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Originally Posted by scbubba

Indeed they are mostly concurrent. The later part of DoD converges the storylines in the two books. Probably not too bad to gt those to out of orde though. Love this series and have read through the 5 books a few times now. Will probably start again after the third season of the HBO series airs in the spring

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Yeah, not to upset.
I can't really say anything because I can't work out the spoiler tag but the sudden power shift caused by that thing at the end of book three sure is making things interesting.
Also its nice to see some new contenders come out of the wood work.

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Originally Posted by Solanine

Yeah, not to upset.
I can't really say anything because I can't work out the spoiler tag but the sudden power shift caused by that thing at the end of book three sure is making things interesting.
Also its nice to see some new contenders come out of the wood work.

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Most definitely. Martin's ability to unflinchingly kill off a main character in this series is an allure to many (myself included). He really pours fuel to the fire in Book 3 and turns the readers on their heads for a while. Some people get turned off by it but I feel like it keeps me on the edge of my seat while reading it....

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Originally Posted by scbubba

Most definitely. Martin's ability to unflinchingly kill off a main character in this series is an allure to many (myself included). He really pours fuel to the fire in Book 3 and turns the readers on their heads for a while. Some people get turned off by it but I feel like it keeps me on the edge of my seat while reading it....

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WARNING (KINDA) SPOILER FOR BOOK ONE- Book 4 OF "A song of ice and fire"
If your still reading and haven't read the first book of "A song of Fire and Ice" I take no responsibility for spoiling your future enjoyment of it.
Its been out almost two decades.

Eddards death kind of threw me in the first book. I didn't realise how much I liked the character until he died.
What saves the books from being annoying is that everything happens for a good reason.
Ned died as part of the character development for Joffrey. Tywin died because he was the glue that kept Tommens backers together.
Without him the other three people claiming a right to the throne have a chance at it.
My question is whether Stannis might actually bend his knee to Deanerys and or Aegon because they have the best claim to the throne.

1913 - a book about, well, 1913, "Summer of the century."

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Originally Posted by Solanine

WARNING (KINDA) SPOILER FOR BOOK ONE- Book 4 OF "A song of ice and fire"
If your still reading and haven't read the first book of "A song of Fire and Ice" I take no responsibility for spoiling your future enjoyment of it.
Its been out almost two decades.

Eddards death kind of threw me in the first book. I didn't realise how much I liked the character until he died.
What saves the books from being annoying is that everything happens for a good reason.
Ned died as part of the character development for Joffrey. Tywin died because he was the glue that kept Tommens backers together.
Without him the other three people claiming a right to the throne have a chance at it.
My question is whether Stannis might actually bend his knee to Deanerys and or Aegon because they have the best claim to the throne.

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The thing about Stannis bending the knee to a Targaryen is that wanted them dead just as much as his brother Robert did. Stannis makes a lot of noise about the "right of succession", etc but he had no problem throwing it away when it served him better to ignore it.

All that being said, I stopped being (too) surprised by what Martin does with the characters because, as you said, he is always moving the story forward for good reason with them....

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Originally Posted by scbubba

The thing about Stannis bending the knee to a Targaryen is that wanted them dead just as much as his brother Robert did. Stannis makes a lot of noise about the "right of succession", etc but he had no problem throwing it away when it served him better to ignore it.

All that being said, I stopped being (too) surprised by what Martin does with the characters because, as you said, he is always moving the story forward for good reason with them....

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We don't know that unless its revealed in a book I haven't read. I'd really hate to see Stannis and the North go to war with Deanary's/ Aegon etc.

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Hello.

Currently I read these books:

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Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle #1) by Neal Stephenson

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Interstellar Travel & Multi-Generational Space Ships by by Yoji Kondo (Editor)

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Stories Volume 1 by Ray Bradbury

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The Complete Robot (Robot #1) by Isaac Asimov

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Dracula is in my top 20 books of all time.
Really brilliant piece that still holds up today.
Frankenstein, on a related note, is also very good.

I have now started reading "The Dark Tower: Gunslinger".
Very good so far, might even displace "The Stand" as my favourite Steven King book.
I bought the first three books at once so it seems like the series won't last very long :(