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Greek Myth in Game of Thrones, Part Two: Characters From A Song of Ice and Fire and Their Mythological Counterparts


Greek Myth in Game of Thrones, Part Two: Characters From A Song of Ice and Fire and Their Mythological Counterparts

Lannisters as the House of Aphrodite (Part 1): Cersei and Jaime as Aphrodite and Ares; Tywin and Gregor Clegane as Uranus and a Titan

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Greek Myth in Game of Thrones, Part One: Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister as Zeus and Hera


Greek Myth in Game of Thrones, Part One: Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister as Zeus and Hera

We’re drawing back the curtain to reveal the Greek mythology influences that make George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and its subsequent volumes so rich.

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HBO Renews Game of Thrones For Fourth Season


martin-stormhboHBO! Season 4! Game of Thrones. Is Ordered!

Not a surprise. The show is growing in double-digit numbers every season. Winter is coming and not even HBO can stop it! Make the jump for more.

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Suvudu Likes: 3/30/13


kay-riverThere 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.

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How Will You Die in Westeros? Find Out!


How Will You Die in Westeros? Find Out!

One of the coolest things about the success of HBO’s A Game of Thrones has been watching the characters and settings we A Song of Ice and Fire fans have loved for years become household names. While I was getting a haircut yesterday, my stylist and I talked about the upcoming season and what we [...]

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HBO Cover: A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin


martin-stormhboIn partnership with HBO, Random House has released a new cover for A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin. It features a new image, one that people have seen in the new trailers for Season 3.

Dragons!

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HBO Considering ‘A Game of Thrones’ Prequel?


A prequel series for HBO’s A Game of Thrones? YES PLEASE! GRRM drops a few hints in this interview with IGN. What do you think?

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Excerpt: The World of Ice & Fire by George R. R. Martin


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Make the jump to view pages from The World of Ice & Fire, coming October 29th!

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Get a Double-Dose of George R.R. Martin!


Get a Double-Dose of George R.R. Martin!

One of my very favorite contemporary fantasy authors is getting a lot of coverage online today. Both Amazon’s Omnivoracious blog and Barnes & Noble’s Nook blog are featuring great pieces about A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin.
Over at the Nook blog, author Diana Gabaldon (no slouch, herself!) has written five things [...]

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George R.R. Martin Urges Hugo Nomination for ‘A Feast of Ice and Fire’


George R.R. Martin Urges Hugo Nomination for ‘A Feast of Ice and Fire’

The Hugo Awards are very nearly upon us! A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin has singled out a few books related to his saga as worthy of nomination, among them our very own A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Cookbook.
In a message to his fans [...]

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