Not exactly any spoilers, but something might have leaked through. Just don't read this if you haven't read the series yet.
I forgot to mention in my previous reply my opinion about the close of the series.
Some threads were still being unravelled even during the last few pages of Soldiers Live. As I neared the last three pages or so, I was wondering: How is Mr. Cook exactly going to give this an appropriate ending, tying up at least some of the loose ends he just made not 10 pages ago?
That opinion made me think that the next few pages couldn't possibly resolve the issues, therefore there must be another BC book. However, once I read those last few paragraphs, I wondered why I considered those things. Glen Cook is certainly a master, and I'm disappointed in myself for having doubted him.
But my major question is: Although the Glittering Stone series is ended, how about the bigger BC series as a whole? The closure provided was certainly enough for the smaller series. And it was good enough to end TBC altogether imo. But as usual he leaves those last pieces hanging there.
This time the pieces he left hanging might not be worth writing a new book about, considering the incredibly huge problems that were solved in SL. What's left for the author to expand upon? And if he does write, I would think even Mr. Cook himself would have trouble topping the awesome ending in SL.
Ah well. I hope TBC is not gone for good... that's half of me speaking. The other half is smoking a cigar after such a good read, knowing that nothing can top it.
If he does write another book, I hope I get disappointed in myself for having doubted him, all over again.
-Welly
