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Boaz · 14th September 2005, 04:23 PM

I have thouroughly enjoyed Martin's ASOIAF, it has been a feast so far. Truly. He has left us all wanting more and more. Now we hear that the format for the next two books has been changed and I feel 1) like a spoiled brat for complaining (Martin has shown that he does not disappoint) and 2) let down that I'm not getting what I've been waiting for after being a loyal, patient, and financially supportive customer for six years.

My biggest fear is that I'll have to wait for ADWD to get the Tyrion POV again. My second concern is that the POVs in AFFC will give spoilers and not titillating teasers to pique my interest and tide me over until ADWD is released. The third thing I am afraid of is that Martin will take eighteen months off from writing because he's exhausted from pushing to finish AFFC and I will not see ADWD on bookshelves until 2009.

A fourth frustration is that it seems that the publisher is forcing the artist to change his art. Perhaps, this is unfounded and Martin whole heartedly agrees with the division... but this change seems to come as a major shift in the presentation halfway through the story. I did not find out until about eight years ago that Tolkien's LOTR was designed to be published as one volume, but the publisher talked him into three.

I don't mean to be disparaging or sound like I am the fount of wisdom in the publishing world. Only LOTR and Narnia have been better series, imo.

14th September 2005, 04:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
Boaz Hodor. Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,204	Re: A Feast For Crows - The split, the reasoning doesn't make sense! I have thouroughly enjoyed Martin's ASOIAF, it has been a feast so far. Truly. He has left us all wanting more and more. Now we hear that the format for the next two books has been changed and I feel 1) like a spoiled brat for complaining (Martin has shown that he does not disappoint) and 2) let down that I'm not getting what I've been waiting for after being a loyal, patient, and financially supportive customer for six years. My biggest fear is that I'll have to wait for ADWD to get the Tyrion POV again. My second concern is that the POVs in AFFC will give spoilers and not titillating teasers to pique my interest and tide me over until ADWD is released. The third thing I am afraid of is that Martin will take eighteen months off from writing because he's exhausted from pushing to finish AFFC and I will not see ADWD on bookshelves until 2009. A fourth frustration is that it seems that the publisher is forcing the artist to change his art. Perhaps, this is unfounded and Martin whole heartedly agrees with the division... but this change seems to come as a major shift in the presentation halfway through the story. I did not find out until about eight years ago that Tolkien's LOTR was designed to be published as one volume, but the publisher talked him into three. I don't mean to be disparaging or sound like I am the fount of wisdom in the publishing world. Only LOTR and Narnia have been better series, imo.