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  • CalipsoCalipso
    Setne said:
    Corlin said:
    If reading A Song of Ice and Fire has taught me anything, it's not to get into a world when the author is still writing the series >.>
    I agree to an extent, because waiting a year for the next book in a series is pure torture, but the build-up to it can be good imo.
    A year?? His last took 5 damn years to come out. If George R.R Martin enjoys anything, it is torturing his readers, especially by killing off the heroes in the book while the "bad guys" chuckle with a cup of wine.
    Valenae
  • AryanneAryanne
    Calipso said:
    Setne said:
    Corlin said:
    If reading A Song of Ice and Fire has taught me anything, it's not to get into a world when the author is still writing the series >.>
    I agree to an extent, because waiting a year for the next book in a series is pure torture, but the build-up to it can be good imo.
    A year?? His last took 5 damn years to come out. If George R.R Martin enjoys anything, it is torturing his readers, especially by killing off the heroes in the book while the "bad guys" chuckle with a cup of wine.
    6 years for Dance with Dragons. Feast for Crows took 5 years.  He has essentially taken 15 years to write 4 books.

  • SetneSetne The Grand Tyrant
    Calipso said:
    Setne said:
    Corlin said:
    If reading A Song of Ice and Fire has taught me anything, it's not to get into a world when the author is still writing the series >.>
    I agree to an extent, because waiting a year for the next book in a series is pure torture, but the build-up to it can be good imo.
    A year?? His last took 5 damn years to come out. If George R.R Martin enjoys anything, it is torturing his readers, especially by killing off the heroes in the book while the "bad guys" chuckle with a cup of wine.
    I have never read any of his books, my example was in regards to a series like Dresden Files. The Game of Thrones series has been hyped up too much imo, and I feel like I'll just end up disappointed if I were to try and get into it. I think I can wait a decade or more after all the hype has died down.

    Ingram said:
    "Oh my arms are suddenly lubed"
  • ValenaeValenae
    Or like Harry Potter. Damn, JK Rowling was a beast and cranked out 8 books in seven years if you count that children's story she wrote on the side while she was writing the Harry Potter series. 


    "To be awkward or unkempt, to talk or move wrongly is to be a dangerous giant, a destroyer of worlds...any accurately improper move can poke through the thin sleeve of immediate reality." - Erving Goffman



  • EzalorEzalor Emperor D'baen Canada
    edited June 2013
    Calipso said:
    Setne said:
    Corlin said:
    If reading A Song of Ice and Fire has taught me anything, it's not to get into a world when the author is still writing the series >.>
    I agree to an extent, because waiting a year for the next book in a series is pure torture, but the build-up to it can be good imo.
    A year?? His last took 5 damn years to come out. If George R.R Martin enjoys anything, it is torturing his readers, especially by killing off the heroes in the book while the "bad guys" chuckle with a cup of wine.

    Heh heh. If you haven't read the books and only watch the show, you're gonna think back to your "bad guy chuckling with a cup of wine" sentence and laugh next season.

    @Setne Game of Thrones (the series is actually called A Song of Ice and Fire) is FANTASTIC, and GRRM is IMO the most skilled fantasy author I have ever read. His characters are amazingly deep and complex, far more than any other series. He also breaks all of the fantasy cliches with his work. It's well worth the hype, you should definitely pick it up.
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    Aryanne
  • ElwynElwyn
    Valenae said:
    Or like Harry Potter. Damn, JK Rowling was a beast and cranked out 8 books in seven years if you count that children's story she wrote on the side while she was writing the Harry Potter series. 
    It was actually 10 years. The first one was publish in 1997 and Deathly Hallows came out in 2007. It was 3 years between book 3 and book 4 because she got remarried and had another child...Sorry, I'm a big Potterhead. :D
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  • ValenaeValenae
    edited June 2013
    Was going through my playlist this morning and found some of my older stuff. I keep listening to this over and over. 

    Warning: The F word is repeated a few times for those who are at work and/or have tender sensibilities.  


    EDIT: @Elwyn - OH! That's right! I had completely forgotten about that! :)


    "To be awkward or unkempt, to talk or move wrongly is to be a dangerous giant, a destroyer of worlds...any accurately improper move can poke through the thin sleeve of immediate reality." - Erving Goffman



    Angwe
  • SetneSetne The Grand Tyrant
    Ezalor said:
    Calipso said:
    Setne said:
    Corlin said:
    If reading A Song of Ice and Fire has taught me anything, it's not to get into a world when the author is still writing the series >.>
    I agree to an extent, because waiting a year for the next book in a series is pure torture, but the build-up to it can be good imo.
    A year?? His last took 5 damn years to come out. If George R.R Martin enjoys anything, it is torturing his readers, especially by killing off the heroes in the book while the "bad guys" chuckle with a cup of wine.
      It's well worth the hype, you should definitely pick it up.
    I thought the same about Pulp Fiction, and while it was a good movie from what I saw, it just didn't live up to the hype and I couldn't finish watching it.

    Ingram said:
    "Oh my arms are suddenly lubed"
  • BenedictoBenedicto Tentacles Errywhere!
    Love the fact that my kitten is now reacting to catnip and looks like Stevie Wonder on crack when he has some.
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  • MunsiaMunsia
    Benedicto said:
    Love the fact that my kitten is now reacting to catnip and looks like Stevie Wonder on crack when he has some.
    Yeah..my cat does that any time I raise my hand. Not sure why!
  • MoireanMoirean Chairmander Portland
    edited June 2013
    Ice and Fire is a good series. I enjoy it a lot. I think watching the series really enhances the books. The show smooths out some of the flaws and adds a lot of vibrancy where things fell flat.

    My favorite fantasy politics series is the Wurts/Feist collaboration the Empire Trilogy. It's smaller scale politics, following only one woman, but it's a really enjoyable read. 

    Zelazny takes the cake for best fantasy author in my mind. I adore his work - it's quirky and beautiful and he switches from epic to witty back to lovely seamlessly. His ideas are also really COOL.

    Edit: f u spoilers. Haven's post lied.

    Hadoryu
  • CalipsoCalipso
    edited June 2013
    The show definitely adds to the series itself. George R.R Martin helps write the script and reviews it each time before it goes out. He likes to add little hints and changes in the series that book-based fans will gasp when they see. He even has  things in the script change to how he would have preferred he made the series go, or adds more flavor and color to characters. Sansa  was extremely plain and dull in the books, thankfully they made her a bit more interesting in the series (though still a girl only seeing unicorns and rainbows. Yes that is actually unicorns -,-)

    For example, the series makes it pretty clear that Loras and Renly had a relationship, books hinted at it but never really outright showed it. Poor Renly. Why are you so mean GRRM! WHY!

    *cries in pillow*
  • EzraxEzrax
     waiting a year for the next book
    Hahahahahahaha.
    Aryanne
  • HavenHaven World Burner Flight School
    Life likes to throw some strange curve balls.

    Today was a good day.
    ¤ Si vis pacem, para bellum. ¤
    Someone powerful says, "We're going to have to delete you."
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    AngweEsperLianca
  • AztonAzton
    BBQ CHICKEN WINGS.... need I say more..

  • SetneSetne The Grand Tyrant
    Nutella

    Ingram said:
    "Oh my arms are suddenly lubed"
    Esper
  • ValenaeValenae
    edited June 2013
    I love that this is a sign our culture is changing and its about damn time. 
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    "To be awkward or unkempt, to talk or move wrongly is to be a dangerous giant, a destroyer of worlds...any accurately improper move can poke through the thin sleeve of immediate reality." - Erving Goffman



    OleisAryanneSetnePerilunaEzalor
  • RivasRivas
    Someone at work today asked me what "DOMA" stood for. I said "nothing anymore".

    Then I spiked a football, poured Gatorade over my head and moonwalked out of the room.


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  • AryanneAryanne
    @Valenae

    Hahahaha. I want to make that and put it up on display at the shop
    Just to annoy my overly-conservative bosses/grandparents : D

    Valenae
  • RennocRennoc
    My 2 year old!   Had a crappy day at work! I come home, flop down on couch and she runs in, throws her arms around my neck and says "I love my daddy". Crappy day = Inconsequnetial now
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    KerrynHavenAryanneLiancaPerilunaPiperMoirean
  • EzraxEzrax
    PRIME MINISTER RUDD 2: ELECTRIC BOOGOOLOO.
    CiarelleMastema
  • LinLin Blackbird The Moonglade
    Been having trouble finding work in Providence and money's been pretty tight. My landlord just offered to hand out some handywork jobs for me to get a little side cash.
    PiperHavenOleisAarbrokPerilunaEmelle
  • ArbreArbre Arbrelina Jolie Braavos
    Some people are pretty cool and make me feel better.  Some aren't, but some are.
    ElwynAarbrok
  • NolaNola
    edited June 2013
    I just want to express a general love to Aetolia's community. 

    Because really. The other communities I've seen just make me want to hit my head on my desk. 

    Aetolia renews my faith in small gaming communities daily. 

    As an additional factor, love to the admin. Who actually care about abusive situations and handle them, rather promptly. 
    MoireanMinaraelPerilunaLiancaAldric
  • EzalorEzalor Emperor D'baen Canada
    We love you more Oleis!
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    Aldric
  • HaernHaern
    Cover your heart, Oleis!
  • IllikaalIllikaal Pray Area
    Kali Maaaaaa. KALLIIIII MAAAAAA.
    "And finally, swear to Me: You will give your life to Dendara for you are Tiarna an-Kiar."
    RivasOleis
  • RivasRivas
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