Incomplete books <sobs>

"Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss was released in 2007, followed by "Wise Man's Fear" in 2011.

Been waiting since then.

Yes I was so sad when Sue Grafton died. Her books were great and I love the character.

I totally agree about Jasper Fforde, and its not like he's not writing, its that he keeps swapping about between so many streams. On his website he alleges Shades of Grey 2 will be out in 2022, and another Thursday Next after that

I read as far as Y, the last one. It was not up to her normal standard, and I was sad to think she had been pushing herself onward despite her ill health. Much missed, she was a very sound writer. Her characters are great.
Incidentally the final Montalbano book was written many years ago, and kept safe by the publisher. The late Andrea Camilleri did us readers a tremendous favour!

@Aaahhhbump yes it is. 12 year old me is still very miffed. Sorry didn’t see your reply before so I’m @ ing you so you see it

SquatBetty, yes re Adrian Mole. He turned 14 in March 1982, which makes him just over 15 months older than me, so I feel as if I've grown up and then grown middle aged with him. I just hope he's in reasonable health after the last book. Though it might be better that we can imagine a happier ending romantically than he always had in the diary volumes!

Obviously not Sue Townsend's fault (as she sadly died) but I would have loved one more Adrian Mole book

I wish authors would have a full set of books ready to go when they publish their first book even if it’s only one book a year released

Eh, I know you're joking, but what do you think the author is supposed to live on while writing an entire series without publishing any of the volumes till it's fully complete? Or is your idea that the publisher gives them advances for all volumes before there are any sales?

And it's a rare writer who is able to live on income from their writing alone, so most have day jobs into the bargain, which slows down the writing.

Just seen other people mentioning Melanie Rawn, yep I'd like book 3 of that as well please.

My most frustrating unfinished book series is Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz. I read book 1-3 at the end of primary school, so early 1990s. Then nothing! He's too busy writing Foyle's War and Alex Rider. In the 2010s he finally goes back to the series and rewrites them completely from Book 1, so I will never know how my Power of Five would have ended. Its left me with an -irrational-- perfectly rational dislike of Alex Rider.

How's about poor Sue Grafton? She wrote up to Y in her series of alphabet detective novels, which I absolutely love. Then she sadly died before Z was written.

I feel for you but some authors write a series over decades or so, and presumably they need the sales from the earlier books to justify writing a series of 13 books

The fantasy writer Melanie Rawn published two thirds of a trilogy in the 90s (94 and 97 acc to wikipedia), ending vol 2 with massive cliffhanger.

Still waiting for vol 3. She's written other things (less interesting) in the meantime.

Some years ago she posted on her own fan board (since shut down), could anyone remind her of the plot...

GRRRRRRRRRRR Martin we're looking at you.

There's a wonderful clip of him asking Stephen King how he writes so fast.

Doubt you could make authors finish a series before publishing.

Also, authors will tweak as they go along or change characters based on public reaction.

I’m still waiting on the ending to a series I started reading when I was 12. I’m 38 now!

Used to love the Trebizon books, burnoutbabe - couldn't believe it when I found they were out of print.

I read The Last Dragonslayer books by Jasper Fforde, the third one was published in 2014, the fourth on due in January 2021! They are marketed as young adult, but I enjoyed them. A sequel to Shades of Grey would be fantastic.

I am hanging on for the next Fiona Griffiths book by Harry Bingham. Allegedly he is contracted for a couple more, but has not published for three years. There is a continuing mystery which is nowhere near being resolved !

Quite a few kids authors where I want one final book
Trebizon. What happened in sixth form?
Kingsctote (though someone write a very good follow up that girls gone by publishing published)

I’ll see all of those and raise you Melanie Rawn Ambrai books - first was something like 1997, second a couple of years later...still hasn’t written the third (last).

Lucinda Riley needs to get on with the final book in the Seven Sisters series. Another one with a huge cliffhanger!

I shall add Jasper Fforde to the list. What happened to Pickwick? I need moreThursday Next and a sequel to Shades of Grey please.

Also hoping Pullman doesn't perish before Book of Dust 3. I was in year 7 when Northern Lights was published. I now have a year 7 child myself, and that's not even my oldest child. I have been waiting a long time!