Game of Thrones - Book Readers' Thread - - - - - - - - Part 25

[Roose Bolton]

If anything, Renly's more like Trump in the sense that both are motivated by greed and that he has no experience ruling. Renly never stated what he intended to do with his power either, he was just going to grab Westeros by the *****....and then wash his hands furiously afterwards.

 

[Victarion]

Spoiler

I'd hardly call having his brother assassinated honorable and just.

The people that Stannis has had cause to execute:

Spoiler

The Florents - they were going to give Shireen to the Lannisters for amnesty

Random soldiers at the Wall - they were found beating and raping wildling prisoners

"Rattleshirt" - an outlaw that had led aggressive raids against the law abiding citizens of the realm

Since their crimes would end in an execution, and there's a fire god whose magic might be useful, I can see why Stannis would opt for the burnings.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

The TBC GOT show is officially up.

http://www.tobecontinuedafanboypodcast.com/blog/

Enjoy and discuss if you will. Or don't.

 

[dude stannis]

The people that Stannis has had cause to execute

I have cause to execute most of you.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

I have cause to execute most of you.

 

[Victarion]

I have cause to execute most of you.

 

[dude stannis]

Him too!

 

[Victarion]

I got that from Sibel's phonebook.

 

[dude stannis]

He's entirely too clothed for that to come from Sibel's phone book.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

 

[Victarion]

Reek when are you going to #drainthemyrishswamp

 

[Reek]

are you drunk?

 

[TheFuture]

I'm drunk.

By the by lads, I only started to read the books. Cat = biatch.

 

[Reek]

http://winteriscoming.net/2017/01/10/george-r-r-martin-thinks-winds-winter-will-year/

You really think statements like that would make a difference? Ah, you sweet summer child. I have years of experience with this that tells me otherwise.

But okay, I will try it your way.

Not done yet, but I’ve made progress. But not as much as I hoped a year ago, when I thought to be done by now.

I think it will be out this year. (But hey, I thought the same thing last year).

 

[Marvolo]

http://winteriscoming.net/2017/01/10/george-r-r-martin-thinks-winds-winter-will-year/

If he hasnt finished its not going to be released this year. It takes nearly a year to get a book from finished first draft to the store shelves. They might be able to get it out by Christmas if he finished this month, but I dont think he is that close to finishing. Knowing Martin he probably still has a third or half the book to write.

 

[Reek]

maybe George uses fantasy years as real life years... so a year for him could be a SoIaF winter and summer... so... 8-10 years on average...

Heard it here first. Winds of Winter, March 2027.

 

[Marvolo]

maybe George uses fantasy years as real life years... so a year for him could be a SoIaF winter and summer... so... 8-10 years on average...

Heard it here first. Winds of Winter, March 2027.

Sounds about right.

 

[Roose Bolton]

If he hasnt finished its not going to be released this year. It takes nearly a year to get a book from finished first draft to the store shelves. They might be able to get it out by Christmas if he finished this month, but I dont think he is that close to finishing. Knowing Martin he probably still has a third or half the book to write.

I actually think he's written at least 1000 plus pages of manuscript and probably completed several arcs for the characters, (he usually writes one POV continuously until he hits a wall and switches over to another). The big amount of ****ery happens with re-writes here and there, polishes of finished chapters and even major restructuring of events.

For example, GRRM could write four or five Jon Connington chapters of about 15-20 pages apiece covering the Golden Company's campaign against the Lannisters and Tyrells, get to the point where Griff and Aegon are in King's Landing and ready to start killing certain characters. But he might have hit a wall with Cersei and he might find that when he later returns to that character's arc that certain events force him to go back and maybe reshuffle how and when the Golden Company attack the city. Various stuff like that effects the different pieces , that's really where it breaks down.

 

[Victarion]

That was the main issue he had with the Meereenese Knot, I believe.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Similar problem, though with that a big part was also trying to tell the story going on in a Meereen without having POVs there to be able to witness or move things along. He tried to rewrite a lot of Quentyn and Tyrion stuff to limited success and in the end he got it working by making Barristan a POV.

 

[TheVileOne]

I think Martin is better off not answering. When it's ready, it's ready.

 

[scarlet-witch]

Whenever he talks about Winds of Winter, I just get depressed because I know he's nowhere near being finished.

 

[Reek]

It's coming... it's coming soon... he told me.

and little miss maisie gave some more legs to the cliffhanger/spoiler we've heard about

 

[Marvolo]

Jog my memory, which cliffhanger/spoiler are you referring too.

 

[Reek]

Jog my memory, which cliffhanger/spoiler are you referring too.

the season ending with [BLACKOUT]the wall being brought down[/BLACKOUT]