Post by Chase on Sept 5, 2007 6:54:18 GMT -5
IT HAS BEGUN
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If you are not familiar with Mr. GRRM, consider this an introduction. George R.R. Martin, SLAYALIVE. SLAYALIVE, George R.R. Martin.
His series A Song of Ice and Fire is currently comprised of (in order):
- A Game of Thrones (1996)
- A Clash of Kings (1998)
- A Storm of Swords (2000)
- A Feast for Crows (2005)
Upcoming titles in this series are said to be (again, in order):
- A Dance with Dragons (2008)
- The Winds of Winter
- A Dream of Spring (formerly known as A Time for Wolves)
I had not known of the upcoming titles. I am a bad fan. I'll be in the corner.
... I am now very excited, though. As one, I'm a nerd, and two, I'm a nerd for A Song of Ice and Fire. What I find so appealing is his writing style. I know such an attraction depends on the reader's preferences, but I do prefer good dialogue and a sound, grand story, and GRRM delivers both quite spectacularly.
And then there's the fact that he actually described a woman having teeth in her treat. I found that particularly amusing.
The story generally begins with the following...
"A Song of Ice and Fire is set primarily in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a large, South America-sized continent with an ancient history stretching back some twelve thousand years. The original inhabitants of the land, the "children of the forest" (whose "old gods" are still worshipped in the North) were conquered by the First Men, who came from the east. Later, the Andals, who brought their seven-faced god across the narrow sea with them, arrived and conquered the southern portion of Westeros, though they were never able to overthrow Moat Cailin and defeat the King in the North. The six Andal kingdoms, Dorne excepted, were later united by Aegon Targaryen, called the Conqueror, and King Torrhen Stark bent the knee to Aegon rather than risk the destruction of his kingdom at the hands of Aegon's dragons. Some 283 years after Aegon's conquest, the Targaryens are overthrown in a civil war and King Robert Baratheon, backed primarily by his friend Lord Eddard Stark and foster father Lord Jon Arryn, takes the Iron Throne. The novels, which begin fifteen years into Robert's reign, follow the fall-out from this event across three major storylines, set not only in Westeros but on the eastern continent as well."
Okay, now I feel lazy for resorting to Wikipedia for my synopsis. I'll be back in the corner averting my gaze away from the skeleton of a Mr. Horner.
For me, the series is very addicting. So, if you jump aboard, be prepared to spend some time adrift in the Seven Kingdoms of Daydreamery.
Now for some fan interpretations of settings and characters, or what people who are not longworded call, "fan art."
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If you are not familiar with Mr. GRRM, consider this an introduction. George R.R. Martin, SLAYALIVE. SLAYALIVE, George R.R. Martin.
His series A Song of Ice and Fire is currently comprised of (in order):
- A Game of Thrones (1996)
- A Clash of Kings (1998)
- A Storm of Swords (2000)
- A Feast for Crows (2005)
Upcoming titles in this series are said to be (again, in order):
- A Dance with Dragons (2008)
- The Winds of Winter
- A Dream of Spring (formerly known as A Time for Wolves)
I had not known of the upcoming titles. I am a bad fan. I'll be in the corner.
... I am now very excited, though. As one, I'm a nerd, and two, I'm a nerd for A Song of Ice and Fire. What I find so appealing is his writing style. I know such an attraction depends on the reader's preferences, but I do prefer good dialogue and a sound, grand story, and GRRM delivers both quite spectacularly.
And then there's the fact that he actually described a woman having teeth in her treat. I found that particularly amusing.
The story generally begins with the following...
"A Song of Ice and Fire is set primarily in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a large, South America-sized continent with an ancient history stretching back some twelve thousand years. The original inhabitants of the land, the "children of the forest" (whose "old gods" are still worshipped in the North) were conquered by the First Men, who came from the east. Later, the Andals, who brought their seven-faced god across the narrow sea with them, arrived and conquered the southern portion of Westeros, though they were never able to overthrow Moat Cailin and defeat the King in the North. The six Andal kingdoms, Dorne excepted, were later united by Aegon Targaryen, called the Conqueror, and King Torrhen Stark bent the knee to Aegon rather than risk the destruction of his kingdom at the hands of Aegon's dragons. Some 283 years after Aegon's conquest, the Targaryens are overthrown in a civil war and King Robert Baratheon, backed primarily by his friend Lord Eddard Stark and foster father Lord Jon Arryn, takes the Iron Throne. The novels, which begin fifteen years into Robert's reign, follow the fall-out from this event across three major storylines, set not only in Westeros but on the eastern continent as well."
Okay, now I feel lazy for resorting to Wikipedia for my synopsis. I'll be back in the corner averting my gaze away from the skeleton of a Mr. Horner.
For me, the series is very addicting. So, if you jump aboard, be prepared to spend some time adrift in the Seven Kingdoms of Daydreamery.
Now for some fan interpretations of settings and characters, or what people who are not longworded call, "fan art."