And the changes from the book continue to pile up...

( Cut for spoilers from tonight's episode of Game of Thrones )

I really need to re-read these books. It's been several years and my memory is fuzzier than I would like it to be. Keep that in mind while reading my thoughts, since I may be way off base on a few things.

( Cut for Game of Thrones spoilers -- mainly for the show so far but some vague spoilers for all five books as well )

Being a poor slob without HBO, I had to wait until I could get my hands on the first season DVD set to see the screen adaptation of one of my favorite series of books: G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. My awesome dad eventually tracked down a copy after finding it sold out at the first store he tried, and I have now been able to watch the ( Read more... )

Awesome author quote...

( Spoilers for the first four books in the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series (not the new one) )

So, after a loooooooooooong delay, the fifth novel in A Song of Ice and Fire is finally published, and I went to Borders to grab my copy right after work today. Consequently, I didn't even turn on my computer until midnight. 0_o ( Read more... )

As promised, my thoughts on the Song of Ice and Fire series after finishing all four books...

( Follow the Three-Eyed Crow )

I have a huge backlog of stuff to talk about, both fandom-related, WoW-related and RL-related, but I'm too sleepy to get into it all right now. In the meantime, have a quizzie.

Apparently I'm a match for House Tully...figures I'd get the one with a fish as their symbol! LOL

( Full quizzie cut to save your friendslist )

*points to icon* As promised, I made a Song of Ice and Fire icon. Two, actually. The other one is funny, and I'll post a comment to this entry using it ( Read more... )

To paraphrase a certain cereal mascot, G.R.R. Martin is Grrrrrrrrrrrreat! ;)

( Cut for spoilers for Clash of Kings and the first 2/3 of Storm of Swords )

Poll Book pollI picked up book one (Game of Thrones) at the library after hearing this series highly recommended by a couple people online who have similar tastes to mine, and as an example of fantasy world-building done right ( Read more... )