But, rejoice! George R.R Martin, the original creator of the series, could finish it as it was meant to be. Unfortunately, most fans consider it the most disappointing finale of all time. Tens of millions of viewers tuned in to watch the finale. You could not go a week without some major entertainment news source talking about the show. While GoT was airing, interest in the series was at an all-time high. How many books in ASOIF have been written in the 10-year time gap? Since then, Game of Thrones finished its run with 8 seasons, ending back in 2019. It has now been 10 years, almost to the day (July 11, 2011) that A Dance with Dragons was released. Coincidentally, in the same year that the last written book was released, the first season of Game of Thrones premiered on HBO. In terms of ASOIAF, the last book of the series, A Dance with Dragons, was released in 2011. The ASOIAF Dilemma is when a viral series remains incomplete for so long that interest dwindles over time to nothing. The Kingkiller Chronicle series is stuck in what I call the “ASOIAF Dilemma,” or if referred to by the author, “the GRRM Dilemma.” The ASOIAF Dilemma So, how can it be that so many people, including those who absolutely love the series, urge people not to read it? The answer is simple. It’s beloved by all who read it, but at the same time, frequently appears on “do not read” lists. The Kingkiller Chronicle book series is pretty controversial for fantasy fans.
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