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Found a second hand copy of Janny Wurts' 'Curse of the Mistwraith' at Tesco so I bought it. £1. The girth of the tome gives me hope that...

Potentially. Also bear in mind it's word count over pages.

Do you think they'd have been as successful as character stories if the story had been more involved, given the number of pages used?

Ai, nothing comes to mind. And yes, I've read The Road.

Mmm, not quite. First Law arguably doesn't have much story because what story there is effectively serves as a vehicle for the...

The Road, off the top of my head, is the book that affected me the most. Pretty sure you've read that one though. Similarly, if you've...

Thin books being rushed is an observation born of experience. Even if it's really good, if I get pulled in and then it ends due to just...

It has actually been out for awhile to buy paperback, but it was only just released hardbound two months ago. And, Yes, you should read...

Mmmmm, maybe then...

To me, "less fluff" directly correlates to "rushed". I absolutely LOATHE when a book rushes, and for a short book to reach some sort of...

Man, I've continued my WoT re-read from last year, I am just at the beginning of the 5th book and I cannot stand Egwene as character...

I just bought it and the hardbound 'Wrath of Kings' collection that was released two months ago. Port of Shadows will be my next read...

I hope not because that sort of thing is a cheap marketing gimmick used to make excessively tenuous links between books in the hopes of...

How’s the progress going on the fifth book?

I think pretty much everyone other than Maark here would agree with this... ... but I'm pretty sure Maark views pretty much everything...