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« on: January 17, 2006, 09:53:00 AM »
Thanks for the tip y'all.  I'm halfway through this and it is terribly good reading.  Highly recommended.
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Re: Game of Thrones
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2006, 10:05:36 AM »
The boardgame is fun too!   ;D

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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2006, 02:11:17 PM »
I'v read them all so far. Its one of the best reads I'v had. Its based loosly on the war of the roses era. This guy is great but he take his sweet time putting out sequels. I'm wait on the last book "a Feast Of Crows". And as an FYI Andy Chamber is putting to gether a miniature game for Testors based in the books. I forget the name of the guy doing the sculpes but they look gorgeous. There're going to be 28mm and the are making 54's too.
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 11:00:17 AM »
I'm almost finished the second book; it just keeps gettin' better.  You know the middle in the series is the cliffhanger!
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Re: Game of Thrones
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2006, 07:28:52 AM »
Since my last post I've finished all of'em, even buying A Feast for Crows in hardback 'cause I couldn't wait for it in paperback.  The last one is the weakest in the series, and it still rocked.  It sets up the story like the first one, in so far as it stirs the plot slowly, gettin' you ready for the next one--hopefully in 2007! 

I can't stress enough to read this series.  It's one of the best fantasy series I've read.  Period.

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Re: Game of Thrones
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2006, 07:38:08 AM »
Feast of Crows is actually only half of the planned novel.  The volume was gettin too high so he divided it roughly geographically.  I can't wait to see where he goes with all of this =)

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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2006, 08:08:51 AM »
Yup.  I liked his explanation for not just chopping the whole sh-bang in half.  He wanted all of the story completed for half the characters--the next novel will get the characters sorted that we really want to get to.  I found Feast for Crows to still be a great read.  I don't think Martin's storyline is something to be rushed.  I took a deep breath, decided I would take my time with this one after reading some blogs that dissed it, and still found myself losing sleep in anticipation of the next chapter. 
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2006, 08:17:51 AM »
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after reading some blogs that dissed it

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