Yeah, I know this is going to sound contradictory but it can't be helped.

[evilstoryteller]

Upon learning that TOR is going to split A Memory of Light into three books I couldn't help but think "wow, that's a horrible decision to make", considering the state of the story (bloated, moving at a glacial pace) before Jordan died. Frankly, do we really need to see some kind of closure for every minor character that's been jammed into this

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[mariness]

He's turned in the manuscript, so Tor is doing the copyediting/page setting stuff now, which means yes, the first book definitely should be here in November.

And like you...well, I wasn't thrilled with the last couple of books in the series, although from what I understand, the lack of quality came from Jordan's own success -- as a result, Tor pushed for rush jobs on the books, and they were no longer edited as carefully.

Sanderson's work is getting very carefully edited/copyedited/checked for consistency all the way through, a major plus. In addition, I was very pleased to hear that he's not attempting to mimic Jordan's writing style, which I think would have been disastrous.

So, yes. I'll be reading all three books. I've put in this much time, after all.

[evilstoryteller]

Yeah. I don't think I could sit through a book that attempted to mimic Jordan's writing style(as seen in his latter books)without wanting to hurl the book. Which is something I really don't want to do with the kindle because I don't think a drop test is like me hurling a book at the wall. :(

[briany]

When I heard it was going to be split up, I was more concerned about timing (wait even LONGER???!?) than having to buy more books. I mean, Jordan took 2-3 years per book on average, so if Sanderson was going to use that timeframe then we'd never see the end of this.

His post was a lot better than TOR's own reasoning. And the fact that it would have taken to 2011 anyway means that the split isn't going to hurt the novel any, so that's good.

Frankly, the sheer size of the thing (if it was one volume, his target wordcount puts it at double the size of the heretofore largest book in the series) has me looking forward to it, and closure. The little annoying characters that I could care less about getting wrapped up is perhaps superfluous and might not happen should Jordan still be alive...but he's not. And if Sanderson's going to decide, I'm glad he's erring on the side of verbosity/completeness.

Elantris is good, and the Mistborn series is also a nice read--after finishing these, I'm confident he'll produce a solid finale to the

[evilstoryteller]

Yeah, I was looking at his stuff and I will likely be buying the Mistborn series on the kindle, just as soon as I finish the books I already have waiting for me. I think timing is high up on the list of 'things that are very important' for everyone who's been reading the series- that we're going to get a book a year is very encouraging. Now if only GRRM would hurry up with the next Ice and Fire book! :D