His staff will cobble them together after he's gone, using notes, rough drafts and the TV show to "finish" them. Sadly, it's common in the industry now, for books to be "discovered" after an author's death, as their estate cashes in. Crichton, Gary Jennings and other have had books come out posthumously that are more staff/ghost authors than the author.
I remember reading that he'd said he loses interest when he knows the ending. I suspect that's what happened here. He's put more effort into prequels and other projects than the books that made him rich and famous.
His staff will cobble them together after he's gone, using notes, rough drafts and the TV show to "finish" them. Sadly, it's common in the industry now, for books to be "discovered" after an author's death, as their estate cashes in. Crichton, Gary Jennings and other have had books come out posthumously that are more staff/ghost authors than the author.
I remember reading that he'd said he loses interest when he knows the ending. I suspect that's what happened here. He's put more effort into prequels and other projects than the books that made him rich and famous.
Or they could just have Brandon Sanderson come in and save the day, like he did with the Wheel of Time.
I can't tell if that's sarcasm or not, because I genuinely didn't like the books he "finished" in WoT.