Diap, thanks, that's excellent - but it does look like a few years before he finishes it, doubt I'll be compos mentis by the time that happens !
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Originally Posted by gollu
I really loved "Dance with dragons" and don't understand all the uprising against the book. It's like people expected a new bible with world shaking revelations. GRRM's style has always been rich on characters, events, history and that makes his fantasy world that good. If you want a fantasy with 5 characters get some Terry Goodkind and it's done.
I read the first four books some 3 years ago and had no problems on keeping the threads of the current one (well, I watched the HBO series too). The book was on par with my expectations and hated the wasted pages at the end for all the family trees...
The only thing that bugs me is that the next book won't be coming in the next 5 years if at all.
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I'm pleased for you, gollu, you obviously have an encyclopeadic memory.And I think "uprising" is just a
trifle over-egging it - some of us just can't keep up with suddenly introduced swathes of (fantasy) history and characters, treated as if we know about them. Well, me, anyway....
Also, we know what his worlds are like, that's why we're up to 5 !
I have to say I get the feeling so far that he is writing up to the size and detail standards he's set himself, in a way. I find I don't care too much about many of them.
Oh, your reference to Terry Goodkind went over my head I'm afraid, don't know him - and with only 5 characters I shan't bother !
I like a
bit of complication in me fantasies you know....
