Highprince Sando,
Thank you for the hundreds of hours of entertainment you’ve provided me with your works. I am currently fascinated by your decision to alter the ending to WoR. I understand it was especially necessary for you considering how intent and self realization are inherently tied to the surgebinding magic system. It must have been a tough decision to move forward with a mass change like this nonetheless. What are the logistical implications? Do you know the time frame or if it will be possible at all to change the audiobooks? I’d think at the earliest those wouldn’t be possible until the third book comes out (since Michael Kramer and Kate Reading will already be in the booth) but I’m just guessing at this point. How will the roll out of WoR 2.0 proceed?
Thanks!
It was a tough decision. I think Lucas has ruined doing things like this for a lot of people, and I was certain many readers would dislike it. (Turns out, there have been fewer voices against it than I’d assumed.)
One of the things I’ll be doing is making sure Book Three works with either version of the ending. I consider the changes minor. The big reason I made the swap, however, was that (I hope) these books will be read for years to come, and I wanted to get the right ending.
It shouldn’t be TOO bad logistically. Remember, the changes shouldn’t matter too much for the story as a whole. We will be changing the audiobooks if we can, however, but you’re probably right–book three will be when it happens.
I don’t plan this to be a common occurrence, but at the same time, I was increasingly certain I wanted this tweak made. So I did it for my own peace of mind, though I figured the majority of fans would rather I not.
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