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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Anything over three will invariably suffer from writing diseases such as: filleritis, overwriteis, lemon cake obsession, and if-I-play-this-right-I-can-milk-it-for-the-rest-of-my-life-itis*.
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What, exactly, is the "lemon cake obsession"?
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Originally Posted by tecweston
Uh oh. I read the first three books this year and haven't gotten around to reading books 4 and 5 yet. But the first three books are so amazing! Are books 4 and 5 really that awful?
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Only if you consider having the plot basically tread water for two whole (and massive) books awful.  |
Pretty much what DD said. Basically, it's sort of like what happened with
The Wheel of Time (I wanna say books 7-9...?), in that the author either has decided to milk it, has lost the plot and is just filling pages so he has *something*, or has reached a point where he is clueless to the fact that not every side-story, sub-sub-plot, and various other minutiae that he has in head need to be transferred to paper.
I suspect that in both cases, part of the blame can certainly be laid at the door of their respective editors. It's their job to leave pointless fluff on the cutting room floor, but it's quite clear that the editors in these cases are either too close to the subject to be objective and critical any more or became more interested in cashing in their share of the inevitably large cheque.
Basically, read the first 3 novels, then head over to Wiki or something and read up on the plot summary of the next two, and you'll be ready for the next installment (in 7 years).
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And if that happens, then Daniel Abraham will probably have to "Sanderson" the finale for George.
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That's the fear...
By the by, any particular reason you mention Daniel Abraham? Randomly, or is there reason to suspect he will be the one to take over should the need arise?