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HBO’s A Game of Thrones: Season 2: An Invitation to the Set


HBO’s A Game of Thrones: Season 2: An Invitation to the Set

Can’t wait for the season premiere of A Game of Thrones season two? Me neither! That’s why I’m so excited to have a peek behind the scenes courtesy of HBO. ‘An Invitation to the Set’ features short comments from many of the major players from season one, as well as some quick glimpses at characters premiering from season two. Keep your eyes peeled for Melisandre and Brienne of Tarth!

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SF & Fantasy

Suvudu Likes: 2/11/12


lawrence-kingThere are some great sci-fi/fantasy bloggers out there, fans who are devoting a lot of time and energy into supporting authors and their readers. Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and with the menagerie of unique and very different individuals out there contributing, it produces a whole that is better than its parts.

Here is a list of what other bloggers on the internet(s) did in the last week—reviews, interviews, comments, giveaways, and the like.

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Graphic Novels & Manga

Badass Comic Book Cover: Game of Thrones #5


badass-gameofthrones5Every week I’ll be bringing you a comic book cover that I feel eclipses others out there—to the point I might just have to own it when released!

This week: Game of Thrones #5! The Death of a Direwolf!

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SF & Fantasy

Locus Awards, Anne Groell, and You: An Editorial editorial


Now, clearly I’m biased. I started as her assistant, I’m still her colleague, and I’m also her friend.
But the fact that the Locus 2011 Poll and Survey is now up, and doesn’t list Anne Groell as a nominee for Editor of the Year bothers me.
Why?
Because name a science fiction and fantasy editor that had [...]

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SF & Fantasy

George R. R. Martin Recommends David Anthony Durham


durham-sacredbandpbEpic fantasy can be great for obvious reasons.

It can also be bad for a very important reason. Volumes in an epic fantasy series are usually quite large, requiring a lot of words to tell the tale—and therefore a long time to finish.

Not so with David Anthony Durham’s Acacia trilogy. It is finished. It is epic. It is fantastic. And George R. R. Martin has something to say about it!

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SF & Fantasy

New Season 2 Trailer: Game of Thrones


martin-clashpbLast night, HBO aired a new trailer for Game of Thrones Season 2.

The season is based on A Clash of Kings, the second book in George R. R. Martin’s mega-hit series, A Song of Ice & Fire.

Make the jump to watch the preview — You Win or You Die!

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SF & Fantasy

George R.R. Martin answers fan questions on Reddit


A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinAuthors are busy folk, and none more-so that George R.R. Martin. Nevertheless, as A Song of Ice and Fire continues to take the world by storm, thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones and 2011’s successful launch of the series’ fifth volume, A Dance with Dragons, Martin found some time to answer questions from his fans on Reddit, one of the Internet’s most vibrant and popular communities.

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SF & Fantasy

Behind the Scenes with GAME OF THRONES in Dubrovnik, Croatia


Game of Thrones PosterCourtesy of an astute reader at Winter is Coming, a popular Game of Thrones fan site, we have an unofficial glimpse at the filming of Game of Thrones season two in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The first video shows the Hound battling an unnamed soldier, and a second is a mob scene that shows the King, surrounded by his Kingsguard, navigating their way through an unruly crowd. Both videos can be viewed on Winter is Coming.

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Must-Read: A Conversation Between George R.R. Martin and Bernard Cornwell


Must-Read: A Conversation Between George R.R. Martin and Bernard Cornwell

Sometimes we find ourselves among the giants, their immense talents casting shadows ever-long between which we small but steady lights dance and play and fade. Their dreams are our own, because they give them to us: flickering images of knights and dragons, statesmen and generals, all captured chiaroscuro and fragile in ink and paper.
George R.R. Martin [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Excerpt: The Winds of Winter by George R. R. Martin


A DANCE WITH DRAGONS - coverYesterday, George R. R. Martin released an early excerpt of The Winds of Winter, Book 6 in his Song of Ice & Fire series.

It’s a Theon Greyjoy chapter. Make the jump to read some of it and be sure to visit George’s website after!

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