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ProfCrash · 05-24-2012, 10:18 AM

Asimov's books are pretty darn thoughtful. The man was writing about Game Theory before Game Theory was really invented and actually ended up incorporating bayseian updating, floating preferences, and a whole series of advanced game theoretic techniques that were not fully fleshed. He did not discuss the specific math but the fact that they were possible. It is insane what the man came up with.

Jim Butcher puts out at least one book a year, for a while it was two books a year, Codex Alera and Dresden. While I am getting tired of Dresden, I think it has gone on far too long and I am bored with the first person perspective, Butcher has still maintained a tight story where the characters have developed and changed in ways that make sense. It is clear that he knows where he is going with the story and what the end point is.

I cannot say the same for Robert Jordon and the Wheel of Time. There were far too many books that were pretty repetitive and did not advance the story line. Martin sure sounds like he is making stuff up as he goes and his series has become bloated.

So there are folks who enter a series with a good enough grasp on where they are going and what they are doing to make it work and publish on a regular schedule. It would be nice to see more editors and Publishers demand accountability from others.

05-24-2012, 10:18 AM	#36
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Asimov's books are pretty darn thoughtful. The man was writing about Game Theory before Game Theory was really invented and actually ended up incorporating bayseian updating, floating preferences, and a whole series of advanced game theoretic techniques that were not fully fleshed. He did not discuss the specific math but the fact that they were possible. It is insane what the man came up with. Jim Butcher puts out at least one book a year, for a while it was two books a year, Codex Alera and Dresden. While I am getting tired of Dresden, I think it has gone on far too long and I am bored with the first person perspective, Butcher has still maintained a tight story where the characters have developed and changed in ways that make sense. It is clear that he knows where he is going with the story and what the end point is. I cannot say the same for Robert Jordon and the Wheel of Time. There were far too many books that were pretty repetitive and did not advance the story line. Martin sure sounds like he is making stuff up as he goes and his series has become bloated. So there are folks who enter a series with a good enough grasp on where they are going and what they are doing to make it work and publish on a regular schedule. It would be nice to see more editors and Publishers demand accountability from others.