Knife of Dreams came out in October 2005. He announced (made public) his illness in March 2006. However, his diagnosis was obviously given to him earlier. The point is that he was going to need to have chemotherapy and saw he could no longer hide things.
We all know damn well that TOR didn't even want a trilogy - they just wanted one book. TOR doesn't like dragging the books out that much because it reduces interest. TOR was apparently reluctant to let Sanderson split AMOL. The impetus was all on Jordan's side.
And on that point, Jordan could SAY whatever he wanted to. We know that he was dragging out the series needlessly. The books were going on and on with no real sign of ending or even getting close. It was only with Knife of Dreams that things started to speed up, and that was around the time that Jordan knew he was sick.
We all know damn well that TOR didn't even want a trilogy - they just wanted one book. TOR doesn't like dragging the books out that much because it reduces interest. TOR was apparently reluctant to let Sanderson split AMOL. The impetus was all on Jordan's side.
And on that point, Jordan could SAY whatever he wanted to. We know that he was dragging out the series needlessly. The books were going on and on with no real sign of ending or even getting close. It was only with Knife of Dreams that things started to speed up, and that was around the time that Jordan knew he was sick.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
How Many Books Would AMoL Have Been If Jordan Had Not Passed Away?
- 11/03/2011 01:06:18 PM
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5, but I enjoy the series so much that 15 would have been fine with me. *NM*
- 11/03/2011 03:24:32 PM
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One, he said it himself every time.
- 11/03/2011 11:03:00 PM
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I think he only said that bc he knew his health was failing *NM*
- 22/03/2011 04:43:49 PM
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No, he had other projects he wanted to do. He wanted to warp it up and move on. *NM*
- 22/03/2011 05:00:53 PM
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If Jordan had not gotten sick in the first place or just if he hadn't died?
- 11/03/2011 11:11:26 PM
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Not in a million years...
- 12/03/2011 07:33:53 PM
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Why do you persist in this fiction?
- 13/03/2011 01:48:06 AM
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Me? It's you who's built up a fiction
- 13/03/2011 07:43:16 PM
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No. Once again, accelerating the pace is not the same as finishing in one more book.
- 14/03/2011 03:02:46 PM
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Please distinguish between the publisher's hopes and Jordan's intent. You ignore RJ's character too.
- 14/03/2011 10:46:58 PM
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*NM*
Re: Not in a million years...
- 15/03/2011 10:27:12 AM
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