A Song of Ice and Fire

[savvy]

I know. I have such a hard time finding books that suck me in as deep as this one did. I also like Tyrion very much! Have you ever read Robin Hobb's novels? Hers are very, very good as well. Robert Jordan disappoints me now.

 

[Gandalf]

Yeah,I read them all in these past few weeks,they`re excellent.
My favourites PoVs are Tyrion`s and Arya`s,and I also like Jon`s a lot...

I don`t know if I like it more than Silmarillion and LOTR,but if not,it`s very close.

 

[Nienor]

very very close

 

[Law of Loud]

I'd easily put A Song of Ice and Fire well over Lord of the Rings. So much depth to it, and the characters are a lot darker. It's an enjoyable series of books, and I sincerely hope George finishes it!

My favorite POV are Bran, Jon, and Tyrion.

 

[Nienor]

lotr has a lot of depth...how many people invent 4 or 5 languages for their books? Read the history- muy bueno. still so so close...

 

[Law of Loud]

lotr has a lot of depth...how many people invent 4 or 5 languages for their books? Read the history- muy bueno. still so so close...

Several languages is rather intense for a book, but one must admit that we are in agreement that these series are close in depth, and we are only halfway down with ASOIAF.

 

[selune]

My favorite POV are Bran, Jon, and Tyrion.

I agree. I like Arya's too, but those three are the tops for me.

 

[Jane_the_Bane]

I love Martin's unconventional approaches, like allowing major characters to die. That's something you don't find too often in the fantasy genre. And after seeing about a dozen heroes/heroines escaping from every single life-threatening situation they're in, it becomes kinda lame.

 

[Ellesar]

I think that LOTR is the best fantasy ever.

 

[Law of Loud]

I agree. I like Arya's too, but those three are the tops for me.

Oh yikes, I totally forgot about her. It's been a little too long since I read the series so far. I'd forgotten about Arya. I prefer her to Bran by quite a bit.

 

[Nienor]

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=p...0309031246.7a6f21b6@posting.google.com&rnum=3
this has an essay type thing analyzing who Jon's parents might be....i think there are spoilers, i haven't read it for a bit. but check it out

 

[Jane_the_Bane]

Spoiler:

Why, of COURSE he's related to the Dragon Queen, what did you think?
Remember that there always used to be a brother/sister-monarchy, and that Jon is the only one who qualifies.

 

[savvy]

I totally think Jon is Lyanna/Rhaegar's son. Even though that would make him Danny's nephew rather than brother, I think they can pull it off. They just need to find a rider for the third dragon.

 

[MadeInOz]

yech... I despise what I have read of this series... I tried reading the first one, but only got about half way through it before it annoyed me enough to stop reading... I'd say he's about on par with Robin Hobb as far as how much I dislike their work, and for pretty much the same reasons.

 

[savvy]

AH! Hobb and Martin are my very favorites! I love their books.
What don't you like about them?

 

[Jane_the_Bane]

Ah, I was considering picking up the Farseer-Trilogy, but wasn't too sure if it's actually good. I've read too many cheaply written fantasy novels to be very daring in this matter. But if Hobb's work even comes close to Martin's novels, I'm definitely in!

 

[savvy]

Hobb and Martin are both excellent in character development. Martin's politics and plotting are much better, however, while Hobb concentrates more on character interaction and their relationships to one another. But I love the main character from Farseer, so whatever he is doing fascinates me.

 

[nstinson2004]

I remember when Nienor and I had discussions for hours about the series

 

[Nienor]

I remember when Nienor and I had discussions for hours about the series

You're back

I remember that as well, and how no one else knew where your siggy was from

 

[BlackAndy]

George and me in Dayton, Ohio.