I've heard that. I've also heard some readers wait until the series is done before buying and some buy the books as they come out. Whole spectrum of possibilities.
Hahaha I don't blame the poor man. My fiancé introduced me to the series. His exact words were "Read this or we have to break up." So he has been a fan much longer than I have. I've only had to wait for 2 books so far. I can't imagine starting back in 1996!carinasanfey said:My dad first read A Game of Thrones when it came out in 1996. Nineteen years later, he's getting increasingly angry at GRRM and it's no longer safe to mention ASOIAF in his presence...
This is a really great point! My books will say "A Vanessa Kensley Novel" on them. So hopefully people will realize that they might as well just start now because who knows if it will ever end.SBJones said:It also depends on what type of series. Even the people who generally wait for a series to finish will buy and read a series that isn't finished. A lot of people didn't read Harry Potter or Twilight until the series was finished, but other series simply do not have an end. The Star Wars and Star Trek books. The Anita Blake stuff and Dresden Files. If I know the series is going to be a trilogy or a set of X with a clear end, I wait until it's done. If there is no end in sight, I buy as they are released.
This is what I do for TV as well. And as a bonus, there aren't any ads either.Evenstar said:I don't wait. BUT, I have waited for tv series to come out on dvd because I passionately hate getting into it and having to wait an entire week for the next episode. I do this as a matter of course now. If I see something good then I watch maybe two episodes, and if it is still good then I wait for the box set.
I feel for your dad. I have been waiting since 2000. The problem with Martin was that the first three books of A Song of Ice and Fire were published between 1996 and 2000, and the fourth book was published in 2005 while the fifth was published in 2011.carinasanfey said:My dad first read A Game of Thrones when it came out in 1996. Nineteen years later, he's getting increasingly angry at GRRM and it's no longer safe to mention ASOIAF in his presence...