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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I used to be VERY emotional about several of my favorite series when I was young (20-25 years ago, or so  ). But not anymore. There are too many good books and too many new and interesting authors to try. Therefore it's sort of pointless for me now to stay entangled in only a handful of series/authors and to cry over them when they don't deliver. I just move on.
Also I've often been disappointed with a series because later books were nowhere near as good as the first two or three. Another reason not to invest too heavily in any one author or series. Now I cast my net as widely as possible and read new authors all the time.  |
I have noticed a number of series where the quality of the books went downhill. Some authors, like Piers Anthony, use to ride a series until it stopped selling. I think that other authors get caught up expanding a series and can't figure out how to end it. I call this Robert Jordan syndrome, though Weber's Honor Harrington and Safehold series seems to fit the bill as well. I think that Weber has five different series running right now, though with the exception of the two mentioned, he seems to be pretty good about bringing the various series to a satisfactory conclusion.