quote:Gotcha. The last person I gave the series to was grumpy when she read the first 2 books and then found out it wasn't completed.quote:Ok, so in a literal sense, Lynch is not "mostly completed" with the series. That wasn't the intent of my post. And I certainly didn't speak on whether it was a series I wished to read more of at the conclusion of each novel. Of course I wanted to read more.quote:I'd never put out the phrase "mostly completed" when we have less than half a series in print after a decade. I understand that they are more self contained stories than many. However, I never walked a away from reading any of the 3 books and didn't immediately want the next in the series. So I guess I'm just offering a caution that it will be a long time until they are done!
Did you read my post?
I do agree that Stormlight and Gentlemen *******s are outstanding and well above the other choices.
All in all, I think it's a good series for someone to read without worry of waiting ages for the next book for a resolution. You get that payoff in each book. That's my point. If I were to compare to anything, I'd say they're like a Marvel Movie. Each Iron Man, Capt America, Thor etc. has a self-contained plot and villian but there is also some connections to the over-arching Avengers story and the Thanos conflict. I could easily see someone reading Book 1 of the GB series and stopping there, fully satisfied. (Note: satisfied in terms of story resolution. Obviously, I loved the characters and stories, which is why I wanted to read more.)
So I'm more cautious these days. I think your point is particularly true about book 1. It was really self contained. The others, less so....or maybe I'm just that hooked into the series now.
