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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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Great news for A Game of Thrones fans with a taste for the occasional adult beverage: HBO has announced a partnership with Brewery Hommegang to introduce a new line of beers celebrating the themes, people and places of Westeros. While not a lot of information is available right now, Ommegang’s website states that the first [...]
Read MoreNames 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 [...]
The Wall is a singular landmark of both social and strategic importance in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. As a social landmark, the Wall is a last refuge of the desperate and unwanted; a place where one’s sins are washed away for the price of a lifetime of service protecting the [...]
Read More[Note: As usual, the brief recap runs us through the episode, while the discussion afterward will make mention of details from the novels.]
Opening where the previous episode ended, the aftermath of Lord Eddard Stark’s execution is felt throughout the Seven Kingdoms. Arya Stark is carried away by Yoren of the Night’s Watch, spirited out of [...]
Read MoreAs many readers have remarked, George R.R. Martin has a knack (and a habit!) of describing the sumptuous meals his characters dine on, throwing out terms like “pease”, “hippocras”, and “leche” with aplomb. It’s enough to make a fan’s stomach rumble, imagining the roasted venison, the stewed rabbit, the omlettes mixed with fiery dragon peppers. [...]
Read More[Note: The recap covers the episode, so there are spoilers for it, while the rest of the discussion includes spoilers from later novels in the series. You have been warned.]
As Lord Eddard lies in the dungeons, left to rot, Varys the Spider arrives to inform him of what’s happening in the realm: his son going [...]
Read More[Note: As usual, the recap will briefly cover the episode, while the discussion may bring information in from future novels. You have been warned!]
The climax of the last episode, “You Win or You Die“, sets up a dire situation in King’s Landing that this episode — penned by George R.R. Martin himself — follows with [...]
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Any "power word" would be nice...