George R. R. Martin
Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 7:02 pm
Just thought I'd post up a place for fans of George R.R. Martin to discuss his books and etc. ASOIAF (A Song of Ice and Fire) is one of the best fantasy epics in my opinion. It is ranked up there in scale withi J.R.R. Tolkien.
One of the main reasons I enjoy the story is that it's not all fantasy based, it is loosely based on the War of Roses in England with all the different feudal familes and lords fighting for power. I also enjoyt he point of view chapter style. Each chapter has a different point of view, be it the King, or the children, or the enemy, etc... It lets you see into the eyes of the characer and get a better feel for who they are.
I also love that many of the characters are flawed, they ahve vices, gambling, sexual addictions, greed, corruption, etc... The bad guys are so real, you can taste their bitterness sometimes.
For those who haven't heard or read this series, if you are into epic, and I mean EPIC fantasy, then pick up this series.
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast of Crows ( To be Released later this year.....I hope)
The only crappy thing abotu MArtin is how long it takes for each novel to be published. This last one is going on 3-4 years now. I can understand why, b/c there is so mcuh to tell, 10+ story lines as well as the point of view chapter, but wow, it takes forever.
So if you haven't read these books yet, now is a good time, b/c by this fall the new one should be out so if you read the first 3 paperback you can prepare for the next one, this series is so massive that when each new book comes out, you have to re-read to get af eel for the story and the plot lines, but then again its the perfect excuse to re-read these books, something I've done 3 times already, cheers.
One of the main reasons I enjoy the story is that it's not all fantasy based, it is loosely based on the War of Roses in England with all the different feudal familes and lords fighting for power. I also enjoyt he point of view chapter style. Each chapter has a different point of view, be it the King, or the children, or the enemy, etc... It lets you see into the eyes of the characer and get a better feel for who they are.
I also love that many of the characters are flawed, they ahve vices, gambling, sexual addictions, greed, corruption, etc... The bad guys are so real, you can taste their bitterness sometimes.
For those who haven't heard or read this series, if you are into epic, and I mean EPIC fantasy, then pick up this series.
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast of Crows ( To be Released later this year.....I hope)
The only crappy thing abotu MArtin is how long it takes for each novel to be published. This last one is going on 3-4 years now. I can understand why, b/c there is so mcuh to tell, 10+ story lines as well as the point of view chapter, but wow, it takes forever.
So if you haven't read these books yet, now is a good time, b/c by this fall the new one should be out so if you read the first 3 paperback you can prepare for the next one, this series is so massive that when each new book comes out, you have to re-read to get af eel for the story and the plot lines, but then again its the perfect excuse to re-read these books, something I've done 3 times already, cheers.
