HBO's Game of Thrones

Wait a minute, there's a new Richard and Kahlan book coming out? No way! Is it set after the last book or is it sort of stand alone? That's very exciting!

To each their own. If you don't appreciate Objectivism to a degree then you will likely dislike the series. But if you feel they are the worst thing ever, you can't have had many experiences in your life (though I appreciate the hyperbole). I'm sure I could sit here and bash any number of books you enjoy, for reasons that are just as subjective as your opinion. Have a nice day.

Kristie, yeah it's supposed to come out in the fall. Takes place after Confessor, but isn't a part of the Sword of Truth story arc. Hopefully it's the beginning of a new series. Zedd is in it, too.

Also, two more days until the Game of Thrones premiere. I'm pretty excited.

Game of Thrones was a great read, the serie had a few depressing, very dark moments. It was tough and gritty to the core and I loved it.

Sword of Truth was entertaining but I stopped reading the serie at the 6th or 7th book. I felt like the author was bashing my head with his philosophy and life lessons. I don't mind authors expressing their opinions, as long as they don't take their readers as fools.

Eh, I think Goodkind should be read just for the storytelling. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. Looks like I'll be getting the new book eventually but I'm only halfway through the series at the moment.

As for Martin, yeah, he's a lot better. And I think I might cave and order HBO. It's just for a few months, right? And it's a lot more fun to be involved in the hype of something while it's happening. Have to decide pretty quick, though.

'supposedly good', does that mean you haven't read them?

The first 3 or 4 were awesome, then it DID get bogged down in boring minutae (a whole chapter on a camp follower for example) but then just as you were thinking of quitting he would release a book that made you think "yes! this is why I read it". Then half the next book would cover the same story arc from another characters perspective and you would get depressed with it again lol.

That and some of the characters got a bit annoying at times (Nynaeve's hair tugging as an example...).

But then I think J R R Tolkien was similar, I remember finding tLOtR incredibly slow and quite boring and was amazed they made an exciting film out of it.

The reason they (and tolkien) are so successful however was his world and central arc/story is brilliant.

And Robert Sanderson is a brilliant choice for finishing the series, his 2 books so far have been amongst the best in the series in my opinion.

I have to say that I really enjoyed the show. I admit that I haven't read the books (actually before I read this thread I didn't even know the show was based on a book :oops: ), however I really like the story, characters and production values thus far. I hope the show does well!

To be fair, there isn't much "origin" in the books. You sort of learn as you go, as more and more characters add insight to the history and rules of the world. I'm glad they didn't waste time with it, because it would take up a loooot of screen time and a lot of viewers (both new and people who've read the book) would likely tire of the lack of story.

Still, It can be a bit daunting for someone to pick up if you aren't at least a little familiar. I had to explain quite a few things to my roommate during the episode.

Well, I used the internet to satisfy a lot of my questions during reading. Didn't have that luxury during the episode. In his defense, he wasn't really asking questions, I only gave a tidbit about things he wouldn't necessarily know about (the White Walkers, the Dire wolves, who the characters were in relation to each other [since this was hardly mentioned and I felt it was really important], stuff like that). Afterwards was when the questions began, which I enjoyed because I like talking about that kind of stuff. He does seem quite keen on reading the novels now, which is a good thing.

As someone who loves the books, I have not been disappointed with this episode. I am glad they kept all of the "adult" events that are crucial in setting the tone and characterization of the story. This episode was actually better than I thought it would be, and I had high expectations.

I used "origin" in the sense that no real history of the land is given in the early portions of the book. The white walkers are talked about a bit more in the text (though not an incredible amount, I still don't know too much about them), as were the dire wolves. And of course the character names and relations are all mentioned/have somewhat of an introduction (however small). These things weren't lengthy portions of the book, not much more than what was given in the episode, but was worth knowing.

I didn't go off on tirades or stuff that happens later in the books