http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/ All you can eat sci-fi and fantasy books Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-2419 Renai LeMay Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:43:53 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-2419 Lol. GRRM is certainly taking his time! :) Lol. GRRM is certainly taking his time! :)

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-2409 Judi Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:11:42 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-2409 I bought the first 4 in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series 2 years ago for my nephew. He will be 19 in February and is in college. He will probably be married with children before 5th book comes out and forget 6 & 7. At 64 I probably won't be alive to buy book 6 & 7 for him. And no doubt he'll be a forensic scientist before this thing ends. I bought the first 4 in the “A Song of Ice and Fire” series 2 years ago for my nephew. He will be 19 in February and is in college. He will probably be married with children before 5th book comes out and forget 6 & 7. At 64 I probably won’t be alive to buy book 6 & 7 for him. And no doubt he’ll be a forensic scientist before this thing ends.

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-841 Tony Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:53:03 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-841 The lack of characters in A Feast for Crows was explained by GRRM himself back in the days. Originally, he wanted in one book, what he now delivers in two, namely A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. As a feast for crows was getting huge, short of humongous, he chose to cut it along the character viewpoints and not along the storyline. Hence there won't be any plot progress in the timeline in A dance with dragons, but the characters missing from A Feast for Crows will be there. (In particular my personal favorite, Jon Snow!) The lack of characters in A Feast for Crows was explained by GRRM himself back in the days. Originally, he wanted in one book, what he now delivers in two, namely A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons.
As a feast for crows was getting huge, short of humongous, he chose to cut it along the character viewpoints and not along the storyline.
Hence there won’t be any plot progress in the timeline in A dance with dragons, but the characters missing from A Feast for Crows will be there. (In particular my personal favorite, Jon Snow!)

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-812 A Dance with Dragons hits 1100 pages Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:03:55 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-812 [...] had previously hit 1,000 pages in late July, according to his editor, when it was expected the book would be ready for editing by October of November this year. Martin wrote on his blog this week: “Finished a Jon Snow chapter, and have just [...] [...] had previously hit 1,000 pages in late July, according to his editor, when it was expected the book would be ready for editing by October of November this year. Martin wrote on his blog this week: “Finished a Jon Snow chapter, and have just [...]

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-475 A Kind of Magic… | Moebius Adventures Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:31:42 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-475 [...] Next Song of Ice and Fire book almost ready (keepingthedoor.com) [...] [...] Next Song of Ice and Fire book almost ready (keepingthedoor.com) [...]

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-474 Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson | Lair of the Green Knight Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:18:23 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-474 [...] Next Song of Ice and Fire book almost ready (keepingthedoor.com) var addthis_pub = 'greenknight'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more'; --> yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson"; yahooBuzzArticleCategory = "entertainment"; yahooBuzzArticleType = “text"; yahooBuzzArticleId ="http://writer.fitzhome.com/books/book-review-warbreaker-by-brandon-sanderson/"; [...] [...] Next Song of Ice and Fire book almost ready (keepingthedoor.com) var addthis_pub = 'greenknight'; var addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more'; –> yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson"; yahooBuzzArticleCategory = "entertainment"; yahooBuzzArticleType = “text"; yahooBuzzArticleId ="http://writer.fitzhome.com/books/book-review-warbreaker-by-brandon-sanderson/"; [...]

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-134 Renai LeMay Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:56:11 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-134 I know it's annoying, but authors do have a certain responsibility to their publishers as well; often they have to do book signings, promotings, updating their website etc. But I agree; the focus should be on the writing in this case. I know it’s annoying, but authors do have a certain responsibility to their publishers as well; often they have to do book signings, promotings, updating their website etc. But I agree; the focus should be on the writing in this case.

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-117 kevin Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:53:32 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-117 I say stop promoting like book signing and what not till you acctullay finish the series. The fact that you have no problem makeing fans wait for years on end is disheartening. Some of us are at the point of just quitting. You all remember Robert Jorden, he wasn't very old when he got diagnosed and said he would twenty more years...(i rest my case) I say stop promoting like book signing and what not till you acctullay finish the series. The fact that you have no problem makeing fans wait for years on end is disheartening. Some of us are at the point of just quitting. You all remember Robert Jorden, he wasn’t very old when he got diagnosed and said he would twenty more years…(i rest my case)

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-88 Rob Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:20:30 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-88 Considering the last book was mostly following stories of side or new characters, it's been about a decade since he released anything that furthered the main plot-line of the series. That's a very long time, and any comparisons to Jordan in that sense are inappropriate. As he admits, he's been unable to resolve a major knot in the main plot-line that has prevented him from continuing. Hopefully, if and when the next book is released, he will use it to advance the plot rather than just get something out there, as he did with the last novel. Considering the last book was mostly following stories of side or new characters, it’s been about a decade since he released anything that furthered the main plot-line of the series. That’s a very long time, and any comparisons to Jordan in that sense are inappropriate. As he admits, he’s been unable to resolve a major knot in the main plot-line that has prevented him from continuing. Hopefully, if and when the next book is released, he will use it to advance the plot rather than just get something out there, as he did with the last novel.

]]> http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/08/01/grrms-a-dance-with-dragons-almost-finished/#comment-78 Darkstars Fantasy News » A Dance with Dragons doch fast fertig? | News & Interviews aus der wunderbaren Welt der Fantasy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:39:46 +0000 http://www.keepingthedoor.com/?p=123#comment-78 [...] die hier vorbeischwirren, genau dafür zu interessieren. Deshalb wiederhole ich jetzt mal, was ich andernorts gelesen [...] [...] die hier vorbeischwirren, genau dafür zu interessieren. Deshalb wiederhole ich jetzt mal, was ich andernorts gelesen [...]

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