Orbit Books said on the SFX Forum that their date for Aspect-Emperor is May 2008, regardless that it will come out in Canada and the USA 6 months or more beforehand. They did the same thing with The Thousandfold Thought. And I am from the ASoIaF board. 2011 is what the optimists are saying, but 2013 sounds about right. When Bakker does return, triumphant but probably bloodied, it would be interesting to find out if 'Aspect-Emperor' is the book title, the series title (and the book has a different title) or both, and if he's sticking with the duology route or going to a trilogy (which he said was a possibility at a signing in September). view post