I heard that A: book 5 is supposed to be shorter than 4 (by a hundred pages or so), and B: the book is supposed to come out around early January or February. Maybe I was worng, maybe I'm right...I thought I heard this from a personal interview with JKR, though.
About the whole speech thing, I was a little sad about that too...I've always really liked the idea of the Speech, and always wanted to be able to speak it myself (okay, okay, that's really sad...don't laugh!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] ). I think its because in the beginning of the series, Diane was concentrating more on the magic in the stories, not so much the stories themselves. But in the last few books, the plots have become more detailed, and the magic put more to the background. Don't get me wrong, the magic is still an important part of her books, but the plot have overrun the magic and become the main themes of her books.
Ugh...sorry Mad King Soup....The _Redemption_ explanation another time. Soon, I promise...I'm just getting kicked off of my computer at the moment....
~Em~
"But victory's certain. Never think otherwise. There is loss, and there is pain, and in your home frame of reference, they're real enough, not to be devalued. But today the energy's running out of things just a little more slowly...for those who trust their hearts a measure." Diane Duane, A_Wizard's_Dilemma.
About the whole speech thing, I was a little sad about that too...I've always really liked the idea of the Speech, and always wanted to be able to speak it myself (okay, okay, that's really sad...don't laugh!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] ). I think its because in the beginning of the series, Diane was concentrating more on the magic in the stories, not so much the stories themselves. But in the last few books, the plots have become more detailed, and the magic put more to the background. Don't get me wrong, the magic is still an important part of her books, but the plot have overrun the magic and become the main themes of her books.
Ugh...sorry Mad King Soup....The _Redemption_ explanation another time. Soon, I promise...I'm just getting kicked off of my computer at the moment....
~Em~
"But victory's certain. Never think otherwise. There is loss, and there is pain, and in your home frame of reference, they're real enough, not to be devalued. But today the energy's running out of things just a little more slowly...for those who trust their hearts a measure." Diane Duane, A_Wizard's_Dilemma.
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