A Song of Ice and Fire: a new summer for High Fantasy
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"Winter is coming"
It is to the sound of this solemn and foreboding phrase that the first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire was written. It is to its sound that its story continues, and winter is coming.
But it is not winter that comes for us, but a glorious summer, a sun shining like never before, as high fantasy is given second life once again, after so many years of silent, if enjoyable, hibernation.
R.R.Martin's work is now world known, in many languages, and many forms. His world of Westeros, one where old legends have faded to myths and men rule over a world where forces they do not comprehend are awakening.
To you my fellow Fakkuers, I ask your opinions.
Do you think that maybe, just maybe, Martin can match once again the greatness achieved by Tolkien in his days, that of a world, diametrically different from ours, yet sometimes so similar, a tale to chill your spine, and make your hairs stand on your back, a story that will reach millions, hundreds of millions, and mark the memory of mankind in such a way that it will never be forgotten?
Do you believe? Do you feel it in your heart, feel it in your soul, feel it when you turn each of these paper pages and tremble with excitation for the next phrase, word and syllable?
Do you feel the adventure? Do you feel the magic? Do you feel this world pushing on the frontier, on the border of reality, do you oh so desperatly feel its pulse and wish it true?
Maybe this seems a bit extreme to you. But these are my feelings. This is my impression of the song of ages, the song of kings, the song of dragons, the song of old and new, a song of Ice, and Fire...
It is to the sound of this solemn and foreboding phrase that the first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire was written. It is to its sound that its story continues, and winter is coming.
But it is not winter that comes for us, but a glorious summer, a sun shining like never before, as high fantasy is given second life once again, after so many years of silent, if enjoyable, hibernation.
R.R.Martin's work is now world known, in many languages, and many forms. His world of Westeros, one where old legends have faded to myths and men rule over a world where forces they do not comprehend are awakening.
To you my fellow Fakkuers, I ask your opinions.
Do you think that maybe, just maybe, Martin can match once again the greatness achieved by Tolkien in his days, that of a world, diametrically different from ours, yet sometimes so similar, a tale to chill your spine, and make your hairs stand on your back, a story that will reach millions, hundreds of millions, and mark the memory of mankind in such a way that it will never be forgotten?
Do you believe? Do you feel it in your heart, feel it in your soul, feel it when you turn each of these paper pages and tremble with excitation for the next phrase, word and syllable?
Do you feel the adventure? Do you feel the magic? Do you feel this world pushing on the frontier, on the border of reality, do you oh so desperatly feel its pulse and wish it true?
Maybe this seems a bit extreme to you. But these are my feelings. This is my impression of the song of ages, the song of kings, the song of dragons, the song of old and new, a song of Ice, and Fire...
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leonard267
FAKKU Non-Writer
Is it all right if you can give me a synopsis or a summary of the story, perhaps in spoilers. From what I have gathered it seems as if Martin is attempting a Tolkien, that is to write a fictional history or universe, that seems realistic and plausible.
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Why of course, it would be my pleasure, even though I'll need to cut out many parts and subtleties for the needs of being concise.
The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in the continents of Westeros and Essos, with a history dating back to several thousands of years. The series is told in the third person by a selected few point of view characters, most of the time those around which the story revolves, a bit like you would say destiny of these people entwines itself with all those that surround him and they drag them around with them. Three "Tableaux" can be depicted: the war for control of Westeros by several families, notably the Starks, the Lannisters and the Baratheon; the rising of the dormant Others dwelling beyond the Wall in the North, guarded by the ancient order of the Nights Guard , and path to glory of Daenerys Tartagryen, last heir to a now destroyed family, that had once ruled Westeros with beside them thelegendary dragons.
Pretty much sums it up, to get details, read the book or watch the series, though I would recommend the first over the second.
The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in the continents of Westeros and Essos, with a history dating back to several thousands of years. The series is told in the third person by a selected few point of view characters, most of the time those around which the story revolves, a bit like you would say destiny of these people entwines itself with all those that surround him and they drag them around with them. Three "Tableaux" can be depicted: the war for control of Westeros by several families, notably the Starks, the Lannisters and the Baratheon; the rising of the dormant Others dwelling beyond the Wall in the North, guarded by the ancient order of the Nights Guard , and path to glory of Daenerys Tartagryen, last heir to a now destroyed family, that had once ruled Westeros with beside them thelegendary dragons.
Pretty much sums it up, to get details, read the book or watch the series, though I would recommend the first over the second.