What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)

[Albertosaurus Rex]

I finally finished The Gates of Night yesterday, and with that the entire Dreaming Dark trilogy. So what can I say about that? Well, to summarize the whole thing:

THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY STUPID

Oh, you want details? Alright. Remember what I said about the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie? How a lot of stuff comes out of nowhere? These books have that all the time. And yet, looking book at earlier parts of the trilogy reveal that it was likely all planned out beforehand. How about that: he planned it all out and it still came out of nowhere. The plot elements felt very disjointed too, it never really meshed together. Like the entire first book, which introduces a few plot elements, but as a story doesn't really have anything to do with the other two books. Over half of the third book is padding. Finally, there are a lot of unresolved questions. Look, I can appreciate keeping an air of mystery about certain things. But failing to answer any of the questions raised during the story, that's just bad writing.

Questions such as... here there be spoilers!

Why was Lei excoriated?
What did that medusa dude have to do with anything?
Why did that general (I forgot his name) collect dragonmarks?
How did this further the goal of the Dreaming Dark, that he was indirectly working for, in any way?
What was Jode up to before he got himself killed?
How much does Alina know and how far does her influence reach?
What was Harmattan up to?
What did Harmattan need Jode's dragonmark for?
What does Daine's new dragonmark do?
What was up with that sword sheath?
Why did Kin knock out Xu'sasar?
What on Earth were Lei's parents doing beneath Keldan Ridge? Why were they building an army of warforged?
What caused the Mourning?

There is no sense of closure. The main plotline is resolved. The main characters are supposed to have finished their own personal journeys, but I didn't feel like they have had any real development. The worst off is Xu'sasar. Granted, she was introduced fairly late and she was annoying, but still...

Apparently, Keith Baker has written another trilogy, which, although not a direct sequel, will resolve some loose ends from this trilogy. Well, that's a whole lot of work; you can knit a sweater with these loose ends. But I won't be checking it out. This is the worst of the worst.

KEITH BAKER, YOU SUCK!

I don't know what my next train book is going to be. Probably non-fiction this time. Also, I have about a hundred pages left to go of Again, Dangerous Visions, a much better book.