He was a quarter done before...
Same interview.
He was a quarter done before...
The HBO show will have spoiled it for us by then.
They should introduce filler arcs, like in One Piece and other lengthy manga adaptations!
Just finished ADWD, I guess we finally know who Vary's serves?
You shouldn't believe anything Varys says. He's full of shit.
Well he was saying it to a dying man so come on![]()
GRRM reckons he's about a quarter done (or rather, has a quarter completely written) on TWOW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUp_RtzYMhk
GRRM reckons he's about a quarter done (or rather, has a quarter completely written) on TWOW http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUp_RtzYMhk
So this book will be finished in six years?![]()
I'm sorry but I cannot stand the Damphair chapters.
I'm sorry but I cannot stand the Damphair chapters.
The best bit about reading someone's POV is that they were probably molested when they were growing up... Says it all, really!Best part of the damphair chapters is learning that Euron possibly was molesting his younger brother when they were kids.
Pretty much."Yo Damphair, who do you think is gonna win the Super Bo~NO UNGODLY MAN MAY SIT THASEESTONECHARRRRRRRR."
Personally, I've gotten over my impatience of wanting the next book as soon as humanly possible. There are other books to be read, games to be played and work to be done.
Might be that is so. But why say anything to a dying man? Also, just to make a point, Varys and Kevan weren't alone.
Either way, even if we assume Varys doesn't lie, he doesn't explicitly say who he serves. Just the same old jargon 'I serve the realm' etc. He doesn't even say that his Aegon is the same Aegon that Kevan is thinking of, i.e. Rhaegar's son. In fact, he doesn't even say that he serves Aegon, only that he has been shaped for kingship, but for all we know Varys might view him as little more than another puppet for him to control.
So indeed, who does Varys serve? The Targaryens? Aegon? The Realm? Himself? At this point it is pretty hard to say.
The best bit about reading someone's POV is that they were probably molested when they were growing up... Says it all, really!
Pretty much.
I'm obviously using it as a way to read more into him and Euron, not that I enjoy children molesting their younger siblings.
I'm a little underwhelmed and disappointed that George is only 25% through writing TWOW. I'm crossing my fingers he's just being conservative but for deep down I hoped he would tap his earlier pace and only take 2-3 years (maybe 4) to finish. I was optimistic that he could breeze through some things considering all the 'knot' excuses he had.
In July it will be two years in since ADWD and if his estimate is accurate then it really does seem like he's over-extended himself with all the new distractions the show and series' popularity has presented him with. Maybe he should have been contractually held by his publishers AND HBO to stick his nose to the grindstone.
Might be that is so. But why say anything to a dying man?
Victarion's brute viking dumbass logic works for me, I get a kick out of it.
Asha and Damphair, not so much
I like Theon (tragic) and Victarion (hilarious).
I wish Asha had died already, and I don't care about the rest of 'em. Maybe they'll change my mind, but we'll see.
I really like the Iron Islands and Greyjoy chapters. Damphair, Theon, Asha, etc. all of them are brilliant characters imo.
The only kingdom I had to get used to was Dorne, because it's so different from the rest. I don't know, it's kind of hard to believe that a kingdom set so apart from the other kingdoms, geographically and culturaly, could have any real power to challenge the Lannisters and bring back the Targaryens as Martell was/is planning to do.
I mean he had been planning that a long, long time, even before the Lannisters got the throne. How was he hoping to do that, as the only kingdom? Who would have joined his rebellion against the Baratheon, Lannister, Stark and Arryn might? Even the Riverlands would have been against them.
Dorne is less of a Sleeping Giant and more of a Sleeping... Average-Sized Person?
Doran knows they don't have the numbers to challenge a realm that's in any way united against them, which makes them more of a Dark Horse power rather than a standing superpower.
The fact that they've been unaffected by the war/looming winter, however, will give them a leg up in the very near future. Likely they'll get a good chance to help Aegon strike against the Stormlands/King's Landing very soon once Tommen's Small Council stops taking competent applicants.
The fact that they've been unaffected by the war/looming winter, however, will give them a leg up in the very near future. Likely they'll get a good chance to help Aegon strike against the Stormlands/King's Landing very soon once Tommen's Small Council stops taking competent applicants.
Seems to be a lot of missing the point in this thread, I'm not why people are arguing Targaryan/Baratheon legitimacy. It's quite clear at this point that having a superior claim doesn't really hold much importance, it's largely through rights of conquest which the throne will be held.
I'm not even convinced the throne will be left standing at the end of the series...
Well, there's Euron making his move from the Iron Islands, and Dorne probably aligning themselves with Aegon, not to mention the Myrcella/Darkstar subplot.
I dunno, I think their roles will grow significantly in TWOW.
Dorne is less of a Sleeping Giant and more of a Sleeping... Average-Sized Person?
Doran knows they don't have the numbers to challenge a realm that's in any way united against them, which makes them more of a Dark Horse power rather than a standing superpower.
The fact that they've been unaffected by the war/looming winter, however, will give them a leg up in the very near future. Likely they'll get a good chance to help Aegon strike against the Stormlands/King's Landing very soon once Tommen's Small Council stops taking competent applicants.