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Winter is coming and shut up Quoth and Ori

YaYaYaYa Decent.Registered User regular
edited October 2009 in Social Entropy++
here's the Song of Ice and Fire thread so all the whiners in the book thread don't have to deal with us muddling up their Faulkner and Austin and whatever

they're probably the best fantasy series since Lord of the Rings

four of the seven books have been released so far

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everyone make sure to pray that Martin doesn't die before the final book is finished

also due to the constant shit-getting-real, please spoil everything remotely awesome by stating the title of the book you're spoiling and tagging it

so how about Dance with Dragons actually coming out this year?

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    My university bookstore has Feast for Crows but it's the big one that's like $18

    I'm a poor college kid so I'm gonna go to a real bookstore soon and get the smaller paperback

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    Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    love this series, I am a huge nerd


    GRRM is never going to last. He looks like he's five seconds from a heart attack in every picture I've ever seen.




    also


    SET ALIGHT THE KEVAR SIGNAL

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I actually prefer the smaller ones. There is something more satisfying about reading them.

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    why are the titles so dumb

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    vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Pretty sure he's going to die before he finishes this.

    So very sure.

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    CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Fucker really needs to finish this shit soon.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    these those books that everyone likes because people get murdered all the time or something

    whatever

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    Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    has anyone here not figured out the Jon Snow secret

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    vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Gritty and realistic : Read, everyone fucks everyone.

    Which is pretty accurate all things considered.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    well shit son I love bread

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    DefenestratorDefenestrator Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    This is the only fantasy series that I haven't just given up on. I read the first two ages ago and have started a cycle of rereading the whole series again in preparation for the release of each book since. I have never been so pumped about a book as a I am about Dance with Dragons.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Ok, so Feast for Crows and Dance With Dragons take place pretty much concurrently with different POV characters, yeah?

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    these books are incredible and if he dies i am going to be so angry

    i will probably read through them for a third time soon

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    didn't this guy write something with superheroes

    that sounds much more interesting

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    CalliusCallius Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Captain K wrote: »
    has anyone here not figured out the Jon Snow secret
    I can't remember if I did or not, it's been so long since I've read them.

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    BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I am half way through Storm of Swords. So excited!

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Captain K wrote: »
    has anyone here not figured out the Jon Snow secret
    Who his mother is? I'm in the middle of Storm of Swords (no one spoil the big thing everyone has shitfits about 'cause I haven't gotten there yet) and have a unsubstantiated theory.
    His mother was a Targaryen and he had to keep it quiet or else Robert would've killed Jon.

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    teefs and shoe are philistines

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    awwww do we not like the wittle bookies you doo awww is da baby gonna cwy

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I enjoy these books.

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    baby is already crying

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    what

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    vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    awwww do we not like the wittle bookies you doo awww is da baby gonna cwy

    He's just been cutting onions. He's making a lasagna... for one.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I actually have no opinion on these books because I've never read them

    I just have no interest in reading them

    even though I work in a bookstore and could acquire the entire series for pocket change

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    vsove wrote: »
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    awwww do we not like the wittle bookies you doo awww is da baby gonna cwy

    He's just been cutting onions. He's making a lasagna... for one.

    two if i can convince the mailman he's hungry

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    BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    The Far Side wrote: »
    sorry we don't like your harry potter for teenagers bro

    AVATA KADAVA!

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    The Far Side wrote: »
    sorry we don't like your harry potter for teenagers bro
    i'd be pretty impressed with any teenager that could get through this series. it's all pretty good but can be a marathon at times.

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Bucketman wrote: »
    The Far Side wrote: »
    sorry we don't like your harry potter for teenagers bro

    AVATA KADAVA!

    avada

    kedavra

    i think

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    Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Cilla Black wrote: »
    Captain K wrote: »
    has anyone here not figured out the Jon Snow secret
    Who his mother is? I'm in the middle of Storm of Swords (no one spoil the big thing everyone has shitfits about 'cause I haven't gotten there yet) and have a unsubstantiated theory.
    His mother was a Targaryen and he had to keep it quiet or else Robert would've killed Jon.

    okay here's my theory, I'm told it's the prevailing theory among nerds who care a lot about this series

    assuming this is true this is a HUGE spoiler:
    he's the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Robert went to war because he thought Rhaegar had raped Lyanna but there's more to the backstory there. All of Ned's flashbacks where Lyanna said "Promise me, Ned" are him remembering his promise that he would claim Jon as his own bastard rather than revealing the truth--if Robert had known Jon's true nature he would have certainly killed him instantly.

    I came up with this on my own but apparently a lot of other nerds think the same thing.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Also yeah I bet Martin's gonna die before he finishes the series

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Cilla Black wrote: »
    The Far Side wrote: »
    sorry we don't like your harry potter for teenagers bro
    i'd be pretty impressed with any teenager that could get through this series. it's all pretty good but can be a marathon at times.

    i first read this series my sophomore year in high school and it wasn't even remotely challenging

    asoiaf hardly constitutes difficult literature even though it totally rocks

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    vsovevsove ....also yes. Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    I think that this series gets a lot of praise because it's just so much better than a lot of the fantasy that most people read. I do not however think it is as good as it is painted to be, just that in comparison to many of its contemporaries it's pretty fantastic.

    That's not to say I don't enjoy them, just that once I've read the books I won't read them again for a long time.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    fuck you man I read the stand when I was like 13 I ain't afraid of no ghost

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    MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »
    awwww do we not like the wittle bookies you doo awww is da baby gonna cwy

    hey shoe isn't carnage awesome

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    BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Also yeah I bet Martin's gonna die before he finishes the series

    as long as Dance with Dragons comes out, and he gets like a plot outline with all the important shit in it so we can get a list of them when he dies.

    Though I have my own theory: All the books are done. But he wants to build hype, or his publicist does. Also if they release after he dies then they might sell better and his loved ones could make more off them.

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Captain K wrote: »
    Cilla Black wrote: »
    Captain K wrote: »
    has anyone here not figured out the Jon Snow secret
    Who his mother is? I'm in the middle of Storm of Swords (no one spoil the big thing everyone has shitfits about 'cause I haven't gotten there yet) and have a unsubstantiated theory.
    His mother was a Targaryen and he had to keep it quiet or else Robert would've killed Jon.

    okay here's my theory, I'm told it's the prevailing theory among nerds who care a lot about this series

    assuming this is true this is a HUGE spoiler:
    he's the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Robert went to war because he thought Rhaegar had raped Lyanna but there's more to the backstory there. All of Ned's flashbacks where Lyanna said "Promise me, Ned" are him remembering his promise that he would claim Jon as his own bastard rather than revealing the truth--if Robert had known Jon's true nature he would have certainly killed him instantly.

    I came up with this on my own but apparently a lot of other nerds think the same thing.
    Yeah, I could definitely see that, but
    I was always under the impression Robert went to war because of Aerys, not Rhaegar. I'd always suspected that Lyanna Stark was never raped as claimed, but never consider Jon might be her son.

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    Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    Yeah, as much as I love this series, I can admit that it's just another pop fantasy series.


    I think it's easily the best pop fantasy series ever written. But it is what it is.

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