▁Nov el ▁of ▁Vietnam , ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁The ▁Short - Tim ers . ▁The ▁sequ el ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁a ▁" V ietnam ▁Tr il ogy ", ▁but ▁Has ford ▁died ▁soon ▁after ▁comple ting ▁The ▁Ph antom ▁Blo oper ▁and ▁before ▁writing ▁the ▁third ▁install ment . ▁Has ford ' s ▁final ▁novel ▁is ▁A ▁Gy ps y ▁Good ▁Time ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁a ▁hard bo iled , ▁no ir ▁detect ive ▁story ▁set ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁Has ford , ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁suffering ▁from ▁un tre ated ▁di ab etes , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁island ▁of ▁A egin a ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁of ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁aged ▁ 4 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁at ▁W inst on ▁Memorial ▁C emetery ▁in ▁H ale y ville , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁Books ▁Vietnam ▁Tr il ogy ▁The ▁Short - Tim ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Ph antom ▁Blo oper : ▁A ▁Nov el ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁▁ ▁Un pub lished ▁ ▁Stand alone ▁novel ▁A ▁Gy ps y ▁Good ▁Time ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Original ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Gustav ▁Has ford ▁website ▁containing ▁an ▁ex cer pt ▁of ▁A ▁Gy ps y ▁Good ▁Time ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category