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[King KvT I]

Agreed.

I've been looking over the 'Lands of Ice and Fire'. I never knew there were that many castles in Westeros. And the amount of 'Vaes' cities. A pretty great book I must say. 

[TEWR]

I may have said this in the last couple pages, but after I finished Clash of Kings I was thinking "Bravo Tyrion, bravo Bran and company, and bravo Arya."

Sansa also deserves some "Bravo" as well, but not as much because I think she fails to realize how much power she holds over the Lannisters as opposed to them having power over her. It sort of hit me the moment Cersei said what amounted to "No one's leaving this hall if Stannis storms the city".

[LPPrince]

Gotta give her a break, she's VERY young.

[TEWR]

True, but Arya's younger then Sansa and she's displaying a lot of intelligence in how she acts.

I think it's more along the lines of the Arya-Tywin conversation from the show, where Arya says that girls that go for the fanciful nonsense are idiots. Sansa and Arya have different mindsets. Still, I do think she should've realized it because she knows that Jaime's being held captive by Robb.

Though perhaps it's for the best that she doesn't realize it and bring it up, because of what Catelyn does.

[LPPrince]

Arya's more grounded in the reality of the situation. Sansa's slowly learning, but Arya's growing up FAST.

I love that dynamic. Its as if Sansa's the younger of the two Stark daughters.

[TEWR]

Indeed. Gotta say, I'm going to enjoy reading more of her chapters.

And man, Sandor "The Hound" Clegane is awesome.

[legion999]

So does anyone know when The Winds of Winter is out? Any estimated dates?

[RedArmyShogun]

2014 apperantly

A great, very lengthy interview with Martin has been released on Adria’s News, and it is so full of juicy tidbits about the next book in the ASOIAF saga, The Winds of Winter, as well as how he writes characters, works to subvert reader expectations and more. The entire interview is worth checking out, but we’ll include some of the best bits for you here.
Martin speaks very openly about how far he has come writing Winds, and he tentatively gives 2014 as a release date – though, as he cautions, this is not a promise that we won’t have to wait even longer, as he is aware of the fact that after the saga is done, he will be judged at the quality, not the speed of his writing.

He also talks about the seventh and final book in the saga, which he has chosen to name A Dream of Spring (after previously considering Time of Wolves). While he knows how he plans to finish the series, “I discover all that details while I am writing the book and that’s the reason why I go so slowly: because sometimes I have to go back to change certain things.”

That said, however, “I will write the two last books as good as I am capable of and I think the great majority of my readers would be happy with it,” Martin says.

On his decision to kill off important characters at various points in the saga, he says, “I want to state that everybody can die. Mine is not a predictable book like so many others, where you know the hero is safe. No matter how much trouble the hero gets in, what odds he seems to be facing; he’s gonna come through, cause he… he is John Carter, he is the hero. That’s not the way in real life and I want to be realistic in my books, so no one is safe in the books.”

Martin also reflects on why his series is called A Song of Ice and Fire, saying, “People say I was influenced by Robert Ford’s poem, and of course I was, I mean… Fire is love, fire is passion, fire is sexual ardor and all of these things. Ice is betrayal, ice is revenge, ice is… you know, that kind of cold inhumanity and all that stuff is being played out in the books.”

Modifié par RedArmyShogun, 27 décembre 2012 - 02:05 .

[legion999]

RedArmyShogun wrote...

2014 apperantly

I hope it is, though I would rather it come out later than be rushed.

[TheBlackBaron]

LPPrince wrote...

BAAARRRROOOOON

Whaaaaaat?

20% of the way into A Feast for Crows, I think Stannis has become my favorite character, despite not getting a POV chapter. One thing I do like about the TV series is, particularly with Robb and Stannis, I feel like you get a better sense of their characters and what kind of men they are. With Stannis it's subtle since you see a lot of him anyways, but as Robb is "offscreen" for almost the entireity of ACoK, I think the bits of the show following him around the Westerlands battlefields are helpful in that regard. Basically you get to see Robb being a well-meaning kid in over his head instead of having it mostly related to you by other characters. 

The whole thing with the chick from Valintis seems like an unnecessary change, but I suppose it cuts down on confusion as to why a Lannister bannerman is now riding with Robb, similar to replacing Cleos with "Alton Lannister". 

Modifié par TheBlackBaron, 27 décembre 2012 - 05:57 .

[Addai]

New Winds of Winter sample!  Arianne Martell setting out to meet with Jon Connington's army.

Dragons and elephants and krakens, oh my.

[Brockololly]

Addai67 wrote...

New Winds of Winter sample!  Arianne Martell setting out to meet with Jon Connington's army.

Dragons and elephants and krakens, oh my.

NIIIIICE!

Wasn't GRRM supposed to have another Dunk and Egg story done by now? Hopefully he's writing at a good pace and not getting super bogged down like he seemingly has for the past several years.

[King KvT I]

Just thought I'd resurrect this thread for the sheer heck of it.

Anyways, who believes the whole Jon Snow parentage theory and not being Ned's bastard?

[Addai]

If you read through the thread, we discussed it at length IIRC.

I'm Team R+L=J

[IntoTheDarkness]

Feast for crows = extremely boring. very detailed and realistic depiction but I thought I was reading a fiction. something should happen rather than pages of food and culture description.


and to Above poster/ most people believe the theory. Why else would Ned not think of Jon in his desperation but other children of his?

[Dave of Canada]

Feast for Crows is without a doubt the worst of the series but it was a necessary evil, I'd say.

[King KvT I]

Addai67 wrote...

If you read through the thread, we discussed it at length IIRC.

I'm Team R+L=J

Ah, sorry didn't see it but yeah, I'm all for R+L on this one.

[LPPrince]

I was just telling my mother about R+L=J the other day. Especially the lines between Ned and Jon when they last saw each other.

Eddard Stark- "Its a great honor serving in the Night's Watch. The Starks have manned the Wall for thousands of years. And you are a Stark. You may not have my name, but you have my blood."

Jon Snow- "Is my mother alive? Does she know about me, where I am, where I'm going? Does she care?"

Eddard Stark- "The next time we see each other, we'll talk about your mother. I promise."

[King KvT I]

I think Feast, while being quite boring, provided a slightly different take on Westeros and just added more depth to the impacts of the war and the less prominent features (i.e. Dorne).

Think of it less as a sequel and more as a filler book. Well, that's what I'm doing.

[LPPrince]

I have Feast right beside me.

I think I left off at page 555 like forever ago. Maybe I'm past that, can't remember. And thats when I was re-reading it, not my first time through.

Motivate me to keep going right now.

[Dave of Canada]

LPPrince wrote...

Motivate me to keep going right now.

Once you're done, you don't have to reread it ever again.

[LPPrince]

Dave of Canada wrote...

LPPrince wrote...

Motivate me to keep going right now.

Once you're done, you don't have to reread it ever again.

I love you Dave.

[King KvT I]

Dragons?

[LPPrince]

Feast is where there's a lot of walking. And feasting. And crows.