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Epic Hype

Feb. 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I just came across a post over at OF Blog of the Fallen from back in December, in which Larry commented on why a number of books would not be included in his year-end “best of” list for 2011.  Many of the books on the list were the biggest epic fantasy releases of 2011, and I was surprised to find how neatly in sync with my own feelings a few of his comments were:

Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes (it was a dull and tedious read replete of the same old tired clichés that I’ve seen executed better by other authors; happened to be my least favorite work by him)

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Two More Seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’ on HBO

Nov. 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Winter-is-coming.net is reporting an unconfirmed rumor that HBO has purchased two more seasons of their successful adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, Game of Thrones.  Filming on the second season, which adapts the second novel of the series, A Clash of Kings, is ongoing, with a scheduled premiere date of April 2012 in the US.  The third and fourth seasons HBO has reportedly picked up will probably comprise a two-part adaptation of the lengthy third book of the series,  A Storm of Swords,  generally thought to be the best volume of the story so far.

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A Song of Ice and Fire Re-Read

Sep. 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

I’ve got a confession to make.  I haven’t read A Dance With Dragons yet.  I’m about two-thirds of the way through A Storm of Swords, which puts me at almost three-quarters of the way through my re-read of A Song of Ice and Fire.

The sad truth is that I don’t have as much time to read as I’d like, and in the spare time I do have, reading often competes with other forms of entertainment, not to mention home improvement projects.

That said, I just got through the Red Wedding last night … and it was as disturbing the third time as it was the first.

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