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You hear that George RR Martin, you absolute fucking piece of shit??
I'll give you a better one: Patrick Rothfuss
The guy released name of the wind in 2007 and said all three books of his trilogy are already finished, but then it took four years for the next book to come out in 2011 aaaaaaaaaand......nothing; no third book yet, still working on it, for.....what, 14 years with no release date in sight? The fans started out by saying "what, you want him to release a half good book?! I'd rather he take his time and release it as perfectly as possible than rush it!"
They were saying that for a while, but even now they've lost hope. The reddit for the kingkiller chronicles is hilarious; people keep discussing their theories on the book and every now and again doomposting about how they'll never see the third book. There are people who read the book in high school, then went on to graduate university, get a job, get married and get kids, and are still waiting on the third book.
At least GRRM released more than just two books (in a trilogy remember) and there was an actual TV show for people to watch while they waited; and at least the TV show ends roughly the same way the books will.
I have Name of the Wind. Never read it, but it was highly recommended to me in college. I'm glad I never started if it's still an incomplete story lol. Is it worth starting anyway or does it end in a cliffhanger like Game of Thrones?
The first one is still good as a stand alone if you go into it knowing the large scale stuff won't get resolved, like a slice of life piece in a fantasy setting.
That's not too bad.