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Originally Posted by leebase
Funny you mention David Weber. He has slowed down IMHO. Long waits between the next Honor Harrington book (or any of the spinoff's). Long waits for the Off Armageddon reef series.
Orson Scott Card had a stroke, so it's understandable. But still...I miss his old pace of releasing books. I'm not one of those who mind when an author takes on a co-writer, writes together, and eventually passes the torch. But I don't think OSC is setting himself up for that. 
I'm a comfort reader. I love long series where I already know the universe, the characters and it's just a new story. Even though today's Dune books (another series of wait wait wait) or Jack Ryan books are nothing like the original few (even when the original authors were still writing)....I just love reading books in those universes. |
I had assumed that Weber had slowed down a bit, but then I double checked
Sword of the South - August 2015
Hell's Foundations Quiver - Oct 2015
A Call to Arms - Oct 2015
The Road to Hell - March, 2016
At the Sign of Triumph - Nov. 2016
Shadow of Victory - Nov. 2016
A Call To Vengeance - March, 2018
Uncompromising Honor - Oct, 2018
Through Fiery Trials - Jan 2019
So basically, he had a gap of a year and a half from Nov 2016 to March 2018.
I agree with you on comfort reading. There are a lot of times where I'm just looking to get lost in a book and that's when I go for either familiar worlds or old favorites. I've also found that audio books can give me a fresh look at old favorites.