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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 1225330" data-attributes="member: 5100">Guilty.&nbsp; I do much prefer a three-five book series than a single stand-alone novel.&nbsp; Four really seems to be optimal for what entertains me and keeps me interested.&nbsp;Martin's work is good, but it doesn't really draw me in enough to keep me hungry for a long series.&nbsp; The only reason I've made it through what he's written so far has nothing to do with it being a series.&nbsp; It's more that I've read his work and can expect to be entertained by another of his books.&nbsp;Jordan had me hungry after the first three books.&nbsp; It's only been the last couple where I've realized that I've gorged myself to the point of vomitting.&nbsp;I guess when you get right down to it, I want a story that has good enough characters and plot that I want more than a little of them.&nbsp; Then I want enough of them, but I want them to go before they overstay their welcome.&nbsp;So far, the best series in terms of this, IMHO, is Dave Duncan's A Handful of Men.&nbsp; Maybe not for everyone's taste, but I definitely enjoyed it.&nbsp;About the only character I've seen yet that I could stand an almost endless story about is Karl Cullinane, and Rosenberg had the good sense to kill him off, messily, before I changed my mind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 1225330, member: 5100"] Guilty. I do much prefer a three-five book series than a single stand-alone novel. Four really seems to be optimal for what entertains me and keeps me interested. Martin's work is good, but it doesn't really draw me in enough to keep me hungry for a long series. The only reason I've made it through what he's written so far has nothing to do with it being a series. It's more that I've read his work and can expect to be entertained by another of his books. Jordan had me [i]hungry[/i] after the first three books. It's only been the last couple where I've realized that I've gorged myself to the point of vomitting. I guess when you get right down to it, I want a story that has good enough characters and plot that I want more than a little of them. Then I want enough of them, but I want them to go before they overstay their welcome. So far, the best series in terms of this, IMHO, is Dave Duncan's [i]A Handful of Men[/i]. Maybe not for everyone's taste, but I definitely enjoyed it. About the only character I've seen yet that I could stand an almost endless story about is Karl Cullinane, and Rosenberg had the good sense to kill him off, messily, before I changed my mind. [/QUOTE]

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