I Want My Damn Book (But I Won't Complain to the Author)

[affreca]

Despite acknowledging the faults of the subgenre (and hating several of the best known examples), I adore epic fantasy series. One of my favorites is George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire. Like most other followers of the series, I've been annoyed with the wait for Book Five. A large part of that is that is not the wait, but the several missed deadlines.

I understand that the series has run away from Martin, and got complex. And I want him to do the best job he can on it. And in this day and age his fans can stalk his progress (yes, I do check his blog from time to time to see if he's turned in the manuscript, because that is more reliable than the amazon release date).

So I'm annoyed that other fans aren't as quietly polite, and waste the man's time and focus on writing him complaints. Keep it in house, people. Or at least with your friends.

So what other authors are you impatiently waiting on?

I'll admit I search for progress on Rosemary Kirstien's fifth book at least once a month (still working on, has full time job according to Boskone reports). I've given up on Melanie Rawn finishing Captal's Tower (also, hated her latest book. I'm not sure if her writing has changed, or my tastes have). I check out Bujold's blog about once a month (still working on the next Vorkosigan).

Comments

[annamatic.livejournal.com]

OMG, I know. I don't want to wait until September for bk 5, but I don't want it to suck because he slopped through it, ya know? Hopefully he'll get back to some of the other characters that I really love that barely got a mention in A Feast for Crows.

[affreca.livejournal.com]

Umm... You'll be lucky to see Dance of Dragons in September. He's blown at least three deadlines so far, and still hasn't turned in the manuscript. At this point, no one knows when it will be out. grrm is a good place to check for when the manuscript is done.

[annamatic.livejournal.com]

Oh for godssake. This is getting really frustrating. >__<.

[(Anonymous)]

i refuse to read any of melanie rawn's new books until captal's tower is finished. i've been waiting for a very long time! that's really the only book, since i've decided not to read any unfinished series because i can't stand the wait.
~biscuit

[dianne-the-geek.livejournal.com]

Well, aside from GRRM's next book, I started Jean M Auel's "Earth's Children" series in high school and there's another volume still to be released. The series started in 1980 and the last book came out in 2002, so I'm not losing any sleep over when it will come out.