How far in are you, are you enjoying as much as me?
2007-03-13 08:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
They are simply brilliant. I've read the first four, I got them for christmas and finished them in just a few weeks. I was absolutely intrigued by them, it's so different from the prototypical fantasy series: violence, sex, foul language, what's not to love? When I first got them I thought that it was the complete series though...I didn't realize there are going to be 3 more books. It's sort of frustrating to just sit and wait for them but it will also give me time to reread them to pickup things I may have missed.
2007-03-13 12:08:48 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Why do people insist on "answering" a question by copying great swathes of text off the net and passing it off as their own? Totally lame, 0/10.)
I love the Seven Kingdoms epic. However - it's so frustrating, starting a series when the books haven't yet been written! I read the last one in around four days, having purchased it the day it came out. Now I gotta wait years... =/
And my favourite character (along with everyone else, I expect) - Daenerys Targaryen - was entirely absent. D'oh!
Hurry up, George.
2007-03-13 16:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by Zerg Proletariat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The book is known for complex characters, sudden and often violent plot twists, and intricate political intrigue. In a genre where magic usually takes center stage, this series has a reputation for its limited and subtle use of magic, employing it as an ambiguous and often sinister background force.[2] Finally, the novel do not (presently) center around a climactic clash between "Good" and "Evil;" plot lines have revolved primarily around political infighting and civil war, with only one or two storyline arcs even suggesting the possibility of an external threat.
The novel is narrated from a very strict third person limited omniscient perspective, the chapters alternating between different point of view characters. Martin's treatment of his characters makes them extremely hard to classify: very few can be labeled as "good" or "evil". The author also has a reputation of not being afraid to kill any character, no matter how major.
2007-03-13 15:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by Halle 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
yep i love the book
2007-03-13 15:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by Olivia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋