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Originally Posted by Xanthe
Boy, the AB series was one that really took a radical nosedive, wasn't it? That was a train wreck those of us who were really into the series watched happen in real time. Too bad, because the books up through Obsidian Butterfly were really interesting and enjoyable urban fantasy. But once LKH divorced her first husband and married the president of her fan club, everything went to hell in a handbasket with her series.
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I was there at the time, you know? That whole big blow up on the internet and everything. I even read her crazy letter to her fans on her website and was like WTF? It was totally a case of an author's real life getting in the way of being a, well, an author.
She's turned into a lesson on what not to do once you become a bestseller. Like, don't buy into your own hype and turn on your fans like a rabid mongoose going down on a viper.
At least Frank Herbert had the excuse that he had debilitating cancer for his series to go downhill.
Which makes me think, I haven't bought the latest Terry Pratchett books. I have nearly the complete series, but I have no interest in the Hat Full of Sky books. I guess I'm just too old for that kid stuf
It just doesn't appeal.