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Ok, Martin is published by Bantam...replace "Tor" with "Bantam" Tom Send a noteboard - 18/09/2009 05:43:51 PM
We still got half a book. No Jon Snow, no Dany, no Tyrion. Let's face it, any book without the Wall and the North is just...robbed of its Song of Ice and Fire-ness.

The simple fact is that I'm just not all that interested in the Martin series after A Feast for Crows and the extraordinarily long lag between books, which for a series is not good.

Martin doesn't have an obligation to get the books out, but as he drags this out the readers have less interest in buying them. Sales for games and related merchandise will drop as well.

Of course, he might get the next book out before Brandon Sanderson finishes the Jordan series and it might be great. Right about now, though, there are a lot of disillusioned fans losing interest. It doesn't matter what the books were "technically" always going to be called.

Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Now I understand why everyone has been bitching about a Dance of Dragons.... DREWRULESWOT! - 18/09/2009 12:36:21 AM 1219 Views
Welcome my son....welcome to the machine...... *NM* Animosity - 18/09/2009 03:06:36 AM 387 Views
lol Nice. *NM* Joker - 20/09/2009 12:28:08 AM 350 Views
It's not just that. He split A Feast for Crows into two. Tom - 18/09/2009 03:10:35 AM 519 Views
Re: It's not just that. He split A Feast for Crows into two. *NM* DREWRULESWOT! - 18/09/2009 04:04:06 AM 426 Views
Titles Werthead - 18/09/2009 04:15:24 AM 483 Views
Ok, Martin is published by Bantam...replace "Tor" with "Bantam" Tom - 18/09/2009 05:43:51 PM 518 Views
Nope, still doesn't work. Werthead - 18/09/2009 08:49:09 PM 476 Views
I would recommend you re-read my post - you're confusing me with someone else Tom - 18/09/2009 10:24:24 PM 443 Views
Re: Nope, still doesn't work. imlad - 18/09/2009 10:46:59 PM 369 Views
Is this the thread in which you'll FINALLY reveal... Joker - 20/09/2009 12:31:49 AM 401 Views
Remember what The Neil said: "GRRM is not your bitch!" *NM* Artsapat - 18/09/2009 07:32:47 AM 389 Views
I don't give a shit what Neil Gaiman thinks Tom - 18/09/2009 05:35:54 PM 398 Views
Gaiman = The Most Overrated Author of the New Milennium. *NM* Joker - 20/09/2009 12:33:10 AM 367 Views
In your opinion, of course. *NM* IndigoAjah - 20/09/2009 01:28:33 AM 356 Views
Yes, and this entire thread deals with opinions. Tom - 20/09/2009 01:52:21 AM 352 Views
I see the reason in that. IndigoAjah - 20/09/2009 02:13:46 AM 537 Views
I haven't even finished reading A Clash of Kings and I'm a touch annoyed by Martin already Brian - 20/09/2009 02:35:32 AM 464 Views
He might be a good comic book author, I don't know Tom - 20/09/2009 03:05:15 AM 420 Views
I see where there might be a misunderstanding. Werthead - 20/09/2009 03:05:24 AM 469 Views
You're the man, Wert. Joker - 20/09/2009 03:29:41 AM 447 Views
I can see my rule of not reading series that have not been finished is paying off. Camilla - 18/09/2009 11:00:37 AM 384 Views
Still ruling WOT, I see. How's that going? *NM* Craig - 18/09/2009 03:26:15 AM 339 Views
Very well, thanks DREWRULESWOT! - 18/09/2009 04:05:16 AM 415 Views
One thing I got to say about Robert Jordan... Crackbrained Asha'man - 18/09/2009 03:40:20 AM 524 Views
Sometimes ... Nate - 18/09/2009 05:07:18 AM 442 Views
I agree! heartbreak - 18/09/2009 01:39:04 PM 432 Views
Sometimes...Neil Gaiman should be thrown into a meat grinder. Tom - 18/09/2009 05:49:56 PM 478 Views
You paid for a product. You got a product. That is the end of the matter in its entirety. Werthead - 18/09/2009 09:03:05 PM 441 Views
Was this well out of line, by any chance? Tom - 18/09/2009 10:25:57 PM 480 Views
damn you are rude *NM* imlad - 18/09/2009 10:51:19 PM 350 Views
Gosh. This is pretty tiring. Tom - 18/09/2009 11:25:51 PM 491 Views
So this guy still hasn't been banned yet, why exactly? Werthead - 19/09/2009 04:13:05 PM 450 Views
For several reasons. *NM* Ghavrel - 19/09/2009 10:15:38 PM 336 Views
Get off your high horse. Someone disagrees with you. Deal with it. *NM* Joker - 20/09/2009 12:35:24 AM 337 Views
No, this guy is breaching the forum rules on attacks and insults. Werthead - 20/09/2009 02:57:20 AM 384 Views
What would you call a good start? Chas - 20/09/2009 03:25:46 AM 369 Views
Oh please. Grow some thicker skin. Joker - 20/09/2009 03:26:33 AM 381 Views
You think this behaviour would have been tolerated on Wotmania? It definitely would not have been. Werthead - 20/09/2009 03:31:20 AM 414 Views
That is factually incorrect. *NM* Chas - 20/09/2009 03:38:06 AM 339 Views
"It" would have been. "It" was. Ghavrel - 20/09/2009 05:45:14 AM 416 Views
Depends on which section of wotmania you're thinking about Larry - 20/09/2009 06:54:00 AM 412 Views
Precisely. *NM* Craig - 20/09/2009 07:30:12 AM 336 Views
I half agree... fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 04:35:22 AM 399 Views
What's with the ad hominems, Tom? Larry - 20/09/2009 06:57:33 AM 377 Views
Nope, I'm someone simply a hell of a lot better informed about the situation then you. Deal with it. *NM* Werthead - 19/09/2009 02:40:07 AM 366 Views
"Than", not "then". Learn English while you're at it. *NM* Tom - 20/09/2009 01:47:56 AM 360 Views
Irony overdose. Again. Tashmere - 19/09/2009 06:28:49 AM 383 Views
WTF? Tom - 20/09/2009 01:49:23 AM 429 Views
fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 03:00:53 AM 414 Views
I'd agree with you except for the fact that there was the 'promise'. *NM* Chas - 19/09/2009 05:59:21 PM 314 Views
that would be very counter productive imlad - 18/09/2009 10:50:01 PM 371 Views
Depends on what you want. Tom - 18/09/2009 11:26:54 PM 366 Views
Gaiman would just turn the episode into an amazing graphic novel as he died. *NM* IndigoAjah - 19/09/2009 01:06:30 PM 363 Views
That's the most valid point of the argument. Chas - 18/09/2009 11:54:26 PM 415 Views
Agreed. Werthead - 19/09/2009 03:02:48 AM 403 Views
Now to me that supports Tom's point about 'reliance theory'. Chas - 19/09/2009 05:55:28 PM 419 Views
But a promise was never made. Werthead - 19/09/2009 06:04:55 PM 407 Views
I think we're hung up on the definition of "promise." Craig - 19/09/2009 07:14:30 PM 380 Views
Who is GGK and where is his article? + my opinion on Martin Asharak - 19/09/2009 07:55:01 PM 427 Views
This is where the great divide comes into play Werthead - 19/09/2009 08:10:09 PM 403 Views
I think he should take a page out of RJ's book fionwe1987 - 19/09/2009 08:36:55 PM 442 Views
Excellent point. Werthead - 19/09/2009 10:09:36 PM 405 Views
Re: Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 12:21:21 AM 411 Views
That would be the best policy. *NM* Chas - 19/09/2009 11:23:48 PM 318 Views
Re: Who is GGK and where is his article? + my opinion on Martin Chas - 19/09/2009 11:22:25 PM 461 Views
Re: I think we're hung up on the definition of "promise." Werthead - 19/09/2009 08:04:53 PM 385 Views
Exceptions prove the rule... Craig - 19/09/2009 08:42:39 PM 372 Views
Re: Exceptions prove the rule... Werthead - 19/09/2009 10:00:35 PM 366 Views
I think we're winding down here. Craig - 20/09/2009 07:41:15 AM 358 Views
Yeah. Chas - 19/09/2009 11:27:04 PM 424 Views
Don't mind me, I just can't post in the right place. *NM* Craig - 19/09/2009 07:13:25 PM 373 Views
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