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Ultra-long series have always been anomalous. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 26/05/2025 04:06:36 AM

Sanderson right now is probably the single biggest name in adult fantasy, for our sins, and even if you discount the Cosmere setting as a series (rightly, imo) and only consider STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE, you're looking at a series that's just hit its halfway point and is at around 2.2 million words. WOT ended at a tidy 4.4, so they're basically exactly the same, minus Jordan's capacity to write memorable characters.


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Admittedly I'm not very aware of fantasy anymore these days, but as far as I can tell, the trend has shifted away from ultra-long series, as well as becoming more young-adult oriented, especially female young adults. Wheel of Time, whether it's the original parts or Sanderson's additions, has not aged all that well for Gen Z readers.

It hasn't aged all that well for a lot of older readers, too, but people still love Tolkien despite the marketing trends these days being quite different.

Anyway if you keep making these sorts of claims I'm going to hold you down and force you to read some Seth Dickinson, Tamsyn Muir, or Max Gladstone.

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Critical question, now that we've seen the show flop and get cancelled... Ghavrel - 25/05/2025 09:55:51 AM 389 Views
I don't really think anybody would be interested anymore... Legolas - 25/05/2025 09:07:34 PM 270 Views
Jordan knew he was going to pass away for quite a while..... Anonymous2000 - 26/05/2025 02:31:32 AM 256 Views
Ultra-long series have always been anomalous. Ghavrel - 26/05/2025 04:06:36 AM 261 Views
I'll have you know... Legolas - 26/05/2025 05:48:32 PM 254 Views
Re: I'll have you know... Ghavrel - 26/05/2025 11:05:02 PM 248 Views
even I knew to start with Gideon *NM* damookster - 26/05/2025 11:11:18 PM 80 Views
Bah, it's been a while. I meant Gideon. *NM* Legolas - 27/05/2025 04:43:08 PM 81 Views
My nephew is listening to it just now AgentApple - 26/05/2025 02:32:13 PM 251 Views
*NM* Ghavrel - 26/05/2025 05:44:27 PM 78 Views
Sanderson did a wonderful job with the final novels. Anonymous2000 - 26/05/2025 02:29:07 AM 269 Views
I feel the exact opposite AgentApple - 26/05/2025 02:30:25 PM 262 Views
Re: I feel the exact opposite damookster - 26/05/2025 10:26:46 PM 255 Views
Re: I feel the exact opposite AgentApple - 27/05/2025 12:23:06 PM 251 Views
And FYI..... Anonymous2000 - 26/05/2025 02:34:43 AM 257 Views
Have fun with the interminable flashbacks in the next two clunkers, bud. Ghavrel - 26/05/2025 03:57:33 AM 250 Views
You seem to have some unusual rage directed towards Sanderson Anonymous2000 - 30/05/2025 11:05:58 PM 242 Views
He's not the worst writer I've ever come across, but he's probably the most overrated. Ghavrel - 01/06/2025 12:34:12 AM 241 Views
Because he is the best SFF storyteller of our generation. Anonymous2000 - 01/06/2025 02:41:17 AM 247 Views
I am so sick of hearing about how Sanderson saved WoT Cannoli - 27/05/2025 09:58:45 PM 318 Views
I knew I'd find a kindred spirit in you, at least. Ghavrel - 28/05/2025 05:18:07 AM 249 Views
You would have to go back and fix the problems Jordan himself created Tom - 30/05/2025 02:42:20 AM 259 Views
Very true. The series jumped the shark..... Anonymous2000 - 30/05/2025 11:10:33 PM 249 Views
That's rather easier said than done though. Legolas - 31/05/2025 08:12:34 PM 257 Views
No shit. In other news, the earth is a sphere. *NM* Tom - 02/06/2025 03:02:05 PM 80 Views
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