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Originally Posted by ShellShock
Generally individual books in a series have some sort of payoff or finale at the end of the book, to give the reader satisfaction in finishing it, with enough unresolved plot lines to make you want to buy the next one, Games of Throne being a very good example.
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If you're seriously suggesting that each of the books in Martin's "
A Song of Ice and Fire" have a satisfying payoff at the end of them, then we've clearly read different versions of them.
I'm also guessing that you came relatively late to the series, and were able to read the first 4 or 5 books straight through at your own pace. Let us know your thoughts on the subject after you've accrued more than a decade or so of wait time.
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Originally Posted by ShellShock
and this certainly seems to be what GRRM is struggling with—how does he wrestled the many-headed monster he has spawned into a conclusion that will satisfy his demanding fans?
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That's pretty dramatic, isn't it? He's already got a pretty solid idea how to bring it to a satisfying conclusion. In fact, he told HBO the broad strokes of that plan and they've already filmed it. The world will know who rides the dragons to triumph by this summer at the very latest (unless, of course, readers are prepared to wear earplugs at the water-cooler for the next 15 years to avoid "spoilers").