lol
i posted this on one of the sites he supposedly reads like an hour ago.
Martin has posted hardly anything about the expected upcoming volume in his series. I know the last and the next were originally going to be published as one book (something that pissed me off when it didn't come to pass) so it stands to reason that the next book is done or very nearly so.
I would think that upon the possibility of his series being turned into a cable epic he probably laid low awaiting the results. I expect that when it suits him he will be able to crank the remaining volumes in far less time than his original books were published.
And now my rant:
Mr. Martin I am extremely irritated with you. You have been stretching the release of your latest book saying you don't have the time to get it finished but in that time you've published multiple unrelated novels. If you wanted to work on something else for awhile I wish you would have been forthcoming enough to admit it so us fans aren't waiting with baited breath.
I also am disappointed that FEAST was so pathetically short. I waited 4 years for a book I read in a day and it wasn't up to par with the previous ones. (in my ever so humble opinion). I feel like you are cheating me and other fans out of our hard earned dollars, euros, francs, marks, rubles and pounds. I spent 30 dollars on FEAST and knowing that you split one book into 2 or possibly 3 yet charged the same amount for it irked me.
So in summary shame on you Mr. Martin. Shame.
I love your work by the way
Oh and to whomever mentioned Robin Hobb YES! God she is phenomenal. I've never read a fantasy series that actually made me emotional like hers.
I just finished The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I highly recommend this book and eagerly await the second in the series.
all done.
go spurs go