Questions About The Mask Falling (The Bone Season, #4)

by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author)

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Does anyone get the impression that Ms. Shannon (bless her) has sort of lost focus on the BS series? It seems like she's giving a lot of attention to her stand-alone projects. I have no problem with her following her passions as a writer, but it is a bit hard on readers who've become invested in a series to wait around for so long while she publishes unrelated books. Anyway, I wish her well.

Emily There was a two year wait from The Mime Order to The Song Rising, so I don't really see any issue with a wait of two (or three) years from The Song Ri…moreThere was a two year wait from The Mime Order to The Song Rising, so I don't really see any issue with a wait of two (or three) years from The Song Rising to whatever this masterpiece will be called! The release of a stand alone book written in a new world in the intervening year is just an added bonus for me.
A lot of authors release different books while waiting years between books in a series (i.e. Brandon Sanderson and the Stormlight Archive series: 3-4 years between books while publishing multiple other series for multiple age groups!). Not every author writes at the same pace and readers just have to acknowledge that and plan their reading accordingly.(less)

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Yes I agree. I have not read The Song Rising yet as I am waiting for book 4 and it seems a VERY long wait. There is no news in her blog only about her new book. Very frustrating. Not another tearling episode as that was a car crash, so disappointing. Can anyone shed light on what is happening?

Becca She's an author, not a machine, and writing is art, not just slapping words on a page. Give the poor woman time.…moreShe's an author, not a machine, and writing is art, not just slapping words on a page. Give the poor woman time.(less)

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I am in pain, please please please tell me this ending is not the ending?

Grace Allen

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Can you read these as stand alones?

Effy Honestly, no. There is so much that happens in each book, with layers of stories being woven between them. I would imagine it being very difficult to …moreHonestly, no. There is so much that happens in each book, with layers of stories being woven between them. I would imagine it being very difficult to comprehend any of the books if trying to read it on its own aside from the first one.(less)

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