Rickey
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Janny Wurts:
I just recently started rereading/finishing the entire Riftwar Cycle from Feist and I read your Empire series for the first time. I never thought I would love a book series based mostly on the politics of honor and caste in society but this series was amazing! Is there any chance of you continuing this series or writing an update to where it stands currently perhaps? Would love to see how Mara's changes are accepted.
Janny Wurts
Thanks for your very lovely note.
No, Ray and I have no plans to 'continue' with this series, we both feel that we accomplished what we set out to do, and anything more would retread the same sorts of ideas. I appreciate that you'd love to read more, but unless a story has something truly relevant and new to reveal and surprise, it can overstay its welcome.
I can only recommend that you read Ray's solo work, or give mine a try - many readers who loved the Empire series also enjoyed To Ride Hell's Chasm, which also has themes of politics, honor and caste in society, threaded through plenty of lively action and vivid characters.
Again, thank you for letting me know of your enjoyment. Best always, JW
No, Ray and I have no plans to 'continue' with this series, we both feel that we accomplished what we set out to do, and anything more would retread the same sorts of ideas. I appreciate that you'd love to read more, but unless a story has something truly relevant and new to reveal and surprise, it can overstay its welcome.
I can only recommend that you read Ray's solo work, or give mine a try - many readers who loved the Empire series also enjoyed To Ride Hell's Chasm, which also has themes of politics, honor and caste in society, threaded through plenty of lively action and vivid characters.
Again, thank you for letting me know of your enjoyment. Best always, JW
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Dick Nielson
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Janny Wurts:
I have always kept your Empire trilogy as one of my favorite books out of the many hundreds I have read. How did this series come to pass? Kind of an offshoot of another series, but whose idea? It is time after many years to get it out again. Perhaps introduce my teen daughters to it.
Jean Hontz
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Janny Wurts:
Just checking to be sure you saw this article on Tor : https://www.tor.com/2018/01/26/an-appreciation-of-the-works-of-janny-wurts/?utm_source=Feedburner%3A+Frontpage+Partial+RSS+Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torcom%2FFrontpage_Partial+%28Tor.com+Frontpage+Partial+-+Blog+and+Stories%29
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