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Originally Posted by Kelhus999
Unfortunately, I have done some internet sleuthing and it appears that Bakker is in no hurry to start the promised No-God trilogy, which sucks but it is what it is.
I think the issue with his publisher after - was it book 4? - caused significant issues. He's also had some other issues like losing his hard drive at some point. And he ended up not having good times, not selling many/enough books even though the original trilogy seemed to do pretty well (although not superstar well).
All in all I think he may have finished the second "trilogy" due to his own stubbornness rather than it being a smart financial move. He also wrote a couple of other books which I think didn't sell at all - although I thought they were decent.
I get this feeling that he had momentum and was at a "peak" which could have/should have translated to an easier road for him but it all unluckily went south and it's probably hard to know what to do at this point.
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Originally Posted by ibavly
Are the books after the thousandfold thought worth reading?
Imo, yes and no. I remember really liking the first three books. But the next series was so disjointed in terms of when they were released - and I'm not sure I was that satisfied with the ending. Having said that, some of what I liked the most in the series was for sure in the second half and not the first three books.
So, I don't know. How much did you like the first 3 and what did you like the most about them? There are specific reasons I have for liking them more but if those aren't reasons you like the series then you will probably continue really liking things.