After their Blackwater episode last season I have complete faith in them getting it right.

[spoiler] I assume you all are talking about the rw? [/spoiler]

Yes. At least I assume that's what you referred to by Ep 9.

Yeah, the name of the episode is a dead giveaway :lol:

Followed the bandwagon to reading Songs of Ice and Fire. I made the grave mistake of watching the TV series before reading. It was really hard getting through when much of the first book is like someone has been paid to write down exactly what was on the screen.
I'm currently on the second book thankfully the tv series has started drifting away from being exactly the same and I know don't have that weighing so heavily on my imagination.

My mate let slip to me that [spoiler]episode 9 will be brutal and crush me.[/spoiler]

So i'm just gonna bump this quote for when I sit down to watch it.

As for the books, plan to get into them soon. Just finishing Dave Grohl's biography, so I'll start after that.

Edited by benjo: 19/5/2013 08:27:14 PM

Spoiler fail :P

MAJOR SPOILERS!!!!

[spoiler]This might be a stupid question, but does Robb get decapitated then his head replaced with the direwolf or not?

When I read the book, it ends with Catelyn getting her throat cut, yet the wiki claims Robb had the head transplant... [/spoiler]

Edited by 433: 19/5/2013 09:32:48 PM


Edited by Funky Munky: 19/5/2013 10:17:37 PM

[spoiler]They cut her throat to kill her. They also decapitate robb and put him up on display with his Wolf's head in place of his own. [/spoiler]


Also sorry for accidentally hitting edit and not quote :p

I've been watching it with some friends who haven't read the books. They go crazy every few episodes and it's hilarious to watch. They are going to absolutely lose their *&($ come Episode 9. Going to be an awesome night :d

HBO the new Book! way too much talk about the TV show here than the book, or books in general for that matter. Take it to the TV thread!

Also keep spoilers to your self about books and show. I've read nor seen it as yet and am looking forward to it.

Sorry to have to be the Narc on this.

Met Feist on the Weekend at Supanova, was interesting to here him speak on his novels and he even took it in good humour when people started comparing his twists and spoilers to that of George RR Martin.

I never got a chance to ask my question and he wasn't doing personalize signings so my book only got the old john handcock on it.

Also George RR Martin is coming to Sydney and Brisbane (Supanova event) in November to talk all things Song of fire and ice and GoT along with many cast members.

I can't believe there hasn't been a Magician series or movie yet.

Surely it'll happen sooner or later right now that fantasy is kinda cool atm?

Also, Richard Matheson died overnight.

yeah I heard about Matheson this morning. Some really great stuff he wrote and never got the public acclaim he deserve for his books, especially for the bastardization of his work by hollywood.

Feist mentioned he was going to LA to talk to someone about maybe using his work for something, but he doesn't have much faith in it coming of anything. Maybe another Computer game.

Uni is over - I can read again!

Finished Zombie Survival Guide last night - loved it. I learned a bit, but mostly it was good for reassurance that my Zombie apocalypse plan is pretty decent, and may work.

Hopefully will smash out World War Z now, before I go to see it at the movies (even though all I hear is the book is not portrayed in the movie much at all).

About 170 pages into book two of GOT: Reall good stuff. Hadn't spend my $100 voucher from the local bookstore from my birthday last year, so went out and got the next 4. :lol: Lots and lots of reading ahead.

Really enjoying the story so far.

Slowly reading two versions of the Art Of War atm.

Stanley Bronstein's Sun Tzu's Art of War for the 21st Century

" The Art of War is primarily about (i) understanding of one’s situation; (ii) understanding of extremes; and (iii) taking the knowledge gained from the understanding of the extremes and applying it to your advantage. Stanley Bronstein updates this masterpiece originally written about warfare and applies it to today's modern society."

and The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Lionel Giles.

"This is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles' translation is the definitive edition. The Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. This book explains when and how to go to war, as well as when not to. Learn how to win any conflict whether it be on the battlefield or in the boardroom."

Highly recommend everyone reads Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. It's basically where Suzanne Collins got the idea for The Hunger Games. I personally think BR is better and once you get your head around the Japanese names, it's a great read.

About to start on this

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/07/50-books-to-read-before-you-die/

My old man saw the movie on super late night Fox, and went online instantly and bought it. I watched it with him, and can confirm it's so batshit crazy mental it's amazing. Number 2 was shithouse though.

Keen to read the books

Birthday has come and gone but it left behind the complete A Song of Ice and fire series. so now all I have to do is finish the Rift war saga (Fiest) and the Dark tower Series (king) and I'll be able to get on to this. super excited. It could see me watch the tv show by Xmas.

Half way through GoT: A Storm of Swords Part 2.







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Sums me up. [spoiler]And just as Ayra was about to be reuinted with her family :(. Still don't know what to make of Ygritte's death. Was kinda hoping Jon Snow would abandon the Knights Watch and run away with her and just have a lifetime of hot ranga sex. If I were in his shoes, and she was as hot and fiesty as in TV adaptation, I know what I'd be choosing. :lol: I suppose that was to be expected, the moment he turned heel again.

Really hoping Danearys comes to her senses and shags Jorah. You know deep down she wants too. [/spoiler]

:lol: :lol:

Don't predict anything. This is not your cut of the mill fantasy series where shit ends up all rosey and happily ever after.
There's no black and white. Only grey.
That's essentially, the beauty of ASOIAF

Anyone read American Gods? I've been told it's really good and was thinking of adding it to my library for future reading.

There has been a lot of talk about turning it into a TV series or Film in the future?

haven't read it but I might add it to my audio book list

Finally finished the last of Feist's Rift war Saga. Wow! pretty massive taste ending 20+ years of writing. I think it was done really well and lifted up a series that had stagnated a bit. You could see how it was going to end from a mile away but many things still were surprising.

I have to say, after devoting the past 6 months to reading and buying all of the novels (some of them twice since selling them previously) I am satisfied and hope that the one loose end isn't pulled on by Publishers to get Feist to return to Medkemia and ruin an otherwise brilliant Series.

though I do need to add that Feist fails many times with his linergy as I'd read about something happening and then 2-3 books later that person seems to have never been there or had that child. Main issues with Talon of the Silver Hawk and Exiles return but you get that I guess.

Good bump.

The mrs is making me read all of her Tess Gerritsen novels. I'm about halfway through the first one & am actually enjoying it.

She's just started on the Jack Reacher series, and couldn't put the first one down.

Yeah, I've the killing floor to read too. But I'm currently finishing of The Dark Tower series. The 5th book is around 800 pages and i'm struggling to find time to get in to it, hopefully i'll find time after I finish watching Breaking Bad.

Tom Clancey dies at the age of 66 today. RIP

With the amount he drank and smoked I'm surprised he lasted this long.