Swedegeek's Blog » Books http://swedegeek.com/blog Another geek's musings on technology, programming, gadgets, music and everything else. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:27:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Library Is Now Open http://swedegeek.com/blog/2007/02/03/the-library-is-now-open/ http://swedegeek.com/blog/2007/02/03/the-library-is-now-open/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:27:49 +0000 swedegeek http://www.swedegeek.com/blog/2007/02/03/the-library-is-now-open/ Just a quick post here to point out I’ve added a library section to the site. I wanted to have a place to record the books I read and see if I can provide a quick summary for anyone interested. I’ve already put in a few entries, but figured I should point it out here since you have to scroll down a bit to see it. Maybe I should add a link up top that points to it. Good idea!

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The author of the books is George R.R. Martin. He started with Game of Thrones in 1996, and is soon to be releasing the fifth book, A Dance With Dragons. In total, seven books are planned, and supposed to be wrapped up in 2011. With each book being nearly 1000 pages, that’s a lot of writing! And for me, that’s a lot of reading!

Martin has taken a different tack in his storytelling than most other authors. The characters are from basically seven royal families, so there are constantly several (and I mean several) threads running in parallel. He’s also kills off major characters. A lot. But, there’s never lack for a new plot, a sudden twist or a new favorite or most-hated character. He is truly a talent.

It will probably be a few years before the show actually makes it to the small screen, but I’m already looking forward to it. You can read more on Martin’s blog as well as the news page on his site.

Thank you George and thank you HBO!!

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