I'm looking for something like game of thrones, but real. Epic, sweeping historical fiction with complex stories, political intrigue, backstabbing, and moral ambiguity. [more inside]
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. [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Jan 10, 2012 - 16 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. [more inside]
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) [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on Apr 6, 2009 - 2 answers