Names can be important things.
It’s a common trope of magic in fantasy that names have power, and many stories revolve in one way or another around names and naming (a personal favorite, in this vein, is A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin). So when, in the course of adaptation, names begin [...]
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Game of Thrones: Season 2 has begun!
While people are enraptured with the HBO show though, it’s not the only George R. R. Martin item to have released recently. The first six issues of the comic book adaptation have been gathered into one hardcover!
Adapting writer and Hugo Award nominee Daniel Abraham answered a few questions about it. More after the jump!
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As Tyrion cleans house in King’s Landing only to discover just how rotten things really are, the efforts to slaughter Robert’s illegitimate children reaches Yoren’s traveling party as Arya and Gendry both [...]
[Note: The recap contains full details about the recent episode, while the review feels free to draw from all novels.]
The first new episode of the much-anticipated second season opens with violence and bloodshed — but it’s not a battle. Instead, it’s a reminder that King’s Landing is ruled by a sadistic teenager, cruel and domineering. [...]
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Now that it is Sunday and the beginning of April, I can finally make this huge announcement on Suvudu!
HBO has purchased the rights from Terry Brooks to adapt Running With the Demon and its sequels. Production will begin later this year and the first season will premier sometime in 2013. As a Terry Brooks expert, I have been asked to writer several of the episodes. More after the jump!
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It takes skill to win the Game of Thrones, but only just a little bit – okay, a lot – of luck to win Entertainment Weekly’s Game of Thrones Ultimate Experience. Del Rey and EW have summoned the banner houses, assembling a mighty host of excellent prizes worthy of King’s Landing itself.
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Winter is Coming! On Sunday!
The Season 2 premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones arrives Sunday, April 1! The show that captivated audiences last year and helped Peter Dinklage with an Emmy for his portrayal of the imp Tyrion Lannister begins its new season adapting A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin.
Here is a 22-minute video recap of Season 1! Be prepared for Season 2!
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Season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones hits April 1st!
To prepare, I sat down to watch the first season with my girlfriend who has never read the books and who really isn’t interested in fantasy.
Here is the amusing thing that happened!
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A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin has become one of the bestselling fantasy books of all time. Therefore, it was not strange when HBO decided to adapt it!
HBO is not the only one though. Dynamite Entertainment also decided to adapt the story into the comic book medium. I’ve been collecting them and here’s what I’ve come up with!
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