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Brys · 31st January 2006, 06:58 PM

I don't think it's really going downhill - a slowdown of pace was inevitable, and I doubt Martin could have matched the masterpiece of A Storm of Swords. I don't really think he's losing control of the story - there was admittedly too much on the Iron Islands and on Dorne, but only a little too much - we needed to see them so that the plot threads can come together properly for the end, and IMO A Feast for Crows really enhanced GRRM's worldbuilding, which was his weakest aspect (not implying that its poor, just that it's not up to the same quality as his characters). I am concerned that A Dance with Dragons won't be as good, because it'll be lacking the most interesting plotlines of Kings Landing.

31st January 2006, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brys Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 809	Re: ASOI&F Going Downhill? I don't think it's really going downhill - a slowdown of pace was inevitable, and I doubt Martin could have matched the masterpiece of A Storm of Swords. I don't really think he's losing control of the story - there was admittedly too much on the Iron Islands and on Dorne, but only a little too much - we needed to see them so that the plot threads can come together properly for the end, and IMO A Feast for Crows really enhanced GRRM's worldbuilding, which was his weakest aspect (not implying that its poor, just that it's not up to the same quality as his characters). I am concerned that A Dance with Dragons won't be as good, because it'll be lacking the most interesting plotlines of Kings Landing.