Day: June 7, 2005

George R.R. Martin has announced that A FEAST FOR CROWS, the long-awaited 4th book in his SONG OF ICE & FIRE fantasy series, is finally being printed

Apparently, the manuscript got so long, he and his publisher just decided to split the book, move some of it into the next book (A DANCE WITH DRAGONS), and get FEAST out ASAP.

I’m really looking forward to this. If you haven’t read the first three books (A GAME OF THRONES, A STORM OF SWORDS, and A CLASH OF KINGS) do so, especially if you have a cynical view of huge-volume fantasy series. This one started out looking like a fairly straightforward fantasy take on the War of the Roses, but has really impressed me. I highly recommend them.

This struck me when I saw a film on TV last night….

Dan Brown has made roughly a bazillion dollars by writing The DaVinci Code, which is, I have now realized, essentially a serious treatment of the Bruce Willis film Hudson Hawk.

It’s all so much clearer now.

A Feast For Crows:

George R.R. Martin has announced that A FEAST FOR CROWS, the long-awaited 4th book in his SONG OF ICE & FIRE fantasy series, is finally being printed

Apparently, the manuscript got so long, he and his publisher just decided to split the book, move some of it into the next book (A DANCE WITH DRAGONS), and get FEAST out ASAP.

I’m really looking forward to this. If you haven’t read the first three books (A GAME OF THRONES, A STORM OF SWORDS, and A CLASH OF KINGS) do so, especially if you have a cynical view of huge-volume fantasy series. This one started out looking like a fairly straightforward fantasy take on the War of the Roses, but has really impressed me. I highly recommend them.