[quote]Achilles of war wrote:
basically enough SPOILER alerts, you need to read the books…
anyhow, I think Grey Wind WILL actually be very big even though he gets killed off in this season. Since hes fighting in battles hes eating human flesh so should be able to grow to a decent size before his demise. Also Ghost should be very beastly since the book definitely shows the wildlings fearing him.[/quote]
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It won’t be this season that grey wind dies. That should happen in season 3, or perhaps season 4 as I’ve heard they may take two seasons for the third book.
Not like Steven Erikson…holy shit…anyone here try to keep up with his shit???[/quote]
I have read all his Mazalan series, he is a tough read at first but I love his books.[/quote]
I love them too, reading #9 right now. They are a much tougher slog Than George “RailRoad” Martin but They’ve really grown on me.
HBO is really nailing it! I get misty from some little thing every ep, this one the glimpse of Dragonstone had me all fired up.
Can’t wait for some Iron Isle’s action! Drowned God! Iron Brides! Woooooo!
If you like fantasy I highly recommend The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
It’s more focused on one character…sort of like Charles Dickens would do, so it’s not one of those complex world-building stories…but it is of course very very good.
He has a second book, a sequel to the first, just out in paperback.
[quote]DeltaOne wrote:
I wonder who was casted as the new Gregor…
I also wonder who is gonna be Strong Belwas.[/quote]
Ian Whyte. Former bball player, has played a Predator in two of the AVP movies, and was the white walker in the series premier.
I think he’s too skinny. Conan Stevens was perfect. This is a major downgrade IMO.
Anyone else catch Conan Stevens in Spartacus: Vengeance? Dude is a monster.
Hopefully this is only temporary. I read that the reason for it was a scheduling conflict because Stevens is filming for The Hobbit movies, cast as Azog, king of the goblins.
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I just hope he’s back in time for season 3 and the death match with The Red Viper.
[quote]Nards wrote:
If you like fantasy I highly recommend The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
It’s more focused on one character…sort of like Charles Dickens would do, so it’s not one of those complex world-building stories…but it is of course very very good.
He has a second book, a sequel to the first, just out in paperback.[/quote]
Lol kid who works for me recommended this author and series, finished the first one last week and about 3/4 of the way through the second. Also good engaging read.
[quote]Consul wrote:
Yeah, maybe they’ll split the books into multiple seasons?
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Given how long it took Martin to write ADWD, I’d say it’s a good possibility since there’s still…what, 2-3 books left? No way he can get those done in time if he keeps up the previous pace.[/quote]
There’s two books left at least, according to GRRM. I wouldn’t be surprised if it took more than two books to finish the series.
[quote]Nards wrote:
If you like fantasy I highly recommend The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
It’s more focused on one character…sort of like Charles Dickens would do, so it’s not one of those complex world-building stories…but it is of course very very good.
He has a second book, a sequel to the first, just out in paperback.[/quote]
Lol kid who works for me recommended this author and series, finished the first one last week and about 3/4 of the way through the second. Also good engaging read. [/quote]
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I have the second one but will read it after A Dance with Dragons which I just started but even that will be put on hold if I get the newest Jack Reacher in paperback tomorrow.(The Affair)
Ha…The way things go I should just ask you what you read last then I know what to read next!
[quote]Nards wrote:
If you like fantasy I highly recommend The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
It’s more focused on one character…sort of like Charles Dickens would do, so it’s not one of those complex world-building stories…but it is of course very very good.
He has a second book, a sequel to the first, just out in paperback.[/quote]
Lol kid who works for me recommended this author and series, finished the first one last week and about 3/4 of the way through the second. Also good engaging read. [/quote]
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I have the second one but will read it after A Dance with Dragons which I just started but even that will be put on hold if I get the newest Jack Reacher in paperback tomorrow.(The Affair)
Ha…The way things go I should just ask you what you read last then I know what to read next!
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The thing about Lee Child’s stories is that they can sometimes be repetitive…Reacher goes into small mid-west town. The sheriff or some land-owner is a bully and owns the town. Reacher finds out what they’re covering up and sorts shit out.
That’s why Reacher at least needs to do his Reacher things every few pages so the book doesn’t just become another pot-boiler thriller novel. He needs to drink coffee, eat pancakes, bacon and pie, buy work shirts and mention that they need to be XXXXL or whatnot. And beat people up devastatingly.
I’m thinking The Affair will be better just because at least it’s a story from when he was back in the army.
You mean like have him have an operation to make him a foot shorter, 80lbs lighter and gay?
I think we don’t need “character development” as much as some people think. I want Jack Reacher to stay the same. He’ll be walking into small towns, ordering a whole pot of coffee and getting into trouble and walking out of that town by the end for as long as Child writes them.
Though one of my favorites was Bad Luck and Trouble as you saw him with his old army buddies, and I’m on page 50 of The Affair right now (got it last night) and it’s good to see Reacher interacting with peers instead of slack-jawed sheriffs and asshole land-owners and scared wives of land-owners etc.
Things shouldn’t change too much…sort of like when a TV show has an unrequited romance between two characters for years and then to get ratings those two get together…then the show slowly dies.
Did you ever read Clive Cussler? Great stuff! But then the main character found out…well, I won’t spoil it for you…but I lost interest in his books after that.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
So yea, if you two Mary’s are done blowing each other maybe we can talk about Game of Thrones again?[/quote]
We’ve read the books, so maybe we’ll start peppering this thread with subliminal hints about the rest of the show.
Like the fact that it’s all Bran’s fevered dream.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
So yea, if you two Mary’s are done blowing each other maybe we can talk about Game of Thrones again?[/quote]
We’ve read the books, so maybe we’ll start peppering this thread with subliminal hints about the rest of the show.
Like the fact that it’s all Bran’s fevered dream.[/quote]
I’ve read the books too …
Is it really Bran’s fevered dream?!? Isn’t that like the end of Dallas (I think it was that show) where it was really all in the imagination of a kid with autism?
I wonder what implication Bronn being head of the city watch instead of Jacelyn Bywater will be.
And what was up with the ending of the last epp. i dont remember Jon following Craster making sacrifices or being caught. Seems like HBO is changing alot, hopefuly Game of Thrones wont go the way of Walking Dead by changing too much of the source material.