My puns keep getting worse. Way worse.
According to an article from Publisher's Weekly (via Tower of the Hand and Westeros.org), the upcoming new entry in George R.R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, entitled A Dance With Dragons, is planned to have an initial print of 350,000 copies. Not a small amount to be sure, and apparently an increase over the previous entry, A Feast for Crows.
This is very interesting, as it shows that people still have a great interest in ASOIAF despite the general concencous clearly naming AFFC as the weakest entry in the series so far, and the numberous delays for ADWD, which was originally planned to be released in 2006.
The lack of a definitive release date is a bit troubling, especially given that GRRM still hasn't finished the book, but hey, patience is a virtue of the few, as they say. Plus I can't hold a grudge against the guy for wanting to live a little. Nobody should work when they're practically on vacation.
Next Wednesday will probably be the day when I'll finally post that article on the new volume of Thor, hopefully I'll have finished my comics backlog by then.
TL;DR version:
There won't be any dragons dancing any time in the near future, but when they do, it's gonna be a fucking party. Also, never forget that good things come to those who wait. Now if only good things came to the people that avoid reading spoiler chapters, then I'd be all set.
Showing posts with label A Song of Ice and Fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Song of Ice and Fire. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 25
Tuesday, March 18
Yes. OH YES
'Scuse the almost-orgasmic title of this post, but I just found about this:
I know, it's just the cover, and we still don't know when the actual book is going to be ready (fall? Please make it fall) but just looking at the cover makes me ecstatic. I finished A Feast for Crows while I was PC-less, and the wait for the new book is killing me.
I know, it's just the cover, and we still don't know when the actual book is going to be ready (fall? Please make it fall) but just looking at the cover makes me ecstatic. I finished A Feast for Crows while I was PC-less, and the wait for the new book is killing me.
Thursday, January 10
Some good news
Hey, it's late and I've been traveling, so I forgot to mention these on the previous post. Plus they're good news so they'd feel out of place in the previous post of random negativity.
First piece of news isn't really that new, but it's awesome nonetheless. Nobody has a clue yet if A Dance With Dragons is coming out this year (thought it'd be ace if it did, I could use something to read while in the army), buuuuuuut! There's a new sample chapter up at George R.R. Martin's website, and it's a...
*drumroll*
Jon Snow chapter! I tend to avoid sample chapters as they're spoilerish in nature, but Jon Snow is one of my favorite characters, and I certainly don't regret reading through that chapter, as it's well, sublime. Do want.
The second, and more unexpected, news of the day came from Ron Gilbert's blog. Gilbert, the creator of the first two Monkey Island games for you heathens out there, is working on an episodic RPG-Adventure game called "DeathSpank: Episode One: Orphans of Justice." It goes without saying that this is excellent news. Gilbert is one of the few original game creators out there. Between his new game, Tim Schaefer's new game and Street Fighter 4, 2008 looks like an amazing year for gaming. Read more about DeathSpank here.
First piece of news isn't really that new, but it's awesome nonetheless. Nobody has a clue yet if A Dance With Dragons is coming out this year (thought it'd be ace if it did, I could use something to read while in the army), buuuuuuut! There's a new sample chapter up at George R.R. Martin's website, and it's a...
*drumroll*
Jon Snow chapter! I tend to avoid sample chapters as they're spoilerish in nature, but Jon Snow is one of my favorite characters, and I certainly don't regret reading through that chapter, as it's well, sublime. Do want.
The second, and more unexpected, news of the day came from Ron Gilbert's blog. Gilbert, the creator of the first two Monkey Island games for you heathens out there, is working on an episodic RPG-Adventure game called "DeathSpank: Episode One: Orphans of Justice." It goes without saying that this is excellent news. Gilbert is one of the few original game creators out there. Between his new game, Tim Schaefer's new game and Street Fighter 4, 2008 looks like an amazing year for gaming. Read more about DeathSpank here.
Sunday, December 30
One last...
YouTube link for the year. Mainly because I want to have 20 posts for the month, but also because since this blog is more or less a repository of things I like, I felt like it belonged here.
It's a collection of art inspired by the series A Song of Ice and Fire, scrolled through with the 300 and Pirates of the Caribbean soundtracks playing in the background. I would have preferred a more suitable soundtrack, but it does its job.
Obvious spoiler warnings apply to those who haven't read the books, but I truly believe that if you haven't read the books, you won't really enjoy this video either. Not all the artwork is of the same level, but a great part of it is nothing short of stunning. That image from the Red Wedding however, while brilliant... I could have done without it. I still haven't gotten over that one.
It's a collection of art inspired by the series A Song of Ice and Fire, scrolled through with the 300 and Pirates of the Caribbean soundtracks playing in the background. I would have preferred a more suitable soundtrack, but it does its job.
Obvious spoiler warnings apply to those who haven't read the books, but I truly believe that if you haven't read the books, you won't really enjoy this video either. Not all the artwork is of the same level, but a great part of it is nothing short of stunning. That image from the Red Wedding however, while brilliant... I could have done without it. I still haven't gotten over that one.
Monday, December 24
The Page 69 Test
Things have kinda been messy for the past week. This meant that my mood was too horrible for me to do anything else than stay in front of my PC and listen to music/play WoW all day, but look on the bright side: My character has epixx purpleness now.
The situation I was in is sorta better now, though not yet solved. On the real bright side of things, it means I may have to finally leave Greece. Definitely no bad thing.
And since I'm whining, I'd like to say this: Reading through the post I made exactly one year, at this time there was Die Hard on TV. This year, there's a guy with a bad English accent butchering Sinatra songs. God hates us!
*ahem*
Anyway, I did pick up a few things worth noting these days, for example, ever heard of the Page 69 Test? It's an idea put forth by literary critic and media theorist Marshall McLuhan. The gist of it is, if you read through page 69 of a random book and you like it, you'll end up liking the book itself and we should buy it. I guess he chose 69 because it's such a catchy number, not to mention that the plot will have probably started rolling by then. There's also a blog dedicated to this theory.
I'm not too sure about this, as for example when it comes to the first part of the Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones, 150 pages seem to be the magic number for most people. Usually no-one is impressed until that point, but when you reach page 150 it becomes too hard to put the book down. In my case, it took me like two months to read through the first 150 pages, and after that I read 150 more in one day. True story.
Still, it's an interesting theory, and worth looking into it. I'll do the test on American Gods and some other of my favorite books.
And speaking of the ASoIaF series, I came across a hilarious video combining both the series and the famous Leeroy Jenkins WoW fan-made character and video. In order to understand what's going on you have to be really familiar with both the ASoIaF series and the Leeroy video, and as such it has a limited target group, but I thought it was hilarious so that's all that matters. Here's the video itself:
The situation I was in is sorta better now, though not yet solved. On the real bright side of things, it means I may have to finally leave Greece. Definitely no bad thing.
And since I'm whining, I'd like to say this: Reading through the post I made exactly one year, at this time there was Die Hard on TV. This year, there's a guy with a bad English accent butchering Sinatra songs. God hates us!
*ahem*
Anyway, I did pick up a few things worth noting these days, for example, ever heard of the Page 69 Test? It's an idea put forth by literary critic and media theorist Marshall McLuhan. The gist of it is, if you read through page 69 of a random book and you like it, you'll end up liking the book itself and we should buy it. I guess he chose 69 because it's such a catchy number, not to mention that the plot will have probably started rolling by then. There's also a blog dedicated to this theory.
I'm not too sure about this, as for example when it comes to the first part of the Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones, 150 pages seem to be the magic number for most people. Usually no-one is impressed until that point, but when you reach page 150 it becomes too hard to put the book down. In my case, it took me like two months to read through the first 150 pages, and after that I read 150 more in one day. True story.
Still, it's an interesting theory, and worth looking into it. I'll do the test on American Gods and some other of my favorite books.
And speaking of the ASoIaF series, I came across a hilarious video combining both the series and the famous Leeroy Jenkins WoW fan-made character and video. In order to understand what's going on you have to be really familiar with both the ASoIaF series and the Leeroy video, and as such it has a limited target group, but I thought it was hilarious so that's all that matters. Here's the video itself:
Thursday, November 29
A Song of Ice and Fire
Haven't really been inspired when it came to writing these past few days, rather I've been enjoying my job-less life again. I've also almost reached my goal of 15 blog posts for this month, so no need to rush either.
However, it's kinda frustrating that I've never really posted about my favorite fantasy literature series yet, A Song of Ice and Fire. What's so great about this series? I usually like to say how brutally realistic it is, if not for the (limited) fantasy elements, it could have been considered historical literature instead. Its scope is also something awe-inspiring, and it features some of the best characters I've ever come across.
Yet, unsurprisingly, the author of the series George R. R. Martin sums it up much better than me:
It's so refreshing to read a story like this. How many times have you cringed when an important character survives an impossible situation just because he or she "has to"? No such thing in ASoIaF. It's what keeps you on your toes at all time while reading, it really is a scary thing. And most, if not all, characters are so wonderfully "gray", and the different perspectives you get on each one are really unique.
Speaking of perspectives, each chapter is narrated from one of the main characters, who gives a different view of things every time. A character that at first seemed a complete S.O.B. when seen through the eyes of one person may become a noble hero through the eyes of another. In other words, be prepared to be surprised by certain characters, and don't be too quick to judge them.
Entertainment Weekly recently had a Q&A session with George R. R. Martin, it's where that previous quote is from, and it's really interesting for fans of the series. No, there's no release date for the next chapter, A Dance with Dragons yet. Be patient.
A series of minatures based on characters from the series has also been released lately, if that's your thing. I really like the Jamie Lannister one, I think it captures the essence of his character nicely.
"How long have you known me?" - Still the best damn show on TV right now.
However, it's kinda frustrating that I've never really posted about my favorite fantasy literature series yet, A Song of Ice and Fire. What's so great about this series? I usually like to say how brutally realistic it is, if not for the (limited) fantasy elements, it could have been considered historical literature instead. Its scope is also something awe-inspiring, and it features some of the best characters I've ever come across.
Yet, unsurprisingly, the author of the series George R. R. Martin sums it up much better than me:
It's really irritating when you open a book, and 10 pages into it you know that the hero you met on page one or two is gonna come through unscathed, because he's the hero. This is completely unreal, and I don't like it. If I was a soldier going to war, I'd be pretty scared the night before a battle. It's a scary thing. And I want my readers to feel that fear as they turn the page. I want them to feel that no one is safe — that if my character is surrounded by three people with swords, he's in serious trouble, because he's only one guy against three.
It's so refreshing to read a story like this. How many times have you cringed when an important character survives an impossible situation just because he or she "has to"? No such thing in ASoIaF. It's what keeps you on your toes at all time while reading, it really is a scary thing. And most, if not all, characters are so wonderfully "gray", and the different perspectives you get on each one are really unique.
Speaking of perspectives, each chapter is narrated from one of the main characters, who gives a different view of things every time. A character that at first seemed a complete S.O.B. when seen through the eyes of one person may become a noble hero through the eyes of another. In other words, be prepared to be surprised by certain characters, and don't be too quick to judge them.
Entertainment Weekly recently had a Q&A session with George R. R. Martin, it's where that previous quote is from, and it's really interesting for fans of the series. No, there's no release date for the next chapter, A Dance with Dragons yet. Be patient.
A series of minatures based on characters from the series has also been released lately, if that's your thing. I really like the Jamie Lannister one, I think it captures the essence of his character nicely.
"How long have you known me?" - Still the best damn show on TV right now.
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