I spent my holiday break watching the first two seasons of Game of Thrones on HBO, having not read the books. Now I can't wait until late March for the third season and want to pick up with the books. Will I be able start with Storm of Swords, the third book? How closely does the show hew to the books, in terms of plot, character and chronology?
posted by stargell
on Jan 2, 2013 -
17 answers
I want to be a night's watchman (from Game of Thrones) for halloween. It's not too hard of a costume, considering I just get all black stuff and wear it, and try to find some black fur looking stuff too. However, in the tv show everyone's outfits are pretty faded and covered in snow. How can I replicate that? Any other suggestions?
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posted by DynamiteToast
on Oct 22, 2012 -
14 answers
Requesting intelligent, well-written "realistic" epic fantasy book suggestions. Having George R.R. Martin withdrawals. Need more severed heads & engaging dialogue and relatable bleakness, less "you're the one," stilted conversations and Randomly capitalized Words.
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posted by apostrophe
on Jul 10, 2012 -
57 answers
Game of Thrones: I recently finished watching the second season of the HBO show. Does the second book in the series contain any spoilers for what might happen in the third season of the TV show?
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posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell
on Jun 10, 2012 -
9 answers
I'm watching Game of Thrones and noticed that often the windows do not have glass, and yet I think I sometimes see glass trinkets. Glass seems like a very important technology because it keeps out bugs but allows in light, which sounds pretty useful when disease travels by insects and the winter is coming. When does glass begin to become a common-place part of domiciles, and what benefits did it mainly have for human civilization when it began to be more widely used in architecture? Is technologically feasible for the world of Game of Thrones, and if not, what are the main constraints?
posted by scunning
on Jun 10, 2012 -
52 answers
I tried reading Game of Thrones a couple of years ago, and I hated it. I maybe made it through half. Just watched the first season of the series and I (mostly) really liked it. Now that I have some interest in the characters, will the things I hated bother me less, or should I just stick with the show?
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posted by freshwater
on Jun 4, 2012 -
30 answers
I'm looking for something like game of thrones, but real. Epic, sweeping historical fiction with complex stories, political intrigue, backstabbing, and moral ambiguity.
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posted by Green Winnebago
on May 3, 2012 -
53 answers
Suppose there's a 700-foot-high wall of ice sitting in an environment that resembles, for the sake of argument, Alaska. I have some questions about the physics and long-term stability of such a structure.
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posted by COBRA!
on Jan 10, 2012 -
16 answers
Where might I procure a cheap old timey laced vest for a nerdy Game of Thrones Halloween costume?
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posted by ifjuly
on Sep 23, 2011 -
10 answers
One hundred forty pages into
Game of Thrones, and I feel like an uninvited guest at a wedding banquet, floored by unfamiliar names and familial relationships and alliances. What do I need to know to get over the hump?
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posted by Gordion Knott
on Aug 6, 2011 -
33 answers
Game of Thrones filter: I recently finished watching the first season of the HBO show (and enjoyed it very much). Is it possible to read the eponymous first book in the series without giving away any spoilers for what might happen in the second season of the TV show? That is to say, is season one coterminous with book one?
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posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell
on Jun 28, 2011 -
33 answers
[Game of Thrones Filter, likely spoilers]
Did Syrio the swordmaster get killed or not?
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posted by bardic
on Jun 14, 2011 -
18 answers
Game of Thrones: I haven't read the book, but I've been watching the HBO t.v. series. Do the long winters occur only on the Westeros continent? Or is it assumed that the long winters impact both Essos and Westeros, and/or is the result of some global phenomenon?
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posted by nikkorizz
on Jun 2, 2011 -
12 answers
Please help me find a way to watch the upcoming Game of Thrones miniseries on HBO that starts this week, without having to actually subscribe to HBO.
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posted by egeanin
on Apr 11, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm half-way through George R.R. Martin's "A Feast for Crows" and I have a question about the timelines of this book versus the eventual "A Dance with Dragons"? (POSSIBLE SPOILERS WITHIN)
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posted by TimeTravelSpeed
on Apr 6, 2009 -
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