The Inheritance Cycle

[LordDagon]

Originally Posted by Konkrage

I just finished the final book to the series. I started reading the first book when it first came out, I want to say I was in Jr. High. I'm now about to complete graduate school and this series remains as one of the top I have ever read.

Now I'm sitting here dumbfounded that it's over. I hate that feeling.

What did everyone think of how he concluded the series? I won't type it out now, but I had some concerns with how it all unfolded. I can appreciate the artistry of how he wrapped up the story but damnit! That's not how I wanted it to end!

I kind of felt like he had an Idea in mind for the end, but either he ran out of time or space and was forced to cut some things. Maybe he didn't quite have the whole thing fleshed out and just cobbled it together without regard to the reader.

Or maybe he read the Song of Fire and Ice series before finishing the last book

[tom the pit leader]

Originally Posted by LordDagon

I kind of felt like he had an Idea in mind for the end, but either he ran out of time or space and was forced to cut some things. Maybe he didn't quite have the whole thing fleshed out and just cobbled it together without regard to the reader.

Or maybe he read the Song of Fire and Ice series before finishing the last book

I didn't read past the second one because when I found out series was going from a trilogy to at least a tetralogy (or longer) I was skeptical of his process. The bane of many good series (see Harry Potter) is not having a strong editor who makes you stick to what you said you were going to write and keep it manageable.