tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post6238240401333387104..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: The Baker's Boy by J.V. JonesAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-26287195435648719732013-02-11T10:03:28.642+00:002013-02-11T10:03:28.642+00:00JVJ used to update her blog fairly regularly and w...JVJ used to update her blog fairly regularly and was on twitter a bit but that all stopped at the start of 2011.<br /><br />The British press didn't/doesn't help- the Watcher of the Dead didn't get reviewed in SFX but they found plenty of room for Star Trek, Star Wars & Doctor Who licensed titles :/<br /><br />Shame there's not even a tentative release date on Amazon for book 5.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622441892958864311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-74311489377845153572013-02-09T17:09:14.970+00:002013-02-09T17:09:14.970+00:00I don't mind to wait longer for a good book, b...I don't mind to wait longer for a good book, but she really needs to get an understanding for the obligation to keep fans informed in the age of FB, Twitter, blogs and whatever. It doesn't take more than five minutes to post something like, "yeah folks, I'm writing, but I hit a giant snare of Meereenese Knots and the book won't be out in 2013, sorry." The radio silence sort of makes me lose interest in the whole thing since I don't even know if she's still working on the series. Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-6540595611803834002013-02-08T18:32:49.885+00:002013-02-08T18:32:49.885+00:00I also expected her to become even more popular wi...I also expected her to become even more popular with the Sword of Shadow series, which had an excellent start, at least IMO. But as you already noted, some 3-5 years between her last books has damaged her profile. She doesn't have the G.R.R. Martin or Robert Jordan level of popularity to get away with that.<br /><br />What makes me sad is that the quality of the Sword of Shadow series also went downhill. Maybe I was just out of touch, but I found the latest two books worse than the great first books.<br /><br />This just made me think of Scott Lynch. I really got into the Locke Lamora stuff in Red Seas or was it Red Skies, I am waiting for "Republic of Thieves" for so long already... smells of an upcoming disappointment, unfortunately! :(Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-53669847981649240612013-02-08T16:15:12.307+00:002013-02-08T16:15:12.307+00:00Agreed, her slow writing hasn't helped her car...Agreed, her slow writing hasn't helped her career any.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-67261512137076958202013-02-08T15:53:32.101+00:002013-02-08T15:53:32.101+00:00The BOOK OF WORDS was a monster debut hit back in ...The BOOK OF WORDS was a monster debut hit back in the day. All three books hit the New York Times bestseller list straight off the bat and she shifted a lot of books in the UK and USA. Whether that was the Robert Jordan cover blurb effect or just pure chance, but it was a huge series.<br /><br />THE BARBED COIL and the first SWORD OF SHADOWS book also did very well. Jones actually released five large (500-700 page) novels in just five years, which kept her in the public eye. Unfortunately, she's taken fourteen years to bring out another three books and been in almost complete radio silence over the fifth SWORD OF SHADOWS book for the past 2-3 years, which has likely damaged her profile.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-15135351017320231242013-02-08T15:51:47.005+00:002013-02-08T15:51:47.005+00:00Jones does get better,and I particularly liked the...Jones does get better,and I particularly liked the Sword of Shadows for its somewhat non traditional landscape.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-56820507465876853862013-02-08T15:17:35.021+00:002013-02-08T15:17:35.021+00:00I have fond memories of reading that book in its G...I have fond memories of reading that book in its German translation back in the late 90s. Read all three volumes of the "Book of Words" back to back. Very, very readable indeed and compared to some other stufff that was published at the time quite ruthless in places. A pity that she all but disappeared from the German book market. She was a rising star in the 90s, but never quite had her big break. OlafOlafnoreply@blogger.com