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kalinaraSo, when I was preteen, ish, it seemed like the big thing was doorstop series. You know what I mean. When authors would write these seven, eight, ten book long series, and each book was 500 pages at the minimum, often closer to 700 or 800. Robert Jordan was probably the most famous, with Wheel of Time. He didn't even manage to finish the whole thing before he died. Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth (sporked admirably over at das_sporking) is another example.
Now, you need both halves of the equation. The Dresden Files is a long series, but the individual books are of a sane length. A Song of Ice and Fire have very big individual novels, but probably needs one or two more before I'd classify it as a true doorstop. But your mileage may vary, of course.
What I remember though was that every fantasy reader I knew had ONE doorstop series they read religiously. And well, this one was mine. "The Wars of Light and Shadow" by Janny Wurts.
Now I'm cheating a little. I reread this series maybe ten years ago or so. So I do remember at least some of the overarching plot beats. That said, for a series this large, I've definitely forgotten more than I remember. Mostly I remember that the lead character is a total angst-hound, and a good portion of the series seems to be just having more and more horrible things happen to this poor son of a bitch. I remember reading a review where someone had gotten so sick of his emo wallowing that they just wanted the adversary to win once and for all. But I remember liking him, myself.
Sometimes I have a thing for the sad sack.
Anyway, I have NO idea how long a book this large will take. Let alone any of the sequels. So this ought to be fun.
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However, I AM horrendously lazy, so I'm only starting with the prologue today. It's one page. I'll try not to strain myself.
( You are free to admire my stamina )
Now, you need both halves of the equation. The Dresden Files is a long series, but the individual books are of a sane length. A Song of Ice and Fire have very big individual novels, but probably needs one or two more before I'd classify it as a true doorstop. But your mileage may vary, of course.
What I remember though was that every fantasy reader I knew had ONE doorstop series they read religiously. And well, this one was mine. "The Wars of Light and Shadow" by Janny Wurts.
Now I'm cheating a little. I reread this series maybe ten years ago or so. So I do remember at least some of the overarching plot beats. That said, for a series this large, I've definitely forgotten more than I remember. Mostly I remember that the lead character is a total angst-hound, and a good portion of the series seems to be just having more and more horrible things happen to this poor son of a bitch. I remember reading a review where someone had gotten so sick of his emo wallowing that they just wanted the adversary to win once and for all. But I remember liking him, myself.
Sometimes I have a thing for the sad sack.
Anyway, I have NO idea how long a book this large will take. Let alone any of the sequels. So this ought to be fun.
--
However, I AM horrendously lazy, so I'm only starting with the prologue today. It's one page. I'll try not to strain myself.
( You are free to admire my stamina )