I first heard about Game of Thrones from some friends of mine that I.. um.. play Dungeons and Dragons with. Yep, that is in the present tense (though we don't get together nearly as often as any of us would like to). When Season One of the show came out on DVD I bought it, watched it, then binge read all of the books. I don't have HBO so I am not current on the show, but I don't mind so much because I know what is coming.. WINTER, of course.
Martin does with food what Tolkien does with plants. There are several very well explained meals throughout this series that describe every course down to the slightest detail. It struck me as the same way that JRRT gets into his foliage. John gets teased for his over descriptiveness, but not so for George. I need a Paul and a Ringo to complete the comparison.. Maybe I'll settle for a Richard. Maybe I'll skip it.
I think my favorite character might be Tyrion, but it is hard to say.
I don't think George is up to the task with the shows on HBO. If he tries to push it and whip the books out quicker, I fear that they will sour a bit. Oh well. It has been great so far, all long series fall off a bit here and there, don't they? He hasn't lost step yet, but I fear he will.
This is how I WANT the "Song" to end: CAREFUL!! THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD!!
When Rob was King of the North - after he heard that there was no one left to be his successor - before he got married - he wrote a letter and sent it to the wall. The actual contents of the letter were never raveled, but the substance was pretty clear. He was putting Jon Snow in as a full Stark and releasing him from his duty to the Night's Watch. He was to be his heir and the next K in the N if Rob died (haha .. if).
Jon never would break his vows, but he actually wouldn't really have to. They leave all claims to lands and titles when they swear their oath... to which he had NONE at the time. He was granted this standing after he swore. And, If anyone could release him from his vows, the Lord of the Stark house probably could - and certainly the K in the N. But again, he would not technically have to. He did swear to wear no crown, but he could be Steward of the North - holding the place of the king without actually being king.
Oh, and he is also still Lord Commander of the Night's Watch making him the most powerful man north of the neck. He'd be a great person to lead the armies of men against the White Walkers. I hear you saying, "But what about the end of Book 5 - Dance with Dragons? That can't happen." The answer: Melisandre learned things from Thoros. Figure it out for yourself.
Now, for the second part. Daenerys.
This is a little less complicated. She takes her Unsullied, her Khalisar, and her Dragons over to Dorne and all of Westeros quakes with fear. They give up all claims to the throne pretty quickly and she is queen.
This all just in time for Winter. Just in time to find out that the Wall has been thrown down and the Walkers are coming to destroy everyone. She joins up with Jon Snow (Stark) and eventually destroys the Walkers and saves the world.
Daenerys and Jon rule TOGETHER, but never actually marrying because he can't due to his vows and she doesn't really want to anyway. They can't have children because she is barren, which is also fine with Jon SNOW. The fall in love despite all of this and rule the whole continent from Herenhall singing a SONG of ICE (snow) and (dragon) FIRE.
There you have it, folks. You heard it here first.
oh, and as a first order of business they legitimize all natural born children as true heirs of their households... making Gendry into Lord Baratheon so he can marry Arya. :)
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