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[Lobster]

[Professor]

So, I'm halfway through book 5, and I could care less about spoilers. But, I'm wondering how many books it'll take to get to the main plot - that being the war between the Others and the men. I mean, it's taken 5 books to get here, and I'd say we're about 1/3 the way through what I see as an eventual end. Is it really going to go on for 15 books?

[Hyperion]

The final book will almost entirely focus on the battle; the upcoming one is predicted to lead into it. There will only be 2-3 more.

The last 2 books should have been one; we don't need this long to regain our breath over the War of 5 Kings.

[Professor]

So, about 7 total books?

Damn, I should have done what I did for Harry Potter and just wait to start the series until the last book was imminent. I'm going to have a helluva time waiting for 3 years until the final book comes out.

[Winchester]

[Professor]

Crap - no way that I'm going to remember everything that happened in the previous books.

Of course, I don't know why that bothers me. I am reading them pretty steadily, and every other chapter references a person, family or event that I know I should remember, but can't. I simply keep reading - if it's important, they'll explain it. If not, then it probably wasn't important.

Speaking of which, anyone know of a good map for the series? Specifically, I'm looking for something that shows all the cities in the eastern continent.

[Winchester]

[PoS]

[Winchester]

[John Galt]