I wish I were sadder about the unfinished state of the series-- I gave up on it long ago, and all I have left is a lingering curiosity as to whether Rand will survive his death. ;-)
He left at least notes, and may have left a partially finished manuscript. I understand that his wife was his editor (she was at one time an editor at Tor), and is the most likely candidate to complete, or supervide completion of, the final book.
(I haven't actually read any of the Wheel of Time books, though may well, now; they're being spoken well of by many people whose opinions I respect.)
The first few are amazing - tremendous world building, for example. Imagine a fantasy world that is NOT a monoculture, complete with accents. And there's a complex history behind it all that makes sense. It's very, very neat.
On the other hand...the last few books...oy. The next to last one is an example of pure talent - 600 pages in which NOTHING happens. It actually begins before the previous book ends. I own the last one, but haven't brought myself to read it yet. Well, except for the 100 page prologue.
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Date: 2007-09-17 03:54 pm (UTC)The problem is, I think the squabbling over who gets to write the final book may take awhile.
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Date: 2007-09-17 04:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-17 11:26 pm (UTC)(I haven't actually read any of the Wheel of Time books, though may well, now; they're being spoken well of by many people whose opinions I respect.)
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Date: 2007-09-18 01:05 am (UTC)On the other hand...the last few books...oy. The next to last one is an example of pure talent - 600 pages in which NOTHING happens. It actually begins before the previous book ends. I own the last one, but haven't brought myself to read it yet. Well, except for the 100 page prologue.