Hello. I'm new to this board and thrilled to see a GRRM forum. I read AGOT four years ago, then ACOK two years ago, and I recently finished ASOS (no, I'm not a slow reader, just read many other things in between).
Today while browsing in Borders I found a huge display with a new edition paperback of AGOT, on sale for $3.99. Above that were freebies -- "A Special Pre-publication Excerpt" of AFFC. Its called the Captain of the Guards Excerpt (as opposed to the Cersei excerpt I suppose). Its about 20 pages long.
The discounted price on the AGOT is a good idea on the publisher's part, to get newcomers hooked before the book 4 is published.
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Alynna Lis Eachann
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So how many excerpts have been released/read, total? Cersei, the Captain of the Guard, something about Sam, something about Arya... it's gonna be half the book, pretty soon. 
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The Captain of the Guard excerpt is fun. 
Really made me want to read the whole book. It's better being able to read the entire chapter rather than just getting the highlights reported from a convention, though those are great, too.
And I am glad we get to go visit Dorne. I have been wanting to visit that part of Westeros ever since I met the Red Viper in ASOS.
I also think its a great idea to market AGOT at a very low price to hook in new readers as the next book in the series is about to be released. That's not the only series that's being done with, either -- the first book in Diane Gabaldon's series was also recently released at the same price (her latest book has just been released). So I picked up Outlander. I've only previously read her short story in the Legends 2 anthology, but that was good, and I though why not give her a try at $3.99?
Really made me want to read the whole book. It's better being able to read the entire chapter rather than just getting the highlights reported from a convention, though those are great, too. And I am glad we get to go visit Dorne. I have been wanting to visit that part of Westeros ever since I met the Red Viper in ASOS.
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Don't the Sand Snakes sound cool????
That's not the only series that's being done with, either -- the first book in Diane Gabaldon's series was also recently released at the same price (her latest book has just been released). So I picked up Outlander. I've only previously read her short story in the Legends 2 anthology, but that was good, and I though why not give her a try at $3.99? Love as thou wilt.
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I just found another excerpt, this on on-line at Locus Magazine.
www.locusmag.com/2005/Features/10_GRRM_Excerpt.html
Maybe this has been around, not sure.
www.locusmag.com/2005/Features/10_GRRM_Excerpt.html
Maybe this has been around, not sure.