I am really happy to see people getting into ASOIAF. I read it ages ago, and I don't have time to reread them. Which I should, as there are so many things I cannot remember. I haven't read Dances of Dragon yet, and already I lost track of a number of people (Brom anyone?) Nothing is sacred in GRRM's world, really gritty stuff. Fantastic as I loved political intrigues.


Honestly, the 'bad guys' have more depth than the 'good guys' at this point. It could be GRRM's intention though. I really wonder how he will wrap up all the threads.

HBO did a fantastic job on translating the series to the silver screen. As there are length dialogues and many parallel storylines, the pacing suffers badly though, through no fault of the production team. Just my 2 sens.

Contemplating buying A Dance With Dragon.Thing is, I read Bk 1 about 10 years ago. I think I need a read through to enjoy (and recall) the stories and characters in detail. But time is a factor! I have a feeling I will just fork out the money the next time I am in a bookstore - lol. I wish the gap wasn't so huge between the books.

Jean.lim - do continue the series! It gets better. I remember literally raising my eyebrows at parts in A Storm of Swords.