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Post by Ripley on May 11, 2016 17:50:38 GMT -5
link to new chapter of GRRM's The Winds of Winter"All along the south coast of Cape Wrath rose crumbling stone watchtowers, raised in ancient days to give warning of Dornish raiders stealing in across the sea. Villages had grown up about the towers. A few had flowered into towns. The Peregrine made port at the Weeping Town, where the corpse of the Young Dragon had once lingered for three days on its journey home from Dorne. The banners flapping from the town’s stout wooden walls still displayed King Tommen’s stag-and-lion, suggesting that here at least the writ of the Iron Throne might still hold sway. “Guard your tongues,” Arianne warned her company as they disembarked. “It would be best if King’s Landing never knew we’d passed this way.” Should Lord Connington’s rebellion be put down, it would go ill for them if it was known that Dorne had sent her to treat with him and his pretender. That was another lesson that her father had taken pains to teach her; choose your side with care, and only if they have the chance to win. They had no trouble buying horses, though the cost was five times what it would have been last year. “They’re old, but sound,” claimed the hostler. “you’ll not find better this side of Storm’s End. The griffin’s men seize every horse and mule they come upon. Oxen too. Some will make a mark upon a paper if you ask for payment, but there’s others who would just as soon cut your belly open and pay you with a handful of your own guts. If you come on any such, mind your tongues and give the horses up.”
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Post by dark sister on May 11, 2016 22:07:16 GMT -5
These Dornish chapters just make me lol at this point seeing as the show completely obliterated or left out all the interesting people.
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Post by dark sister on Jun 4, 2016 14:34:48 GMT -5
He recently read a new Damphair chapter that is floating around on google docs right now. It's pretty disturbing and makes me wonder how book of book Euron will make it to show Euron.
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Post by Ripley on Jan 11, 2017 13:58:24 GMT -5
"...The book is the sixth installment in Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, which is the inspiration for HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” In his last lengthy update in January 2016, Martin confirmed that the book would not be out before Season 6 of the HBO show, saying, “No one could possibly be more disappointed than me.” This new update came after Martin responded to a fan’s comment on his recent blog post titled “Doom, Despair, Defeat.” In the post, Martin laments the losses of the Giants in the NFL playoffs and “Game of Thrones” at the Golden Globes. Though the author normally likes to keep blog comments on topic, the fan noted how Martin’s last update on the status of the book was a year ago, so the author obliged. “I think it will be out this year,” he wrote. “(But hey, I thought the same thing last year).”..." link
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Post by dark sister on Jan 11, 2017 14:49:28 GMT -5
Shut up and write, GRRM.
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Post by Ripley on Jan 11, 2017 15:06:41 GMT -5
I'm torn- one the one hand, I am glad he travels and participates in things like Burning Man or other festivals for instance, instead of being chained to his desk 24/7. OTOH, I want him to shut up and write and get that book out. Fans are worried he will die before finishing the series and I understand that concern.
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Post by dark sister on Jan 11, 2017 15:44:05 GMT -5
He should focus on his job. As an author of a series, he has a responsibility, though he may not see it that way. I know he loves to blog about football and what not, but do your job.
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Post by Ripley on Jan 12, 2017 2:06:48 GMT -5
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