Grab, I know what you mean... It seems the fantasy field is full of too damn many long series of books. Every time I pick one up at the store, it's always "Part 5 of.." or "Number 7 in the..." One reason I got out of reading the fantasy genre a few years ago for the most part. Besides, paperbacks are too damn expensive to buy (even 2nd hand sometimes) and my library never seems to keep the full series around. I wonder what the rationale behind having only parts 3 and 4 of a series of several available there. Just don't even bother with them then, I'd say...

And Guest, I personally didn't care for Kenneally's books and bailed after the first one.