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Originally Posted by MelC
I wouldn't worry too much about holding off. The first book at least is very self-contained and reads extremely satisfyingly as a stand alone. The reason everyone is so anxious for the other two is because he did such a good job with the first one and the expectations are therefore high for the last two.
Mel
ETA: If you have any friends who are in or will be in Europe any time soon you may be able to pick up book two sooner since it has been released in English over there - my sister picked up one on her way home from Spain last week. Not sure what the status of the English version of book three is but I seem to recall someone in Europe/UK saying they expected it this summer?
M
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i want to wait to have all three because quite a few of my friends have read them and they say that once you start you can't stop, you have to go on to the next one. like litterary crack or something.
one of my friends told me she planned to take a break after the second one and read something else ; the next time i saw her she was reading the third one. "i couldn't help myself" she told me.
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Originally Posted by leandroide
I read the first in Spanish, and completely agree... Now, I have the second in my reading list, and will have to wait to June 23th for the third.
Just a comment: I think that the writer died just before the publication of the first book, and I think that he left only three books written. I'm afraid that there won't be a fourth...
L.
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yes, that is true. originally he planned for (i believe) 9 books, but only had time to complete 3 of them before his untimely death. i've heard rumours of more or less advanced manuscripts and notes, but i don't know whether anyone is planning to try to complete them... (if they exist, i wouldn't be suprised, given the huge success of the first three).