>But I can wait for the sixth book. I did fine in 2012 without ASOIAF, and I'll do fine in 2015 and 2016 and even 2017 if it comes to that. I felt similarly af

>But I can wait for the sixth book. I did fine in 2012 without ASOIAF, and I'll do fine in 2015 and 2016 and even 2017 if it comes to that. I felt similarly after I devoured Robert Jordan's first eleven books in his Wheel of Time series. Quite sadly, Robert Jordan passed away before finishing the series. By the time Brandon Sanderson finished writing the series (another three books), my poor memory lost enough context that I had to go back and re-read the entire series before I could continue where I had left off. That was a substantial time investment for me [0]. I think from now on I will wait to begin any massive fiction series only after said series has been finished. [0] 300-some hours to read the first eleven, plus another 400-some hours to "re-read" on audiobook (now the most convenient way for me to consume fiction).