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Originally Posted by tecweston
Are books 4 and 5 really that awful?
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Only if you consider having the plot basically tread water for two whole (and massive) books awful.
Seriously though, George is a great writer. There's no denying that. Some of his characters are the best I've read, bar none. He's just come unfocused. He dropped the reins. But I'd love it if he was able to pick them back up in time to salvage the series. As it stands now, I don't see him even being able to finish in two more books (originally planned for three and later bumped to seven). It'll get expanded again to eight or nine before it's all said and done. And if that happens, then Daniel Abraham will probably have to "Sanderson" the finale for George.