On May 10, 5:25=A0pm, Chucky & Janica <janica.hin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> Once upon a time - for example, Sat, 10 May 2008 05:19:30 +0200 (CEST)
> - there was this guy, or something, called Trolloc <tr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, and
> they made us all feel better by saying the following stuff:
>
> >Was the promise of polynomial perpetual profit too lucrative for RJ to
> >forego compromising his artistic integrity for?
>
> Yes.
So far I agree.
> >Might he have actually completed the Wheel of Time if it weren't for
its
> >popularity?
>
> Yes. It's been my argument all along that he *did* finish it. He
> finished it at the end of the first book, and then hastily slapped on
> two more books. Then he ended it again, and slapped on more sloppy
> additions.
Now, thats just you being silly.
> You can tell the bits where he tried to finish the series. It's the
> bits where Rand kills the Dark One.
>
I hate to tell you, but I think you're wrong. Why bother with all of
the prophecies to be fulfilled if he meant to end it earlier. I think
he always had his ending in mind, I just think the lack of a decent
editor let him run away with the nonsense he had stored in his over
sized noggin.
Brinner
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