PhoenixDark said:-Brienne's POV was boring overall, but there were a couple great parts, mainly the stuff with Nimble Dick and Catelyn. I'm not convinced she's dead, how about you guys? Whatever she yelled ("Arya"?) might have stopped Cat's hand. On a side note it was great seeing Gendry make an appearance
-I loved Samwell's POV in SoS. While it wasn't as amazing this time around, I still liked it. And I'm really wondering about that last sequence with him being introduced to Pate...who seemed to have died in the prologue to me right?
tokkun said:Yeah, I think that there's a good chance she's still alive, which is one of the reasons I've been complaining that GRRM is doing more 'fake-out' deaths than real deaths. Personally I hope she is really dead since she was a boring, predictable POV and her story really isn't going anywhere, since it seems like Sansa needs to stay in training with LF and Arya needs to stay in training with the Faceless Men. Bring back Davos, but leave Brienne dead.
Solideliquid said:Anyone have new info regarding the release of the next book?
Solideliquid said:Anyone have new info regarding the release of the next book?
I was browsing the Westernos message board and whoa, those people take the series quite seriously. But I also noticed they were discussing various chapters from AWWD, like Dany 4 and stuff. I thought only one Tyrion, Jon, and Dany POV have been released so far?
Very good recommendations! Particularly the latter, who I think may be better than Martin.methodman said:He just finished a Bran chapter that supposedly took him 6 years to finish yesterday. I hope it gets released this year, but I still don't have my hopes up.
If you guys are looking for something else to read, here's a couple of new books that are pretty damn awesome:
The Lies of Locke Lamora - It's about Locke Lamora who becomes this famous thief, but it has a back drop in Fantasy, and he isn't bad at visualizing the world for the reader. Followed up by Red Skies in Red Seas, which is IMO, the better book (based almost entirely in trying to steal money from the "Greatest Casino in the land"). The 3rd book The Republic of Thieves will be coming out in late October of this year. Written by Scott Lynch, this is going to be a 7- book series, he already has named every book.
The Blade Itself - Another "epic" fantasy, based more on the Tolkien fashion then the previous book. This is a trilogy, so if you do end up getting this book (and maybe liking only one or two of the characters), please read the 2nd book which is a lot better. Before They Are Hanged- Is the 2nd book in the series and is a very good one. The third book, The Last Argument of Kings is already out in the U.K, and is coming out in the US sometime in the next two months (have not read this one, but hopefully I will soon). Written by Joe Abercrombie.
Decado said:Very good recommendations! Particularly the latter, who I think may be better than Martin.
The Giants winning the Superbowl probably added at least 5 more years to his life :lolTheDuce22 said:So what are the odds of him living long enough to finish the series.
rhfb said:The Giants winning the Superbowl probably added at least 5 more years to his life :lol
tokkun said:Go back to the prologue and read the description of the man who meets Pate at the end. Does he remind you of someone from a previous book?
PhoenixDark said:The first thing I thought of was the Faceless Men. But could it be Jaquen? I looked it up on some other boards and people seem convinced it was indeed him; as an assassin he must be there to kill someone, but who, and why the Citidal...
I just started to reread the series to get pumped for ADWD. Sad thing is I'll probably be up all night to finish AGOTrotaryspirit said:Finished a re-read of the first three books, going upstairs to start on AffC now. God, I LOVE these books.
Brian Fellows said:Well it seems thatwill be one of the POVs in ADWD.Reek(Theon)
http://community.livejournal.com/fanmoot/131473.html
methodman said:The only reason I would ever put anyone above Martin is because of how long he takes to finish a book; There is no-one I've read that is a better fantasy author.
Stinkles said:I could NOT get past the first chapter of the first book for months. Just got back from a vacation where I got hooked and sped through 'em up to about 3/4 way through the third.
What impressed me most was how consistent it is. Each chapter is totally engrossing, and feels correct. The way the fantasy is worked in was nice when it was subtle in the first book, but now that the supernatural stuff is "real" it feels a little more conventional. But still brilliant.
that's what i like about these books. well... not really "like" but it makes them more engaging.Ela Hadrun said:God, I loved the first book so much. Then I got a little older, worked with kids who were abuse victims, and now I wish there was a spoiler-tagged version for people who can't really stomach sentences like. I have high, high hopes for the HBO series, because it will probably deliver me the story without graphic child-beating. But man. I wish there was a version I could read and still feel entertained, because I was so into that shit.Arya was flogged until the blood was running down her legs
Ela Hadrun said:God, I loved the first book so much. Then I got a little older, worked with kids who were abuse victims, and now I wish there was a spoiler-tagged version for people who can't really stomach sentences like. I have high, high hopes for the HBO series, because it will probably deliver me the story without graphic child-beating. But man. I wish there was a version I could read and still feel entertained, because I was so into that shit.Arya was flogged until the blood was running down her legs
Stopsign said:Thats could be an interesting view point...
I guess he wanted someone representing what was happening just south of the wall in Winterfell and the rest of the region, which makes sense.
I just got a friend into the book, even though he was really skeptical about it. He has been really enjoying A Game of Thrones so far, and I finally have someone to talk to about the series.
PhoenixDark said:I glanced over the summary and it sounds like Ramsay is taking Theon with him to get "Arya." There's also some discussion on the Westeros boards that he might have Theon attempt to kill his father but I dunno about that.
Seems to me like the character is going from an asshole to a sympathetic figure, although it'll be hard to forgive him. I wonder how he feels aboutRobb's murder
Brian Fellows said:But that wont take him south of the Neck.
PhoenixDark said:Oh I wasn't disagreeing with you, and that makes sense. Do you think he'll make it to the Wall? I can imagine northern forces will want Theon's head, and he's gotta know that. Perhaps he might try to remedy that situation by killing a Bolton, thus revenging you know who.
Scrow said:man... a HBO series of this could be godly with excellent writing, acting, and directing. even with a small budget and little/limited CG this show could be awesome.
i'm thinking deadwood quality show.
Wait till Space World!Brian Fellows said:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553801473/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Any bets on how far past this initial release date GRRM goes?
PhoenixDark said:I think it'll be out this year honestly. But in the meantime what are you guys reading? I'm re-reading Game of Thrones and I also started Glen Cook's Black Company. It's pretty good
MALAZAN!PhoenixDark said:I think it'll be out this year honestly. But in the meantime what are you guys reading? I'm re-reading Game of Thrones and I also started Glen Cook's Black Company. It's pretty good
Scrow said:just to clarify, the next book (a dance with dragons) isn't the 5th book in the series, but simply the second part of the 4th book right?
meaning we have 3 more books to go after DwD comes out?