Horn, John wrote: > If you prefer quality to quantity, go for George R. R. Martin. He'll > release no book before its time...
I just happen to be about 3/4 of the way through "A Game of Thrones" and enjoying it immensely. Any idea how many books that series is supposed to end up being...? -------------------------------- I've read (in Locus , I believe) that there are supposed to be six in the series. The fourth, "A Feast for Crows", was due out this month, but has been pushed back until Spring. A related aside: I'm an SF snob. I read little fantasy and I'm guilty as all hell of comparing everything to Tolkien. It's not fair, but . . . I probably would not have read George R. R. Martin, but "A Storm of Swords" was nominated for a Hugo two or three years back. I read all nominees (novels, don't have time for much short fiction, or maybe don't make time--I like novels). I also have a self-inflicted rule that I must read all book in a series prior to reading the nominee. So I had to read "A Game of Thrones" and "A Clash of Kings." I was not truly looking forward to reading them because of my Tolkien prejudice. I was more than pleasantly surprised. This is a well-developed, well-characterized, and well-plotted series; it is quite good and I'm looking forward to book four. I will say one thing about Martin: he is not kind to his characters. Heroes and good guys may not make it to the end. While I'm praising fantasy, read Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Curse of Chalion." Very good. There is a sequel due out soon, "The Paladin of Souls", I think. George A P.S. I just finished Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake", a dystopian novel of genetic engineering gone amuck. For anyone who was chilled and frightened by her "The Handmaid's Tale", this one will equally scare you, but in an entirely different manner. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
