George R.R. Martin, author of the Song of Ice and Fire books on which Game of Thrones is based, plans to talk about “everything that’s gone wrong with House of the Dragon.”
Finish the book, George.
Books*
It’s supposedly going to take two to finish the series.
Never mind he also said that two books and two decades prior.
It’s crazy you can get jailed for weed, but you can take millions hostage…
Just move on. He owes you nothing. There are plenty of great fantasy series out there that are well-written and complete if you need something to read.
Which would you personally recommend? I’ve enjoyed his writing, as well as Rothfuss and (other end of the spectrum) Pratchett. Sanderson is a good world builder but his writing style doesn’t always jive with me, for whatever reason
Martin is a character-first writer, which is nice, but I also like plots that gallop forward with mystery-style page turners at the end of every chapter. Roger Zelazny is that style of writer, and one of my favorites. Take a look at The Chronicles of Amber and Lord of Light.
The Dying Earth series is fun.
A friend recently recommended The Clan of the Cave Bear and The Sharing Knife to me, but I have yet to read those.
Sorry for the late reply - thanks for the recs! I have read and enjoyed Zelazny so I’ll definitely check out the other ones :)
He gets to talk when he finishes the story that that one is based off of.
I struggled to get through the first season, and right when I started to think I might like one or two characters, they recast them. It didn’t keep my interest, and I probably won’t watch any more of it. I’m not one to give up on shows like this, I usually power through them and find something to like. But I have no interest in GRRM’s world anymore.
I’m someone who read ASOIAF voraciously as they came out, went to one of GRRM’s lectures, met and chatted with him while he signed my book, and just generally was in love with his world-building. I’m done now. No more disappointment for me.
I actually really liked season 1 which made season 2 a bigger disappointment. At some point my wife and I were able to joke and predict when “sad funeral” scene was about to happen for some character you didn’t give a shit about because they were a background blip.
Show has a real problem in that I’ve zero investment into any of the characters. I really don’t care who “wins” or how it happens.
I’ve still no idea why they went with this instead of Dunk and Egg out the gate. It’s so much easier to adapt and you’re not blowing half your wad on VFX.
Max has some real issues at its core. I’m dreading it but I just know the Dune show is gonna be a mess too.
Dunk & Egg only works if people are excited about the world. After Game of Thrones that excitement dropped, heavily. Luckily HOTD has dragons, big exciting dragons. It also happens to have a story, at least in season 1, that brought back the excitement and intrigue that GOT season 1 had.
Season 2 of HOTD was still enjoyable, but ended two episodes early. That was a huge unnecessary gamble by HBO in order to save a few bucks.
Dunk & Egg are going to start at a disadvantage as a result. It’s a small scale. Luckily the first story, the one they are adapting, is the best story and should be able to keep folks interested.
I mean, even though the Dragon Battle At Rooks Rest was top fucking notch, I thought that the Second season of HotD ruined and wasted Daemon on his Haranhal “fluff this season out so we call make more money” acid trip, cynically made Rhynaera into a pussycat to prop up the Black factions likeability for reasons only book readers will know, and the finale’s “really getting ready for war this time” 5 minute montage with more literal movement and action than we got for the entire rest of the season was a thumb in the eye, George knows dragons weren’t real, right?
