Links to the Future

One of the services we offer at Booknotes is to check up on upcoming titles for people, to help them see when their favorite authors have new books.  Unfortunately,  many favorite authors haven't had new books in their series for some time, and don't seem to have anything up on the horizon either.  Take George R. R. Martin and A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for A Game of Thrones.  The most recent book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, came out years ago.  While there have been some sample chapters floating around, the next book has yet to be scheduled.  (Note:  Publishing data was accessed a few minutes before this post was written, but nothing else more direct was checked out.)  The television series will have concluded before the next book comes out, unless something happens.  Another favorite author of Booknotes is Jim Butcher.  His series, The Dredsden Files, hasn't had a new full length novel in years.  All that has been seen are various short stories.  He has even started a new steampunk series, and it too hasn't had a new title after the first one.  The only new book coming out is a collection of short stories, Brief Cases, that have been previously published elsewhere.  At least it will include a new novella, but it is still not a new book.  Finally, there is Jasper Fforde and his Thursday Next series (A very beloved one for this writer.)  The second set of novels, after the original four part trilogy (just go along with it), has yet to be finished.  The most recent book teased about the next one, but it has been years since it came out.  He even has a young adult fantasy series, but its last book ended on a sort of cliffhanger, and it hasn't had a new book come out either.  Things really need to happen. Well, see you next week.