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Got a strong hunch he's gonna pull a Robert Jordan and get Brian Sanderson to clean up his mess when he croaks
No, Brandon Sanderson would be an awful choice to finish ASOIAF. He can't write grim dark as he's said himself.
Plus, maybe we don't speculate on author's deaths because you want the books to come out. It's a real dick thing to do.
ASOIAF isn't exactly grimdark. it's not lighthearted by any means, but it does have characters to root for and at least some hope that things can work out for the characters we like
Whattt there's so much gratuitous violence and suffering in ASoIaF, it's one of the most depressing series I've ever read. (And I mostly read adult sci-fi & fantasy, not YA or whatever.) I dropped it after the Red Wedding scene iirc because it felt like there was just no way for any main character to have a happy end after that trauma and grief :/ And I still remember the scene where they locked someone in a tower, and she was starving so much she chewed her own fingers off. Not grimdark, my ass.
(Sorry for the rant, but ASoIaF was one of my most negative literary experiences, so it's a touchy topic 😅)
Okay, doesn't change the fact that Brandon Sanderson would be a terrible pick. Love Brando, read almost all of his books, but he shouldn't finish ASOIAF
oh, for sure! I'm just pedantic and hate when people conflate gritty and bleak with pure grimdark lol
So does Warhammer... The hopium exists to be taken away (and to keep selling toys)