‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal Guide Part II

Part II: Supplementary Reading

For those trying to cut down on screen time or simply in search of new reading material, I have compiled Part II of the Game of Thrones Withdrawal Guide. This isn’t a list of fantasy novels that resemble Game of Thrones (nor is ASOIAF on this list because … come on) but rather a list of books that relate directly to GoT and, to a lesser extent, ASOIAF.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

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By George R.R. Martin

This is the only fictional addition to this list. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a collection of the first three (of a planned twelve) Dunk and Egg novellas that take place nearly a century before Game of Thrones begins. Though it’s technically a prequel to ASOIAF, the Dunk and Egg stories could also serve as supplementary material to the show, as they establish the backstories of several characters who are referenced or appear in the show such as Brynden Rivers aka the Three Eyed Crow. There are also vague whispers of an HBO Game of Thrones prequel series potentially based on these stories in the works. So, if you missed the opportunity to read ahead and be That Guy, smiling smugly while watching GoT with unsullied friends, consider this a second chance.

A Feast of Ice & Fire

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By Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer

If you’d like to serve thematically appropriate food at your next GoT binge party, go method with your cosplay or just add some new recipes to your diet, check out A Feast of Ice & Fire. There are a couple of GoT/ASOIAF cookbooks on the market but this is the only official culinary companion complete with an introduction written by Martin himself. Monroe-Cassel and Lehrer’s recipes are organized by region- the Wall, the North, the South, King’s Landing, Dorne and Across the Narrow Sea- and each recipe is accompanied with the sited passage from ASOIAF in which the dish is mentioned. Here you’ll learn how to make Bowls of Brown from Flee Bottom, the tarts that Arya snitched in Harrenhal, mulled wine and Sansa’s beloved lemon cakes. If some of the more … exotic dishes like Aeron Greyjoy’s broth of seaweed and clams don’t sound quite so appetizing, their gorgeous full-color photographs just might change your mind

The World of Ice & Fire

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By George R.R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson

This is the closest GoT and ASOIAF currently have to a Silmarillion. The World of Ice & Fire details the history of each region and house, including the more recent events such as Robert’s Rebellion and the Greyjoy Rebellion that set up the beginning of GoT and ASOIAF. This book also includes beautiful artwork, giving a sense of weight and importance to the stories it tells and offering readers an alternative visual interpretation of the characters.

Beyond the Wall

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Edited by James Lowder

There are many (many, many many …) books of essays analyzing GoT and ASOIAF but this is my personal favorite. Admittedly, as the title indicates, Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ focuses on ASOIAF. Nonetheless, I’d argue most of the analyses are equally applicable to the show. For example, Myke Cole draws upon passages from the books to support his argument that Arya and Theon suffer from Condition Yellow and Condition Black PTSD, respectively, in “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in A Song of Ice and Fire” but his point is just as relevant to the characters played by Maisie Williams and Alfie Allen as it is to their literary counterparts.

It Is Known Vol. I

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By Marc N. Kleinhenz

Written by our own Marc N. Kleinhentz, It is Known Vol I is an episode-by-episode analysis of Game of Thrones season 1, addressing its merits both as a television show and an adaptation. Volume II is also available, as is It Is Known: Season 3 Deconstructed written by Stefan Sasse and edited by Kleinhentz.

90 Comments

  1. Will there be a list of books that resemble game of thrones aswell? Because I would gladly advise Colleen Mccullough’s master of rome series to anyone who loves the books.

  2. I got the Feast of Ice and Fire from the GOO crew at Christmas and I’ve been toying with attempting some of the recipes in there.

    No idea where to get rattlesnake, though.

  3. Hmm.. I am not a book reader, so I didn’t know that “The World of Ice & Fire” existed. Has anyone read it? is it good?

    “history of each region and house, including the more recent events such as Robert’s Rebellion and the Greyjoy Rebellion that set up the beginning of GoT “

    … so wouldn’t/shouldn’t the R+L=J or whatever have occurred during that book? I wonder if there are any hints there.

  4. I got “The World of Ice & Fire” for Christmas and have loved flicking through it. The art’s the real selling point–the quality and sheer volume of it is amazing!

    These haven’t been published as stand-alone stories, but there are two more ASOIAF novellas out there, both about the Targaryens. “The Princess and the Queen” is in the anthology Dangerous Women and “The Rogue Prince, or, a King’s Brother” is in Rogues. “The Princess and the Queen” is all about the first Dance of Dragons and though he writes from the POV of a maester, it’s got all sorts of gory GRRM goodness. Highly worth a read.

  5. Deesensfan,

    It’s written from the perspective of an in-universe maester, so there are no hints dropped, to my knowledge. That said, I have not read the book fully.

  6. @Deesensfan

    I was really disappointed with The World of Ice and Fire. There was way too much on the Targaryens and not nearly enough on anything else for my taste. Of course if you’re a Targaryen junkie (I’m not), you’d probably love it!

  7. A. Stark:
    davy,

    Agreed! Those are fantastic and there’s a lot of them.

    And the books are huge. I have been planning to read them for a while and decided to start a while ago. They are absolutely fantastic.

  8. Deesensfan,

    I’ve honestly only read a few sections as I mainly look at the art, but there’s some pretty meaty sections about various Houses, etc. Lots of cool backstory–I loved the section about the Reynes and Lannisters.

    I’d have to check, but I don’t think there’s anything significant about R+L=J? There’s a pic of Jon on one of the last pages, though. Can’t have a book about ASOIAF without him somewhere! 🙂

  9. Sorry not giving my money to the World of Ice and Fire book,everyone who is familiar with Linda and Elio knows why and knows why you shouldn’t support them ,plus i heard it’s pretty dull and useless and anyway,you can get most of the information in it from the wikis and you don’t have to put yourself through reading the writing of those two particular writers .

  10. I won’t purchase World because, despite GRRM sanctioning it, I refuse to line Linda’s pockets with my hard-earned cash. She might be the biggest monster GRRM has created to date.

  11. Deesensfan,

    The art is really great. The book itself, as a physical object, is beautifully made. But if you’re looking for any sort of worthwhile story-telling… well, that’s not really this book’s strong point, in my opinion.

    If you’re looking for something that will give “hints” about the GoT world, but won’t spoil GoT, pre-order the “Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” book Petra mentions in the article. I also really liked the graphic novel version of those stories (“The Hedge Knight”) and I’m not a graphic novel guy by any means.

    But as for “The World of…”, I consider myself to be both a big ASoIaF fan as well as a fairly voracious reader, and I’ve honestly never been able to sit down and just start reading it “for fun”. One or two paragraphs and I start having flashbacks to force-reading those clunky junior high social studies textbooks…

  12. Deesensfan,

    If you’re looking for hints about future books or secrets about each house, you won’t get much out of “The World of Ice and Fire.” If you’re looking for something to flesh out ASOIAF a bit, basically consolidate all the “common knowledge” mythos, it’s pretty good actually, and as everyone says, the art’s beautiful. Best thing to do–check out a sample.

    Loooper the Great,

    Was it the identity of the writers/writing style that you didn’t like? I really haven’t read a lot of the text, but what I did read I enjoyed because it’s bits of the “official” story we haven’t read before.

  13. For fans of medieval political intrigue may I reccomend Wolf Hall and Bring Out the Bodies by Hilary Mantle?

  14. The Princess and the Queen audiobook is narrated by Iain Glenn I believe. It’s available on YT.

  15. Loooper the Great,

    Completely agree. I won’t buy another book from GRRM until he public distances himself from Elio and Linda. Wish i knew more about linda before buying the The world book.

  16. Rich,

    the book also, trough its writing, represents whats wrong with this fandom, they act as if this is a history book, not fantasy

  17. WoIaF is great for providing history & back story. And the art is generally lovely though as an artistic-type, I had a few quibbles.

    They were *very* careful not to spoil unresolved mysteries like ToJ, Summerhall, Dragonstone, the Doom, the changing of seasons, nature of magic, etc. I thought it was more interesting to note the things that they left out. But using the in-universe maester perspective allowed them to be selective in a way that remained consistent.

  18. Rich and Looper

    I absolutely agree. Sometimes principles trump pleasure, and that is where I have drawn my line in the sand. Although…I WANT THE WORLD BOOK.

    Just wante to say I know the site has had technical issues of late and that totally sucks, but I appreciate the hard work that goes into keeping this place up and running with a clean interface, not to mention the wonderful scoop.

  19. Thanks all for your input on A World of Ice and Fire. Interesting.

    So the authors are those crazy ones that went apeshit after S5 EP09 and tried to spoil S5Ep10 for people?? And the ones that hate the show and think they’re better than D&D?
    Umm no thanks!

    I will look into “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”…. although, I have all five books and have been debating whether to read them or not…

  20. Deesensfan,

    not really that great a book. only the targaryan part is worth reading in my opinion

    RR is insultingly under used so as not to tell away any secrets..should have just skipped it in my opinion.

    oh i also didn’t buy the book, i refuse to give money to such bitter and revolting people

  21. Deesensfan,

    Robert’s Rebellion

    as for why he wrote with them. no clue. probaly did not know how crazy she is.
    i doubt she acts around him the way she acts in her ”normal” life

  22. A Stark and Davy:

    And the books are huge. I have been planning to read them for a while and decided to start a while ago. They are absolutely fantastic.

    I could not agree more. The Rome series is my all-time favourite popular historical fiction series. And for all fans of the HBO-BBC Rome series, it’s pretty clear that the creators of that great telly programme took their inspiration and some characterisations from McCullogh’s books. Too bad they left out Marius and Sulla, but their reigns would have muddied the narrative waters. Besides, the series did give us Pullo and Vorenus to focus on.

    And whoever suggested the Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall books: IMO, they are probably the greatest LITERARY historical fiction I have ever read. Mantel has a dazzling style, a facility with re-creating history, and an ability to get inside people’s heads that will have me re-reading them every few years. Great literature never palls.

  23. Deesenfan,

    My understanding is that a while back GRRM asked Elio (& I don’t know exactly what part Linda plays) to be a kind of continuity editor for the novels. Thus, it made sense for them to publish this kind of material together. I would assume GRRM is somewhat friends w/Elio, at least, otherwise, why would GRRM ask Elio to work with him. Elio reads/edits chapters in advance of their publication so it’s possible that he knows things that we don’t. I’m not sure how much further than the Sansa chapter he has seen, however. Then again, I may be wrong. It’s happened before.

  24. Deesensfan,

    Lots of typos there…
    That should have read: “If they knew what was coming maybe they wouldn’t have reacted the way they did during the last few episodes of the season.”

    Anyway as associates of GRRM they shouldn’t behave the way they do when it comes to the TV show.
    Im def not buying that book!

  25. Deesensfan:
    OT: but seems according to this account that Kit’s taking pics with fans now! (In spain)

    https://twitter.com/KitHaringtonSP

    Because he’s in Spain shooting something that has nothing to do with Game of Thrones. He was dodging cameras before only because he was trying to stay out of the GoT-related press. Generally, Kit is very nice about taking pics with fans.

  26. Deesensfan: Anyway as associates of GRRM they shouldn’t behave the way they do when it comes to the TV show.

    True, I don’t care much for E&L and their overly-defensive hysterics, but TWoI&F is a good reference with excellent art. Folks have more-or-less defined Elio as the defacto encyclopaedist in the ASoI&F fandom. I especially enjoy the differing maester perspectives/opinions and the “obvious” errors stated (given what we the readers/viewers know from the ongoing books/show). It even has a bizarre sense of humor from the outset, since the book is dedicated to the reign of Joffrey, whose name is crossed out and replaced with Tommen. 🙂 From what I have gathered, this book is only a precursor to the “GRRM”arillion that will arrive after the series is complete….(if you believe that is going to happen)…so you could wait until after that point in time for it’s bigger brother to arrive.

  27. Sue the Fury,

    Oh that make sense… I didn’t think of it that way.
    From a fan perspective, it will be always GOT related when he is spotted.
    Ill be in Spain for a month… maybe ill spot him somewhere! hahaha *I wish*

  28. The Dunk & Egg books are great. I am so glad they have been put into one book. Someone needs to buy me that for Christmas.

    That cookbook has an awesome Roasted Chicken recipe that I cook frequently, with and without the sauce.

    I refuse to pay for Lindaaaaa and Elio’s fan fiction, whether or not it was approved by GURM himself. How about those Tully’s; Elmo, Grover, and Kermit? FFS.

  29. I actually loved The World of Ice and Fire… I love that kind of unreliable point of view! And there are so many interesting stories and artworks, it was a pleasure to read it.

  30. So… what exactly is everyone’s problem with Linda? And, as it seems they are usually a pair in their ASoIaF activities, why is it that you are so adamantly against Linda in particular? I have watched several of their YouTube videos reviewing the television show episodes and I quite liked them.

  31. GRRM has written stuff outside ASoIF. Fevre Dream was a good little book and pre-dated most of the glut of modern American Vampire culture books and films that started in the mid 80s and then exploded over the past decade.

  32. Phyllis Ashley,

    She’s a bit of an idiot but she’s further demonised/revered by the annoying show and book zealots. I swear, it’s like Team Edward and Jacob sometimes which is really quite tragic that such great books/show attracts these kind of numbskulls!

  33. Phyllis Ashley,

    This link has the best write up about Lindaaaaa to date. It is long and involved, and full of links to her vicious, self deluded, crazy ranting about all things ASOIAF, but in particular women fans, and the producers of the television series. It takes a while to read through the entire piece, but just WOW. Pour yourself a drink and read it.

    http://thestarkalypse.tumblr.com/post/38793074715/get-your-cunt-stained-fingers-off-my-mush-the

    #Bexismyhero

  34. Oh, and check out her Amazon reviews of World of Ice and Fire where she claims to not see the conflict of interest in leaving positive reviews on a book she is making money on.

    AND, she has had ASOIAF websites shutdown, because feelings. She is a special snowflake.

  35. Phyllis Ashley:
    So… what exactly is everyone’s problem with Linda? And, as it seems they are usually a pair in their ASoIaF activities, why is it that you are so adamantly against Linda in particular? I have watched several of their YouTube videos reviewing the television show episodes and I quite liked them.

    Phyllis –

    For me, it’s her over-the-top rude, crude, and downright despicable manner in which she deals with ANYone who doesn’t support her very narrow view of the story. There are TONS of examples online you can find, but the way she treats people is outrageous and something GRRM should be embarrassed by.

    I also object to her referring to D&D as “Dumb & Dumber,” especially considering the fact that *their* creation of the show, sanctioned by her beloved GRRM, indirectly and even directly has benefitted her in multiple ways, including financially. She would argue that point, but bottom line, the show increased the worldwide audience for both the books and the show exponentially, which means more sales for World of Ice and Fire and more traffic to their website.

    Elio is much more measured in his public discourse. He may feel exactly the same as she does, but as far as I’ve seen, he still manages to conduct himself professionally. I wish she would follow suit.

  36. Linda is a hateful little creature. I still think she had something to do with some of the leaks that occurred during S5’s run.

  37. Flora Linden
    Queen of the Keys

    Napoleon: “What is history, but a fable agreed upon?”

    “I fear that it’s a bit of both, just as much as our actual knowledge about Medieval and ancient times”

    Excellent! Love it. That’s what I got out of it as well. It fits with the inexact PoV philosophy and structure of the ASoI&F tale. 🙂

  38. The issues with Linda aren’t “Just one incident” unfortunately, but rather a long established pattern of truly appalling behavior. GRRM, by his silence alone, support this behavior. If I have an employee or associate or colleague that behaves like Linda, I fire them, terminate the association or effectively distance myself from them.

    That’s how you maintain your own reputation.

    So when GRRM goes on rants about this that or the other thing, I want to tell him to clean his own house first.

    I have no voice with him, but I do have my dollars, and I use, or don’t use, them to make my feelings known. I happily pay for HBO. I’m never paying for a GRRM book again.

  39. winnie:
    For fans of medieval political intrigue may I reccomend Wolf Hall and Bring Out the Bodies by Hilary Mantle?

    Winnie, I’ve had Ms Mantel mentioned to me before but have held back from reading the books in question well ‘Wolf Hall’ because I’d heard it goes down the Anne Boleyn the b**ch route – I don’t think I could cope with ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ mark two. Does Ms Mantel stick to the facts – or at least acknowledge if she varies things?

    Now more generally – not asking questions of Winnie anymore – for the Sullied there are features about ASOIAF and GoT and nerdy things generally on the Australian site nerdalicious.au though the writers are in the camp of not liking the changes from the books in season 5. If you are up for a laugh and like GRRM’s work but aren’t so rabid you worship the ground he walks on there is “Iswintercoming” (no not the site that shall not be named). I just like reading the comments for a laugh though I only lurk I don’t post but if you think GRRM can do no wrong I wouldn’t go there.

    Totally OT but I was looking at some stills from the show online and I noticed that Varys was wearing roach-stomper shoes long before the Sand Snakes came on the TV show.

  40. HotPinkLipstick,

    By that logic, you’re still making him money by watching the show. So if you really want to make a stand then I’m afraid you’re going to have to boycott that too.

    Take issue with the person making the comments and no one else. Why should he have to defend what another grown up says or does?!

  41. HotPinkLipstick,

    I feel the same, and my opinion of George has suffered for it.

    He may be laughing all the way to the bank, but I’ll be checking out TWOW and ADOS from the library.

  42. Deesensfan: OT: but seems according to this account that Kit’s taking pics with fans now! (In spain)

    https://twitter.com/KitHaringtonSP

    He flew back to the UK yesterday, there where pictures of him at the airport. Right now it does seem as if he is back in Belfast again, and once again it seems like he is staying away from pictures.

    https://twitter.com/niamhweasley/status/628558709510250496
    https://twitter.com/niamhweasley/status/628602418633310208
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLlH3YOWcAEpkKs.jpg
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLlH3YBW8AEQMQB.jpg
    https://twitter.com/mishaofcollins/status/628634623384395776
    https://twitter.com/mishaofcollins/status/628635090873155584

    No pictures yet, but it really does sounds as if he is back in Belfast, Rose was also there along with other cast members apparently.

  43. TheTouchOfFrost:
    HotPinkLipstick,

    By that logic, you’re still making him money by watching the show. So if you really want to make a stand then I’m afraid you’re going to have to boycott that too.

    Watching the show is a vote for D&D who don’t deserve the shit Linda has thrown their way. If nothing else, I know my ratings infuriate her.

    George doesn’t have to do anything one way or the other; but if I were in his shoes, I’d be humiliated just by the sheer nastiness with which she treats HIS audience. He has given her privilege and access, and this is how she repays him? I’d shut her down so fast, the earth would be knocked off its axis.

  44. Cersei’s Wine Goblet,

    The point I’m trying to get across is that it’s not a vote for anyone. Watch the show and enjoy the books. Why does one nutjob’s opinion make any difference to those things?
    Well, that’s his decision. She doesn’t seem like a particularly nice person from what she’s put out there but I don’t think we can argue she knows her stuff on the books even if she is a bit too fanatical about them! In all honesty, I’d still not know who she was if it wasn’t for people on here wanting to lynch her. Just ignore her and she’ll go away.

    Speaking it’s name gives it power.

  45. I’m ashamed to be from the same country as Linda.

    On a more positive note, I would recommend Joe Abercrombie’s The First Law to everyone who likes A Song of Ice and Fire. The first one is a bit dull but the second, third and especially the stand-alones, are great.

  46. “Only fictional book on this list”?! They’re *all* fictional, save for the cookbook (though even that has names based on fictional ones)! An essay about a fictional subject doesn’t suddenly become non-fiction or serious literature of any kind.

  47. thremnir:
    @Deesensfan

    I was really disappointed with The World of Ice and Fire.There was way too much on the Targaryens and not nearly enough on anything else for my taste.Of course if you’re a Targaryen junkie (I’m not), you’d probably love it!

    I’m pretty sure that was the point. The whole exercise of the book was “what would the Maesters want to use as a central tome of knowledge to educate their ranks”, not a “George RR Martin has exhaustively plumbed his brain and imagination to give the fans exactly what they want to know, therein not needing to buy The Winds of Winter”, because that would be a straight up spoogefest, and would only serve the fanboys, rather than offering a small smattering of intrigue.

    Think about it. So, in saying that, the Targaryens are the most impactful people in the living history of Westeros, even if there’re very few of them surviving at the time of TWOIAF’s writing (apparently it’s in the year following King Robert’s death).

    My theory on TWOIAF is that every time it says “we can dismiss” whatever, it ought to be considered as nearly ironclad fact. Anything from Mushroom and from Septon Barth ought to be carefully agreed with. My tinfoil theory is that Maester Yandel intentionally writes these comments knowing full well their truth and valu, but in his contribution to the Maester conspiracy, turns eyes away from these as dismissive facts, while the Maesters who read the texts know that these are in fact to be trusted.

  48. I know Linda and Elio aren’t popular among GOT fandom but I really enjoyed The World of Ice & Fire. It’s a great book to purchase if you want to explore more of this wonderful universe George has created.

  49. Dame of Mercia,

    Winnie, I’ve had Ms Mantel mentioned to me before but have held back from reading the books in question well ‘Wolf Hall’ because I’d heard it goes down the Anne Boleyn the b**ch route – I don’t think I could cope with ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ mark two. Does Ms Mantel stick to the facts – or at least acknowledge if she varies things?

    I loved the books, the series and the play so I may be biased – first Its important to note that the book really isn’t about Anne; Its about Cromwell, and how far he goes to please his king. The third book is to be about his ultimate downfall. Yeah, she’s portrayed as bitchy but honestly, she’s just the pawn here; Cromwell’s climb to power is whats in play Also she runs circles around Phillipa Gregory in the historical accuracy dept. She definitely has done her research and has excellent author notes explaining what is real/ memorex.

  50. TWOIAF has gorgeous artwork. I assume the artists are all getting their share unless they’ve been paid a flat fee.

    I agree Elio is far more measured in his criticism of the show. I often speculate about why ppl can be so downright nasty, it baffles me.

    Maybe she feels some sort of ownership of the material due to having a close relationship with GRRM.

    Maybe she feels a need to defend his writing on his behalf whenever D&D change anything.

    Maybe she needs to have a baby but can’t and is bitter about it? (Don’t know if she has any kids but have seen no evidence for it)

    Maybe Elio does all the work and she just spouts her bile.
    She refuses to watch TV/movies that Elio likes so she’s clearly not open-minded.

    Whatever the reason it’s OTT and unnecessary. If she weren’t so ‘influential’ everyone would ignore her.

  51. Jimmy Carter,

    All literary criticism and film criticism is “fictional” and non-serious because it’s ABOUT fictional works? Better inform the Library of Congress and universities all over the world! You have a case that TWOIAF and other such ancillary works are fictions, particularly given its “frame” with an unreliable narrator and a putative audience, but critical works are not “fiction” in any ordinary sense of the word.

  52. Sue the Fury,

    Deesensfan,

    He turned down photos in Spain the day he arrived, and someone posted on FB that they got photos with him but he asked that they not post them on social media. He hasn’t been taking photos in London either (or again, he’s asked that they not be shared), so he’s trying to avoid people taking note of his location (and how that relates to filming).

  53. Cersei’s Wine Goblet:
    I won’t purchase World because, despite GRRM sanctioning it, I refuse to line Linda’s pockets with my hard-earned cash. She might be the biggest monster GRRM has created to date.

    +1!!! I am happy, though, that it was her bile that chased me away from their website, causing me to look for a better place to be a fan, which led me to the old place and now this place which is a little slice of heaven comparatively. I’ll get my background info from my own reading and the wiki if necessary, thank you.

    Thanks for the recommendations, Petra! I had forgotten that I need to read the two most recent D & E stories.

  54. davy,

    Yes Masters of Rome! So glad to find someone who has read this series! While I think the series kind of gives into Caesar worship in the back end, the first three books concerning the rivalry of Marius and Sulla are absolutely riveting. Why no on has adapted McCullough’s first three books or the series as a whole is a mystery to me.
    She wrote so much more than ” The Thorn Birds” people! RIP

  55. Stark Raven’ Rad,

    While Marius and Sulla did not appear on Rome, they we’re definitely there in spirit. Their names were even breathed out in fearful invocation.
    In fact, several of the ol Hollywood Roman epics mention Marius and Sulla. With the exception of Richard Harris’ portrayal of Sulla in that godawful TNT Julius Caesar biopic miniseries/abortion the the two figures have yet to appear as characters on celluloid. Marius and Sulla have built up a certain mystique over the decades.

  56. Joshua Atreides
    Stark Raven’ Rad,

    One more thing…who would you cast for a Master of Rome series? Let’s use this list of major characters from The First Man in Rome.
    Gaius Marius: Liam Neeson (he’s got the height and his film career is kinda static now)
    Lucius Cornelius Sulla: Nina Gold…(visually Sam Heughan)
    Julia: Sophia Myles
    Julilla: Nina Gold…
    Aurelia: Saiorise Ronan
    Publius Rutilius Rufus: Jared Harris
    “Piggle Wiggle”: Christopher Eccleston
    Lucius Apuleius Saturninus: Lee Pace
    Marcus Aemilius Scaurus: Patrick Malahyde
    Gaius Julius Caesar: Ian Mcilhinney
    Marcia: Anna Chancellor
    Metrobius: ?
    Jugurtha: Nick Tarbay
    Clitumna: Helen McCrory
    Nicopolis: Jillian Murray
    Lucius Decumius: Burn Gorman

  57. the knight of the 7 kingdoms has not been released yet so u cant put that above. it will be released maybe in october this year but only with 3 novellas bcz grrm has not written the remaining 9 and i heard of just 6.

    how can u say 12 novellas?

  58. Loooper the Great,

    Why do people hate her? I dont know anything about her, only that she created Westeros.org and was a co-writter on WoIaF.
    Can u explain why she is so hated by then fanbase?

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