Been a long time since I posted itt, but watching the shows has made me think about the books again.
I laughed to see GRRM putting out an angry blog about how he has not finished the books:
That seems to be happening right now. All of a sudden this crazy story about my finishing THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING years ago is popping up everywhere. No, I am not going to provide links. I don’t want to reward purveyors of misinformation with hits.I will, however, say for the record — no, THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING are not finished. DREAM is not even begun; I am not going to start writing volume seven until I finish volume sixIt seems absurd to me that I need to state this. The world is round, the Earth revolves around the sun, water is wet…
I will, however, say for the record — no, THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING are not finished. DREAM is not even begun; I am not going to start writing volume seven until I finish volume six
It seems absurd to me that I need to state this. The world is round, the Earth revolves around the sun, water is wet…
― gyac, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 10:11 (four years ago) link
If he ever finishes the books and they turn out to be reasonably good, there will inevitably be a clamour for a TV adaptation of them
― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 11:50 (four years ago) link
https://www.polygon.com/23200605/game-of-thrones-books-ending-winds-of-winter-george-r-r-martin-song-ice-fire
Diplomatic way of saying that you don't want to make the same mistakes that GOT made.
But I'm sure it's a (kings)moot point because TWOW isn't ever going to get published.
― Lionel Chutzpah (Leee), Saturday, 9 July 2022 06:28 (one year ago) link
One thing I can say, in general enough terms that I will not be spoiling anything: not all of the characters who survived until the end of Game of Thrones will survive until the end of A Song of Ice and Fire, and not all of the characters who died on Game of Thrones will die in A Song of Ice and Fire. (Some will, sure. Of course. Maybe most. But definitely not all)
Something about this makes the storytelling seem kind of empty. Like playing a game to get the "good ending".
― jmm, Saturday, 9 July 2022 12:27 (one year ago) link
Fan reactions for genre stuff are so often centered around, ‘you killed my favorite character and ruined it for me!’ or ‘this character wasn’t punished properly’
― F'kin Magnetometers, how do they work? (President Keyes), Saturday, 9 July 2022 12:43 (one year ago) link
I like his chances more than Rosemary Kirstein, Melanie Rawn and Robin McKinley. Janny Wurts and JV Jones are closing near the finish line now.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 10 July 2022 14:55 (one year ago) link
George's friend Phyllis Eisenstein finished her long running series plus another novel shortly before she died but nobody is publishing them, which is a total bummer
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 10 July 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
Forgotten Diane Duane, there's a 4th book that has been waited on for nearly 30 years now
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Monday, 29 August 2022 19:41 (one year ago) link
George's friend Phyllis Eisenstein
Have you read her? I found a copy of Sorceror's Son in a Little Free Library - might give it a try.
― jmm, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 16:26 (one year ago) link
Not yet but I bought a few things, I've heard plenty of good things.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Wednesday, 31 August 2022 19:38 (one year ago) link