well, if you think Plan B is a valid comparison, more power to you. I disagree. At the time Plan B was written (10 years ago), there were only three story arcs: Val Con/Miri, Priscilla/Shan/Dutiful Passage, and Liad. All three of those arcs were covered in the novel, as well as Nova and Clutch POVs in various locations and even a JS Kiladi POV, so we (at least I) had a sensing of the plot(s) going forward for every arc, and an understanding of what was going on for each one. However, by the start of Dragon Ship, the authors had introduced many more story arcs, some of which I mentioned above. They were ignored--as you say 90% (or more) of DS only covers one arc. And that is my disappointment. And I am sure you have seen the blog post that says the sequel has not been planned, or even pitched.
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Date: 2012-04-30 05:41 pm (UTC)I disagree. At the time Plan B was written (10 years ago), there were only three story arcs: Val Con/Miri, Priscilla/Shan/Dutiful Passage, and Liad. All three of those arcs were covered in the novel, as well as Nova and Clutch POVs in various locations and even a JS Kiladi POV, so we (at least I) had a sensing of the plot(s) going forward for every arc, and an understanding of what was going on for each one.
However, by the start of Dragon Ship, the authors had introduced many more story arcs, some of which I mentioned above. They were ignored--as you say 90% (or more) of DS only covers one arc. And that is my disappointment.
And I am sure you have seen the blog post that says the sequel has not been planned, or even pitched.