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I hope he does wrap it up quickly. All the other long-term series have degenerated terribly. Terry Goodkind became boring, and The Wheel of Time became unreadable 3 or 4 books ago. [/ QUOTE ] Fantasy series are subject to a version of the hold-up problem. Say an author has a solid 7-book series planned. He writes 5 books and has a loyal following. Now, he can either write 2 more good books or 4 medium quality books. He sells more books and makes more money doing the latter. Say he writes two more medium quality books. He know has about a book worth of content that he can stick in two medium quality books or 4 shitty books, etc.,etc. The latest Robert Jordan book could be summarized on an index card worth of bullet points. Terry Goodkind suffers from this effect, but to a lesser degree, because the series' gimmick makes it obvious how shitty his books are becoming. "Richard, you forgot the Wizard's Fourteenth Rule: 'Buy low, sell high'!" doesn't have the same quality as some of the earlier books. I think Ice and Fire is going that way too, from this development. |
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I am rereading them now- I am 3/4 of the way through book 2. I am catching a lot more the 2nd time through; before, I was hurrying ahead to see who was going to get killed or maimed next [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
The original publish date for book 4 was mid-September, which is why I started re-reading when I did- I had it timed perfectly! The push back to November really screwed me. Bastards. |
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I am rereading them now- I am 3/4 of the way through book 2. I am catching a lot more the 2nd time through; before, I was hurrying ahead to see who was going to get killed or maimed next [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I should re-read them too, for the same reason, but I don't have time before the next one comes out. Too many other good books to read. Maybe I will re-read them all after both of the next 2 come out, I'm sure there will be a loooooong lull again. |
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I think Ice and Fire is going that way too, from this development. [/ QUOTE ] I'm not saying you are wrong, because obviously I don't know yet. However, Martin could have made more money by releasing this book years ago. I hope that he spent all this time making the book stand up to the quality of the previous ones. I also think it is premature to accuse Martin of Jordanism before he actually publishes a sub-par book. Man, it would really suck if this series headed that way. |
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Release date is tomorrow, right?
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Release date is tomorrow, right? [/ QUOTE ] Dude, I got the thing from England weeks ago. I made a thread about it with a topic A Feast for Crows. |
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