Twenty Years?
It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. But for the guys in the band, it probably did not seem that long.
A GAME OF THRONES was published in 1996. In 2016, to celebrate the twentienth anniversary, Bantam Spectra published a special deluxe leatherbound edition of the novel, lavishly and beautifully illustrated, with an introduction by John Hodgman.
The anniversary edition was a big success, and is still selling strongly two years later. (If you’d like to snag...
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Dec 20, 2018 04:49AM
" (Seems like yesterday, honestly. And I still recall the three years between books, when readers would email me to ask what was taking so long for book two, since Other Fantasy Author [fill in your choice] put out a book a year, rain or shine, and why was I taking so long? Sigh. Those were the days, when I was only two years late)." Too bad many people won't find this hilarious, but I do love me some author with a sense of self-mockery
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I am boycotting your books until you publish what you promised.
I will not purchase this book, I use to enjoy the series and its characters a great deal, I do not watch the HBO series. With so much time in between books, I find I do not care about this series anymore, I forgot what happened to most characters. I use to reread the books so I would recall what happened, but since I read so much I no longer reread this series. The author doesn't care, so neither do I.
I don't think the Author cares about the series anymore. Who would prioritize writing a prequel history book over the next novel in the main series
Its because of fan's like us that he is able to write about his characters and his world. No publisher would ever publish his books if it did not sell well. So he does owe the fans who bought his books when they were released a timely release. A 4 year delay is unacceptable in any profession considering the book was just "months away" from releasing in 2014.
Writers write to write. Get over yourself - you aren't that important.
I agree that I am not important but collectively "we" are important. Writers do love to write but they won't be able to if they can't feed themselves or have a house.In no other profession would a four year delay be tolerated on a project which was "months" away from completion. Also a prioritization of a side history novel over the main series is crazy.
As the show has overtaken the novels, I believe the author has lost interest in his books since the world would already know the ending of the series.
Anyway, this is the last I will talk about this topic. Opinions will differ and let's agree to disagree here.
Davey wrote: "Get over your entitlement. He owes you nothing, Let the man write what makes him happy, it's his characters, his world. NOT YOURS."I'm over it and done with this series, I don't owe him anything either.
I love how people say they don't care anymore and are still here complaining. If you don't care anymore, why are you here?Writing isn't exactly like paperwork when you work in an office and if you don't respect the deadline, you obviously messed up. Writing is an art and if George R.R. Martin didn't respect his fans and the world he created, The Winds of Winter would have been released since years, because he would have think "Who cares if I'm not satisfied about it yet? Fans want it, I'll just write whatever can be sold and bring me more fans and money." I'm personally glad that he's not a fraud and that he cares so much.
In case you forgot, A Song of Ice and Fire isn't yours. It's his child, it's the world and the characters that he created and not being able to finish it for years now is much harder for the one who created it than for the fans.
Catherine wrote: [...] if George R.R. Martin didn't respect his fans and the world he created, The Winds of Winter would have been released since years, because he would have think "Who cares if I'm not satisfied about it yet? Fans want it, I'll just write whatever can be sold and bring me more fans and money."Thank you!! Someone finally said it like it is. Artists show respect and love for their fans by giving them the best art they can get out of themselves. I'd rather read the book GRR thinks is his top quality in twenty years than read a bad or even an okay book right now. It's a massive series which has grown a lot bigger than him, it makes sense he would have a hard time feeling like "this is it, this version is the one we're publishing". If anything, he must be stuck in a perpetual "not-good-enough-given-the-expectations-from-both-the-fans-and-I" loop...
Davey wrote: "Get over your entitlement. He owes you nothing, Let the man write what makes him happy, it's his characters, his world. NOT YOURS."100% Agree. No one is forcing anyone to read or not read his books.
Taking so long is not going to make the book better. Case in point Feast and Dance. Took the longest to publish and the worst of the 5. There is a reason people tell you to trust your instincts when for example doing a multiple anwers quiz.
I think he made some kind of deal with HBO.Dance with dragons : 12 july 2011
GOT season 1 : 17 april 2011
Sachin wrote: "I think he made some kind of deal with HBO.Dance with dragons : 12 july 2011
GOT season 1 : 17 april 2011"
It is a bit obvious that not publishing the final book before the final season go GOT is a big factor.
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