Arnwyn
First Post
Sounds like a good approach.
For me, I solve this potential issue by never buying a series until it is entirely complete.
George RR Martin to his detractors
- Thread starter Krug
- Start date
Sounds like a good approach.
For me, I solve this potential issue by never buying a series until it is entirely complete.
I´ve been doing this since I started "The Path of Daggers" by Robert Jordan and couldn´t remember what had happened in the previous book.
Asmo
Fast Learner
First Post
The only real downside being the potential unavailability of earlier books. Risky both ways, I suppose.
Arnwyn
First Post
Thankfully not a downside for me. If the series takes so long to complete such that the earlier books aren't even available for me to buy, then it's clear that series was never for me in the first place.
I think it depends on the series. I mean, there are things like The Wheel of Time or A Song of Ice and Fire that are a really a single, multi-volume story, and you don't want to jump into something like that in the middle.
But there's also things like the Discworld books or the Miles Vorkosigan books where while you might not want to pick up some of the later works without the earlier ones, they're usually pretty self-contained stories. And there's generally no problem in picking up one of those before the author has decided that they're done with the universe for a while.
Remus Lupin
Adventurer
Oh, now you're just being cruel! I'm glad I remembered the date!
