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Message: <blockquote data-quote="King_Stannis" data-source="post: 589496" data-attributes="member: 324">I'm gonna say this in Jordan's defense. I think, like Martin, they did envision their respective series' as trilogies. But after writing the first few books, I think both realized that they have a hell of a lot of story to tell. So, increasing the books is not NECESSARILY a problem. Now, GRRM seems to have the blueprint in his head. In essence, the book that is coming out soon - "A Feast for Crows" -is superfluous because it was going to be told in flashback in "A Dance with Dragons". However, Martin realized that too much time would have elapsed and there would have just been too much told via flashback/backstory. It would have confused the reader, so he deemed it better to give the 5 year period he originally wanted to skip a book of its own. But at least you can see the gears turning in his brain. The man seems to have a plan and, presumably an endgame.Jordan seems to have - as many have pointed out - just been dragging his story out of late. It's not nearly as tight as it was in books 1-3, though I'll confess my information for books 7-10 come from my wife - a victim of "Jordan's Syndrome".  But others have said so, too. Endless sniffs, sighs, wry smiles, braid tugs and arms-folded-under-breasts. Too many descriptives of past events, not giving the reader credit for reading the series from the start - having to suffer character histories told ad nauseaum.I kind of discount the profit motive - after all, that's how writers make their living. It's just that Martin seems to have found the happy medium of being able to publish 3-4 more future bestsellers while (hopefully) keeping his story tight, fresh and getting it resolved. Jordan seems to have drastically lost his focus and left many former fans out in the cold and wondering why they bothered to begin a series that started with such promise. Jordan's books will be bestsellers too, but his star is on the wane while Martin is really feeling the love.</blockquote>

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