Yeah, I believe book 5 is coming out this summer - like six years after book 4. He's suppsed to write 7 books for the series; he'd better hurry.I've read it and I liked it. Hate that he's taken so long to write the latest (it's supposed to come out shortly).
How's the HBO series going? Still enjoying it? Have you heard if they will do a series on the subsequent books?This is the first of the series that A Game of Thrones is based on, correct?
I'm watching the HBO series and, while I enjoy it, I find myself frustrated by how much back-story is unknown to me. They try to fill the viewer in, but it seems to come at such a rapid-fire pace that a lot of it is lost on me.
I'm on a bit of a Truman Capote kick right now, but once it's run its course, I may have to start this series of books.
Good info. Thanks. I just got the existing four books in the series delivered from Amazon, but I have a couple of other books ahead of them in the queue. Looking forward to it.very good books. just prepare to be frustrated by the lack of progress for the next book because martin travels to conventions and signings alot.
the series follows the books as good as can be expected. the vague backstory is part of the mystery of the series. you get bits and pieces at time goes on but it will take several books before you can begin to hypothisis about what is taking place.
good luck.
They've picked up the show for a 2nd season already, and I think I heard each season will cover the next book in the series.How's the HBO series going? Still enjoying it? Have you heard if they will do a series on the subsequent books?
I really like it! Like I said, there are character connections and back story that elude me, but they're throwing in bits and pieces each week and I read the Wikipedia article on the books so I could get a clue to give me a sense of orientation. I'm glad we'll get at least another season.How's the HBO series going? Still enjoying it? Have you heard if they will do a series on the subsequent books?
This is great! I always get frustrated with HBO because they tend to end series too early for my liking. They ended Deadwood and Rome far too early for me. Hopefully we'll get at least four seasons out of Game of Thrones.They've picked up the show for a 2nd season already, and I think I heard each season will cover the next book in the series.
So, you were one of the kids in high school literature class who only read the Cliff Notes, right? Cheater!I really like it! Like I said, there are character connections and back story that elude me, but they're throwing in bits and pieces each week and I read the Wikipedia article on the books so I could get a clue to give me a sense of orientation. I'm glad we'll get at least another season.
Cool. Well, I'm anticipating it being cool, as I haven't read the books or seen the HBO production yet. I think I'm prematurely emotionally invested in these books.They've picked up the show for a 2nd season already, and I think I heard each season will cover the next book in the series.
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Got it in the mail yesterday. I just started book 3. Really enjoying the series.
One thing to realize is that #4 and #5 take place over roughly the same span of time, but follow different characters.Got it in the mail yesterday. I just started book 3. Really enjoying the series.
I'm about 2/3 done with Book 5 - just starting to get into the "new" timeline. The parallel timelines of Books 4 & 5 are annoying, IMO. A character that supposedly dies in Book 4 is alive in Book 5 (yeah, he survived!) only to then die as originally written because of the reset timeline. Eh, I guess it's no big deal, but I would have preferred he kept moving chronologically and made each book with all the characters and half as long time-wise.One thing to realize is that #4 and #5 take place over roughly the same span of time, but follow different characters.
Characters which were absent or glossed over in #4 take the limelight in #5. Can be sort of disappointing if you're really attached to a character and you're reading a whole book without them, but it's interesting to speculate on what could be happening to them.