I had always heard it was going to be a 13 book series. I also watched a small thing that he had said on a TV network where he said that. I guess he is though, cause New Spring kinda makes it 13 books...
But yea, I can't wait for some action to start. I like the politics, but there's been too much of that, too little action. Not enough of anything actually happening. In all honesty, the 6th book was the last book that I actually found great. It was a refreshing change, but it continued in book 7, and has been like that since then... So I'm hoping the next book changes things.