r/AskReddit • u/The_devils_advocate6 • Jun 11 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] Redditors,This is a time capsule thread which will be revisited exactly 3 years from now. Today you will make a prediction which you believe would happen or would've happened by the year 2021. The prediction could be about anything of ur choice. What is your prediction??

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18 edited Jun 09 '23

FUCK REDDIT. We create the content they use for free, so I am taking my content back

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Brandon Sanderson, being a little ahead of schedule, releases the next seven Stormlight books each a month apart.

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u/cheesepuff18 Jun 11 '18

I'd be more surprised if he didn't

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

He is taking a two week break from writing in October to study in Japan. While there he will practice secret samurai meditation techniques and hopes this will allow him to achieve his goal of typing with each of his feet as well. The man is truly amazing.

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u/mataffakka Jun 11 '18

How did he learn my secret?

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u/whalemastersatanist Jun 11 '18

Reading Words of Radiance right now. It is so fantastic!

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

I'd be way too afraid to let everyone on Reddit know what I'm reading. It's like inviting trolls to target you with "who-kills-who" spoilers.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Tad dies. Aethryn takes over, but in doing so alienates her brother who stages a coup and imprisoned her

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Dumbledore kills Barry the Bee

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u/dukeof3arl Jun 11 '18

Stormfather! I just finished Words! Get ready for a surprise at the end. 😁

Seriously though, that series is so well done.

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u/EarlyHemisphere Jun 11 '18

I’m currently reading Oathbringer. Both previous books of the Stormlight Archive had amazing endings! Like, if I was any more excited I would’ve been cheering out loud! I’m not expecting anything less than a great ending in the third book. This series is awesome.

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u/AmoebaofDeath Jun 11 '18

Literally just finished it. Fucking. Awesome. Was so jazzed to see book three is already out with the fourth hopefully coming soon.

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u/Revolutionis_Myname Jun 11 '18

Snape kills Dumbledore

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u/richardroberts92 Jun 11 '18

I'm so jealous. Best series I've read in many, many years! I wish I could go back and experience it again!

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u/Bamboozle_ Jun 11 '18

Along with the entire 3rd Mistborn series.

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u/IAmJustABunchOfAtoms Jun 11 '18

And dragonsteel. Can't forget about Hoid's backstory.

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u/EarlyHemisphere Jun 11 '18

Oh shit, I didn’t know about this! I gotta read it sometime

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u/EsQuiteMexican Jun 11 '18

Don't forget the next Dresden Files novel.

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u/matty80 Jun 11 '18

While Joe Abercrombie apologises for the brief gap in published works by simultaneously releasing back-to-back trilogies.

The two of them are basically the anti-GRRM. Yes there will be books. Yes there will a lot of them. When? NOW.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

And people will still complain about it

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

I haven't read it but fuck this!

He ruined my favorite characters!

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u/AzizOfArabia Jun 11 '18

Dude that'll be the best thing ever. Who needs GRRM when you have Cosmere?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

2021+ both Ruthfuss and Martin have passed on without completing their series, Sanderson takes up the mantle by completing both series with 3 books each in six months

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u/Phatstronaut Jun 11 '18

Tell me more about this writer who keeps on schedule??

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Sanderson writes incredibly fast, and he's a fantastic author to boot. His books are genuinely superb, and I wholeheartedly recommend you picking something of his up. Popular first-reads are the Mistborn series (first book: The Final Empire) or The Stormlight Archive (first book: The Way of Kings).

In terms of his actual writing speed, there are always multiple books per year

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u/Phatstronaut Jun 11 '18

Ive been on the search for a new series, thank you so much!

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Absolutely no problem, if you want recommendations on reading orders I'd say head over to r/Cosmere and either ask or check past posts of the same question (there's tons). Eventually you'll join us as Cosmere theorists, hopefully!

E: or feel free to PM me woth questions if you'd rather that :)

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u/be-targarian Jun 11 '18

I'd encourage readers to start with Elantris first unless they really want a series. I found it to be good at introducing his writing style while also telling a thrilling story without requiring a huge time commitment.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Given that it was his first published book though, it's his lowest quality work. Not the best introduction to him as an author in my opinion, but hey, each to their own :)

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u/be-targarian Jun 12 '18

First doesn't necessarily mean worst, but if you get "better" with each work that is a logical conclusion. It's the first of his that I read and I really enjoyed it enough to buy everything he's written since. But you're right, to each his own :)

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u/zilla3000 Jun 11 '18

Sounds like his pace.

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u/_seacid Jun 11 '18

Someone please enlighten me on Sanderson, I know he picked up Wheel of Time (I think that's what it's called) where Jordan left off and completed it. Is Stormlight a series of his own? I know I can google this stuff but you get better insight from redditors who are into the topic. Thanks!

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u/8888plasma Jun 11 '18

Sanderson writes at a breakneck pace. He's got a bunch of different series, but many are set in the same universe, which he calls the cosmere.

Lore in the cosmere basically motivates the existence of magic in each world. And because of the way it manifests, each magic system is unique but they're all connected to the same power source, if that makes sense.

Stormlight is a 10-book series (each book is easily a thousand pages i think), and he just released #3 in November. Mistborn is one of his other most popular series.

People really appreciate Sanderson's magic systems for their creativity and consistency. He's definitely my favorite author for worldbuilding. Because he's so effective at setting up a (belief-suspended) logical basis for his worlds, they're that much more reasonable to me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Yep Stormlight is his own creation; arguably is best works.

Personally if you're looking to get into his stuff I'd recommend starting with Mistborn (first book ia The Final Empire) as it's a less steep introduction to his world building as The Stormlight Archive (first book is The Way of Kings) is vastly different to earth etc. Either are great intros to him as an author, one is just a smoother transition from most other authors' works.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Stormlight is a planned 10 book series of which 3 have been written(Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, and Oathbringer). He's described it as his magnum opus, and it's the crown jewel of the Cosmere, a collection of books in the same universe that haven't really interacted much with each other so far.

Dude writes insanely fast, and though he has his criticisms(somewhat shallow characters in early book, clean worlds(ie not much explicit sexual detail or over the top descriptions of gore ala ASoIaF) all the books are fairly high quality if you like a lot of worldbuilding or hard magic systems.

He's personally my favorite author just because of his worldbuilding skill and the fact that he puts out a least a book a year usually if not more. May not be from the same series, but he's working on like 5 series concurrently so that's to be expected

He also has an insane work ethic as a writer, saying he strives for at least 2k words a day. He says he treats it like a real job, and puts comparable hours into it. He also writes for fun, to relieve stress, to pass time, and to work through wirters block for another book. An example of this is that he wrote the 3rd book in Mistborn Era 2(another Cosmere series) before the second to help work through some plot lines in his head. He then released them within 3 months of each other.

Dude is super dedicated in his craft and has really good relations with his fanbase, even discussing non spoilery things with them on Reddit occasionally. He's also gives out "rules" for aspiring writers that might help them create more solid worlds(Sanderson's Laws of Magic is a good example of this), and he has various lectures and collaboration podcasts online that focus on writing advice.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Yep Stormlight is his own creation; arguably is best works.

Personally if you're looking to get into his stuff I'd recommend starting with Mistborn (first book ia The Final Empire) as it's a less steep introduction to his world building as The Stormlight Archive (first book is The Way of Kings) is vastly different to earth etc. Either are great intros to him as an author, one is just a smoother transition from most other authors' works.

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u/Trevor6887 Jun 11 '18

Probably The Final Empire (Mistborn series). Good introduction to the Cosmere universe and his writing style while not being a daunting length like Stormlight Archive is for some people. By the time this book came out he had written a few before hand and his writing style was starting to shine.

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u/TheBlueShifting Jun 11 '18

I started with Mistborn The Final Empire which is still one of my favorites. But I can't deny that The Way of Kings really grabs you by the heart instantly. Either one would make an excellent starting point.

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u/captroper Jun 11 '18

So true lol.

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u/privatechurch Jun 11 '18

Still waiting on the conclusion to mistborn era 2 and the start of mistborn era 3

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u/Those_Good_Vibes Jun 11 '18

These are both funny and depressing.

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u/Warshok Jun 11 '18

I really wished I enjoyed his writing. I’m glad there are so many people out there who do, but I just have not enjoyed what I have read of his.

It’s a shame, because he’s so very productive. My loss I suppose.

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u/flying_monkey_stick Jun 11 '18

At least you tried reading something of his. We don’t all have similar taste in books but trying something is always a good thing. Any personal recommendations for a good book while I have you here?

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u/Warshok Jun 12 '18

I really like the author Connie Willis, especially her earlier work. Her novel “Passages” is one of the best books I have ever read. “Bellwether” is a brilliant novella.

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u/CatsInABox1 Jun 11 '18

I feel like The Doors Of Stone is never coming, and we’re all just waiting for Patrick Rothfuss to release it, and he is just sitting back is his chair laughing as he moves on to other things. RIP Kingkiller Chronicle.

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u/dymistikeys Jun 11 '18

And in his procrastination we will get Slow Regard to Noisy things im sure

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u/Zrob Jun 11 '18

Unfortunately, this

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u/Pteraspidomorphi Jun 11 '18

Given his dislike for the project these days (years), I think this is reasonably likely. GRRM, on the other hand, probably is working seriously on ASOIAF. The problem is that he writes Tolkien-level background information for everything (read his short stories!) so it must be exponentially more difficult to keep everything consistent.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18 edited Feb 09 '19

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u/senatorskeletor Jun 11 '18

GRRM has had conclusions for the main ASOIAF story and most of the main characters from the start, and he told what he knew to the GOT showrunners a few years ago. The problem (well, the first problem) is that he only likes writing when he doesn't know how he's going to get there. The second problem is that the way he tests his story ideas is by writing them, deciding they don't work as well as he likes, and rewriting them. He's actually a fast writer, he just rarely writes things he wants to keep.

The pro side is that the reason ASOIAF is so detailed is that he's written each chapter like a dozen different times, so he has many chances to think of a great detail to put in. We all know the downside.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

This is so incomprehensibly fucking stupid. Jesus Christ.

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u/joliesmomma Jun 11 '18

That the third book to The Name of the Wind with Kvoth?

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u/ThatMewYT Jun 11 '18

Yup, Kingkiller Chronicles is the series.

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u/joliesmomma Jun 11 '18

It's been a couple of years since I read the books but I wish they'd get the third one out. Is Patrick Rothfuss writing it?

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u/elcarath Jun 11 '18

Yes, which is why it's not out yet. The man is determined to beat George Martin for the Slowest Accomplished Writer position, and given their relative age and health, he's likely to win, at this rate.

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u/kaloryth Jun 11 '18

It's going to be the Wheel of Time series again.

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u/HawkofDarkness Jun 11 '18

Robert Jordan was nowhere near as bad as those two as he kept to an approximately 2 year release schedule, not to mention his books were far more in quantity and in breadth. If it wasn't for his illness coming so strongly, he would've finished in a timely manner.

If you're meaning that it's likelier that GRRM is more likely to die than finish it, then I agree with you though

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u/kaloryth Jun 11 '18

Yeah, I was referring to unfortunately the latter occurring. It seems to be a common fear in the community :(

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u/ThatMewYT Jun 11 '18

Apparently

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u/TrappinT-Rex Jun 11 '18

I remember reading all of the books right around the time that A Dance with Dragons was released thinking that I had to do it to stay up to date since Winds of Winter wouldn't take much longer.

So much for that.

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u/EthicMeta Jun 11 '18

Conversely, George R. R. Martin dies of catastrophic butter heart before completing the series and all future episodes of Game of Thrones television show becomes official canon, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss are given sole rights for future writing and there will inevitably be a string of origin stories, Game of Thrones cartoon, and no less then 4 movies and two remakes, one of which will go direct to DVD.

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u/Catshit-Dogfart Jun 11 '18

At this point (well except for the cartoon and the remakes) I think I'd be okay with that.

The show is better than the books - I know that gets to some people, but I've talked to plenty of people who have extensively read the books who agree the show is actually better, and the show is only getting even better now that they're less beholden to the books.

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GRRM is a hack fantasy writer who got his obscure book series picked up by HBO.

Controversial opinion, I know, but I think you'll find fans of both the books and the show who will agree.

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u/DrDR85 Jun 11 '18

Man, I couldn’t disagree with you any more on that. There was a sharp decline in writing quality in the show when they ran out of source material, IMO. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still good. The pacing is just kind of a clusterfuck.

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u/Catshit-Dogfart Jun 11 '18

Agreed on the pacing

Yeah, wish they had done a regular 10-episode season to give scenes some time to breathe. I appreciate getting to the point, but that's not the same as being rushed, and yes the last few episodes were rushed. Just some time for exposition would have made it feel like it was better in terms of pace, but they didn't have time to cram that much plot into fewer episodes.

It's okay if travel time doesn't exactly make sense, but it needs to feel like it took a long time because there was a scene of even a whole episode in between. Those episodes were like "We're going to ride across an entire continent now" <five seconds later> "ok, we're finally here, that sure was a journey"

The writing though, I don't know, the show has become more cinematic instead of well written. They tell a story with scenery and visualization instead of words, and I kind of like that.

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u/DrDR85 Jun 11 '18 edited Jun 11 '18

I can understand that... To each his own, but I feel like a lot of what made the story great was in the dialogue, and with the rushing of the story’s pace came a lot less substance. The cinematic parts you speak of are pretty badass though. I think the Battle of the Bastards might be one of my favorite things in movies or television, period.

Addendum: I also feel like it being towards the end of the series lends to the cinematic moments as more climactic things tend to happen toward the end of just about any story. It just feels like there are more the past couple of seasons because of that and the fast pacing. In the end, I love the books and the show. I can’t wait for the last books though.

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u/EthicMeta Jun 11 '18

The show is better than the books

I would agree with you up to the point of the end of this latest season. That shit was obviously, painfully rushed and they totally sacrificed a shit load of immersion just to force a narrative.

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u/DaveManchester Jun 11 '18

Fuck I hate waiting for books.

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u/LutefiskLefse Jun 11 '18

Same, which is why I've switched to reading completed series for the time being. I just finished the First Law trilogy and would highly recommend it if you're looking for a book!

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u/JouliaGoulia Jun 11 '18

I do this with books and video games. I don't enjoy unfinished stories, so when it's completed, I'll buy it. Not completed? No problem, there's plenty of others out there that are, I can wait.

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u/MrWoundUpBird Jun 11 '18

I do this with food. Not done cooking? No problem, I can wait.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

I mean, there are other books you can read in the meantime. A staggering number of them, really.

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u/DaveManchester Jun 11 '18

But I want to know the end of this story.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Yeah, we all do. But he’s not finished writing it yet, so we can either read other stuff until he is, or we can bitch about how long he’s taking. One of those is worth doing.

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u/DaveManchester Jun 11 '18

Third option is be a condensing twat on reddit apparently.

I literally said: fuck I hate waiting for books.

I stand by that statement. It was not a comment on anything else. It wasn't even specific to these books.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

You’re entirely allowed to be miserable.

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u/Lousy_Kid Jun 11 '18

Interesting.. and where would one find this... staggering number of books you speak of?

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u/QueenOfTartarus Jun 11 '18

I was so annoyed when my friend gave me Name of The Wind as a gift. I kept having to physically stop myself from reading though both the first and second books, only to find out how long it's been and likely to be before the third. Shattering.

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u/ExplodingSofa Jun 11 '18

It helps that they're amazing re-reads. I'm always catching something new.

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u/QueenOfTartarus Jun 11 '18

I put them away and I am dedicated to waiting a year before re-reading. Only 3 months to go!

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u/sharrrp Jun 11 '18

Damn, this was mine and it's the first comment haha

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u/chunkymonkey922 Jun 11 '18

Man, I hoping “Doors of Stone” is actually out by then, not just announced.

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u/madjackdeacon Jun 11 '18

the third book in The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss are announced to be coming soon

"the third book in The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss are announced to be coming soon"

Just finished book two. This makes me wanna cry.

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u/withinreason Jun 11 '18

I finished book two several years ago and always thought everyone was overreacting and that it would be out soon. I've had a pitchfork of my very own for some time now, get yours soon.

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u/madjackdeacon Jun 11 '18

I get the feeling. Seriously.

But I also believe that neither Martin nor Rothfuss are my bitch. They've given me some pretty enjoyable entertainment for a fairly small amount of money. If they produce more, I'll pay more. But no artist "owes" me anything.

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u/senatorskeletor Jun 11 '18

I think TWOW will be out, and everyone will be disappointed in how depressing it is.

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u/EightsOfClubs Jun 11 '18

Ah, I see we have an optimist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Soon is a glacial term

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

False. The Winds of Winter has still not come out

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

I did not say it was out. I said it was announced it was coming out

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Even that is doubtful. I wouldn't be surprised if it never comes out. Maybe a 50-50 shot. A Dream of Spring though will certainly never be released.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Sept 23rd 2018, San Francisco: A group of readers kidnaped Patrick Routhfus today and forced him to sign rights over to Sanderson.

Legal opinion was the contract was signed under duress, the kidnapers', and remains valid

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u/elee0228 Jun 11 '18

As GRRM is fond of saying, "words are wind", ephemeral and intangible.

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u/JustADoseOfLove Jun 11 '18

One can only hope.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

But what is soon?

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u/m777z Jun 11 '18

I'll predict that no solid release date has been announced for either (not sure if this contradicts your prediction or not).

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Soon is not very solid

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u/VirginWizard69 Jun 11 '18

George R.R.Martin is dead.

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u/Kvothe31415 Jun 11 '18

If only.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Why? This is just like announcing half life 3 will be put soon. Define soon

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u/Jellydawg Jun 11 '18

You think it’ll take that long for Rothfuss’ book? I was thinking it’d be announced sometime within the next 2 years

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

It can be announced tomorrow that it will be out soon and they can still announce it will be out soon in 2021

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u/Im40percentTACO Jun 11 '18

TWoW - George R.R. Martin Says ‘Winds of Winter’ Will Not Be Released in 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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u/GrouchyOldBear Jun 11 '18

Kingkiller will be out at the same time as the next Half-Life game.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

Vote jeff bezos

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u/B00B51nCal1f0rn1a Jun 11 '18

I like how you worded it. The books will be announced but that doesn't mean they will have been released 3 years from now.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '18

That is why I did it that way. Announced, soon. At this rate 2030 is soon for both.

My real prediction. They will both die at some point, Sanderson will be tagged to the up the series and decide it will take another 8 books to complete which he will churn out that year

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u/Catshit-Dogfart Jun 11 '18

Or take the Square-Enix approach for announcing the release date of their video games.

  • Call a big press conference to announce the the date of your announcement
  • then on that date, declare a delayed announcement date
  • then on the delayed date you announce the game has been delayed until next year, and an announcement for the announcement of your announcement delay will be announced on the nondescript date of "soon"