goodfella4188:

Perhaps you could just rewrite the novel using your own scenario and see how the story progresses from there.

Of course you'd have to do alot of altering of the life of Michael Corleone, since not needing to flee to Italy he never meets/marries/loses Appolonia, thereby returning to America jaded and transformed and ready to seek revenge on whoever has it coming.

He just stays in US, marries Kay and works in some small way for his father, never really reaching the point we see him reach in the story as written.

Oh, sure...Sonny could probably get whacked eventually anyway, leading the way for Michael to head the Family.

But really. To make even this one small adjustment would be altering alot of important detail in the life and transformation of Michael Corleone.

But who knows; perhaps you could out-do Mario Puzo.

Good luck, let us know when the first draft is ready.

AppleOnYa