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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 16 Apr 2007 : 03:39:29
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Hello-
I know I have stated elsewhere that I (*And I know some others share this stance.*) wait for an entire trilogy to be out before starting it.
This was not always the case, however. I use to read things more along when they came out, but IIRC the delay between 1-2 and 2-3 in a trilogy was more like 4-8 months - not the year it seems to have been for a while now. So - instead of chancing to forget what I had read previously - I decided to wait. :)
However - it seems that if I am reading release information correctly online (and at work to a lesser degree) the delay period between novels seems to be decreasing this year.
I was curious if anyone else had noticed this - and what the general opinion was - is it a fluke or somesuch - or do you think they are intentionally decreasing the 'gap time' between books in a series.
Dhomal
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 16 Apr 2007 : 20:44:20
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| I think this is the case for series written by multiple authors. Which are generally stand alones anyway. I am not sure if it holds for series written by a single author. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 16 Apr 2007 : 22:20:58
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This may sound funny, but sometimes I don't mind the wait. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Renzokuken
Acolyte
USA
38 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2007 : 01:53:42
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| I tend to wait for a trilogy to finish, as well. It is hard not to click on those topics about Shadowbred right now though... The pain! |
Currently reading: Dark Elf Trilogy (FR) |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2007 : 04:29:11
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I tend to read Realms novels as soon as they come out, regardless of their Realmsdate or status as part of a trilogy or series.
But that's just me. :}
Many of the "trilogies intended as trilogies" (Byers, Kemp) might well work better if read by someone who waits until they can read all of the parts in succession.
However, all of Ed's trilogies work just fine as "stand-alone" books that just get continued (or the same characters and places revisited) in later "stand-alone" books. I don't think any reader would gain anything by waiting until the entire Knights of Myth Drannor trilogy is published, before they started reading the first one. Plunge right in, I say! (Into books, too.  )
love to all,
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 17 Apr 2007 : 04:45:41
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That's what I always love about Ed's books. While they work best when read as a set, they are often just as much a Realmslore treat when read individually and/or separated from the rest of the series/trilogy.
"Novel completeness" is always important for me, and I usually wait until ALL the books in a particular FR series/trilogy are released before I read them [and it's not just the Realms, I do this for DL as well]. Though Ed's and Elaine's, [and hopefully Steven's ()] books are those which I love to read just as soon as they arrive on my doorstep -- even if they are part of a trilogy and/or series. And Erik Scott de Bie's works are quickly becoming part of that routine for me as well! ::smirk::
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 17 Apr 2007 : 23:39:34
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| I get so excited about certain books (like the new Thay novel) that I can't imagine waiting two years before reading it. But as I said before, I don't mind the "gap" that comes in between, waiting for the next book to come out. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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darkcrow
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 01:55:17
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| A year IS a long time to wait to read the next book in a trilogy. I'm doing it now with the Watercourse Trilogy. If I think of it now, I can't remember the finer details that made the story so great but when that final book comes out, the author does a pretty good job of nonchalantly refreshing your memory |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 08:40:08
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quote:
Originally posted by darkcrow
A year IS a long time to wait to read the next book in a trilogy. I'm doing it now with the Watercourse Trilogy. If I think of it now, I can't remember the finer details that made the story so great but when that final book comes out, the author does a pretty good job of nonchalantly refreshing your memory
Well met
Aye, IIRC there is a refresh of book one at the start of book two in this particular trilogy. But indeed, it's often a problem remembering some of the finer points from previous books read a year back. However, sometimes I find that the author can have a knack of triggering little memories of previous books. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 11:04:49
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A lot of times, I read each book as it comes out. With trilogies, I often go back and reread the earlier book(s) and then read the new ones.
But I don't always do this, because of time.
There have been a couple of times I've waited for all books to be available before reading them. One notable case was the War of the Spider Queen books -- I waited for all the books to be available in paperback before I read the series. |
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