As I mentioned before, Robert Jordan wasn't exactly feeling well as of late, and it looks like things <a href=http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/17/0243230.shtml>didn't get better. My condolences to his family, and I sincerely hope, for the sake of his legacy, and the fulfillment of my investment, whoever is given his notes to finish the 12th book does the series justice.Geoffrey42 said:@TomBeraha: Save yourself the agony, and stay away from the Wheel of Time. There are lots of books, and I really enjoyed reading them all, but he's opened quite a few plotlines, and last I read, he's a little sickly, and unlikely to finish the series before he dies. I don't know about you, but I can't stand reading spin-off works by offspring or dedicated others based on "notes and research" done by the original author. I fear that my investment in that series is never going to pay off.
I heard about this earlier today. This is a major f-ing bummer. I really love the WOT series. I do so hope that whoever finishes the final book does his creation justice.Geoffrey42 said:As I mentioned before, Robert Jordan wasn't exactly feeling well as of late, and it looks like things <a href=http://slashdot.org/articles/07/09/17/0243230.shtml>didn't get better. My condolences to his family, and I sincerely hope, for the sake of his legacy, and the fulfillment of my investment, whoever is given his notes to finish the 12th book does the series justice.Geoffrey42 said:@TomBeraha: Save yourself the agony, and stay away from the Wheel of Time. There are lots of books, and I really enjoyed reading them all, but he's opened quite a few plotlines, and last I read, he's a little sickly, and unlikely to finish the series before he dies. I don't know about you, but I can't stand reading spin-off works by offspring or dedicated others based on "notes and research" done by the original author. I fear that my investment in that series is never going to pay off.
I tried Ilium, but I'm not a big enough a fan of Greek history to really enjoy it. Loved Hyperion, though. If you're a big fan of Simmons' style, though, check out The Terror, by him. It's a long read, but once you're done you'll look back fondly. It's about the Erebus and the Terror, two boats that went missing looking for the Northwest Passage in the 1800s. Simmons tells the imagined story of what happened once they got frozen in for the winter.Arbre said:I'm going to try Dan Simmons' Ilium. Sounds stargatish.
It'll be followed by Olympos.
Sounds good. I loved Hyperion. Especially the stories about Dupre (hey, you don't have that special french character) and the Scholar's daughter.Joe said:I tried Ilium, but I'm not a big enough a fan of Greek history to really enjoy it. Loved Hyperion, though. If you're a big fan of Simmons' style, though, check out The Terror, by him. It's a long read, but once you're done you'll look back fondly. It's about the Erebus and the Terror, two boats that went missing looking for the Northwest Passage in the 1800s. Simmons tells the imagined story of what happened once they got frozen in for the winter.Arbre said:I'm going to try Dan Simmons' Ilium. Sounds stargatish.
It'll be followed by Olympos.
Funny you mention that. A buddy of mine just bought that for me because he thought it was essential for every American to own. I think I'm going to tackle it in a couple books. I feel like I need some contemporary fiction between my histories, to cleanse my palate.dv8withn8 said:If you're into history as you seem to be, I've read through Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" a couple times now and always find it interesting.