Man-Kzin Wars? Wild Cards does share characters among stories, I think.
Oh! People mentioned Foreigner but overlooked Alliance/Union. That's pretty close to Setting. Signy Mallory shows up in 2-3 books though she's only POV in 1, but there are a lot of cast-distinct books.
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But the same world has the Penric series of novellas, Episodic Growth I guess?
I second the Culture series, it's pretty Setting. Diziet Sma pops up in a couple of books, that's about it.
Some shared world settings might try for Setting series: Merovin Nights, maybe Thieves' World, Man-Kzin Wars? Wild Cards does share characters among stories, I think.
Oh! People mentioned Foreigner but overlooked Alliance/Union. That's pretty close to Setting. Signy Mallory shows up in 2-3 books though she's only POV in 1, but there are a lot of cast-distinct books.