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ScottG · 10-10-2004, 08:17 PM

"You guys shouldn't act as if just because you don't like them then no one else does. I'm certain sales are just fine, if not better than ever, as more people get introduced to the series, and because of the d&d setting."

And you shouldn't assume we don't like them..

Personally, it is my favorite series. While overall sales may be better than ever, sales GROWTH has certainly declined (at least in established markets). Still, aleph_null1 may be right - it could just as easily be that Jordan himself is "over with" the series.

In any event..

"If there had been only 3 male and 3 female characters, I probably would have stoped reading the series after the 3rd book of so."

I would have too. The CRITICAL issue here is how many protagonist "threads" there are, and how much of the book is devoted to them. Even X-MEN typically focus on one character (or a group of characters) all "engrossed" in the same plot thread (i.e. a combat sequence), with minimal partitioning to express action.

10-10-2004, 08:17 PM	#8
ScottG Drow Warrior Join Date: June 13, 2003 Location: Never Never Land Age: 55 Posts: 267	"You guys shouldn't act as if just because you don't like them then no one else does. I'm certain sales are just fine, if not better than ever, as more people get introduced to the series, and because of the d&d setting." And you shouldn't assume we don't like them.. Personally, it is my favorite series. While overall sales may be better than ever, sales GROWTH has certainly declined (at least in established markets). Still, aleph_null1 may be right - it could just as easily be that Jordan himself is "over with" the series. In any event.. "If there had been only 3 male and 3 female characters, I probably would have stoped reading the series after the 3rd book of so." I would have too. The CRITICAL issue here is how many protagonist "threads" there are, and how much of the book is devoted to them. Even X-MEN typically focus on one character (or a group of characters) all "engrossed" in the same plot thread (i.e. a combat sequence), with minimal partitioning to express action.