The Long Utopia
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How will Terry Pratchett's death change the series?
Patrick
Mar 23, 2015 06:02PM
So, I've searched for information about this but I haven't found anything.
I put the series on hold since I didn't like the second book much until I see how the next book's ratings go. I still thought the series could potentially take an interesting direction so I followed the new books releases and were looking for the new titles to get a hint of where it was all going...
Now, since Pratchett passed away, will the series remain unfinished or will the co-author keep going by himself? I am assuming they were ahead of the releases and might had started the fifth book already, but it's really just an assumption. I guess Baxter (co-author) could finish it (or them) by himself and delay the releases...
What are your guesses and thoughts about this?
I put the series on hold since I didn't like the second book much until I see how the next book's ratings go. I still thought the series could potentially take an interesting direction so I followed the new books releases and were looking for the new titles to get a hint of where it was all going...
Now, since Pratchett passed away, will the series remain unfinished or will the co-author keep going by himself? I am assuming they were ahead of the releases and might had started the fifth book already, but it's really just an assumption. I guess Baxter (co-author) could finish it (or them) by himself and delay the releases...
What are your guesses and thoughts about this?
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According to news articles, the 5th and final novel was completed before Terry Pratchett's death and will be published in 2016.
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015...
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...
Foreword in the last book explains how this worked. Short version: they held back publishing to one book a year, the books were finished long before he died.
The third book was a bigger disappointment than the 2nd, IMO. There's potential there for incredible world building, and it's really falling flat. I also wonder what's going to happen with this series. I always viewed it as being more Baxter than Pratchett anyways (with Lopsang being the only real "Pratchett" character).
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