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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I get your point, I really do. But I have a strong objection to authors who create series and then don't continue them or take forever to finish them. No, the author is *not* my b1tch, but I feel in some way that there's an additional agreement in place when an author writes a series.
The author is asking us to take the chance that on the series, knowing that the storyline may not be well resolved in one book. So I'm asking them to actually resolve that storyline - and in a reasonable amount of time - eventually!
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A great example of the type of author you are complaining about is Patrick Rothfuss. His first book,
The Name of the Wind, got fantastic reviews. I looked to see if the second book in the series,
Wise Man's Fear, was scheduled for publication, saw it was, and bought the first book in hardcover.
The book was good enough that I preordered the second in hardcover, only to have the preorder canceled a couple of months later because the publication date was no longer valid. I waited, and waited and waited -- finally
Wise Man's Fear showed up and I bought it.
There is supposed to be a third book, and the second leaves you hanging, but 3 years after publishing
Wise Man's Fear, there is still no sign of the third book.
If it finally does appear, I'll think long and hard before I give Rothfuss any more of my money.