I wonder if they are they going to just attempt to do some off the tracks wrap up of the story for the HBO series, or if they will just allow it to abruptly end with the casual viewers wondering why they invested several years in watching a show that has no apparent hope of resolution.
What attracted me initially was the solid depiction of feudal political intrigue and maneuvering along with skillful writing and engagingly believable characters. Mr. Martin laid out a political framework, fleshed out some interesting characters and let the story flow, no bullshit; just deliberate, well paced and logical character progression. So many authors have their characters just stumble around and blunder into one pivotal scenario after another just because God/Fate/The Author wills it or some other rubbish, it's lazy and poor storytelling.
Yeah, the high points of ADwD were super awesome, the lulls just weren't what people wanted, I don't think, and some people let that color their entire experience.
