A Game of Thrones

[ithildin]

Since several people had good things to say, and since it's going to be a mini series, I ordered 'A Game of Thrones', which arrived yesterday. And I was enjoying it, thinking I might order the second one, until....


My favourite character was killed off. Now I'm kinda meh about the whole thing. Not sure wicked queen [insert dire music] and presumably, the spunky younger daughter posing as a boy to escape the wicked queen/avenge her father (it just seems like the fantasy novel cliched sorta thing that one expects) is going to hold my interest through three more very long books. And from what I understand, the series isn't even finished yet.

So tell me, is it worth plugging away? I'm almost done, so I will at least finish the first one. I'm kind of bummed, since I really did think the series had promise.

at least tell me that there's no posing as a boy!

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[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's just a cliche that bugs me - girl posing as a boy. It's just a thing [g]

I do think I'll read them at some point. But I don't want to repeat my Wheel of Time experience, which was the never ending series, and I finally gave up -- and I adored those books so much too.

Good to know there have been no more POV deaths though. Will keep that in mind :)

[dswdiane.livejournal.com]

The next book in The Wheel of Time is coming out on Tuesday. This Tuesday, 10/28.

Yes, I know Jim (Robert Jordan) didn't write every last word of it. He sorta died (actually being one of those folks I have loved in rl). But his wife, Harriet, who has been an editor of Tor/St. Martins since the inception of Tor was Jim's primary and only editor, and believe me, Harriet had an enormous influence on those books. There was many a summer evening, when my family was on vacation, that we sat in Jim and Harriet's garden, drinking very good brandy after dinner, and listening to the two of them discuss and argue details about the books.

When Jim died he left copious notes and had told Harriet in detail how he wanted the story to work out. He and Harriet together had chosen who they trusted to pick up the work if Jim did die, and Harriet has edited. I trust her.

So, I will go and buy the book on Tuesday, hoping and praying that justice is done to Matt, Rand, Perrin, Nynaeve, Egwene, Elaine, Aviendha, and all the other characters I have grown to love. I really hope I won't be disappointed. I'll let you know.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, I meant I gave up mid series - it was long before he died. The series never ended and I just stopped reading them. But the first ones I really enjoyed. I read the first one as fast as I could because I was visiting friends in Germany and I picked it up off their shelf and had a flight home in two days :)

Hope the last one is great for you!