This is however not my first meeting with Martin's vast fantasy world of Westeros (and the lands beyond the sea). My first meeting with it was years and years ago, playing the boardgame (which I found horribly boring, as I don't particularly enjoy strategizing), and hearing some of the other players talk about the books. Finally, maybe about a year or two ago, I got to know them as well. As audiobooks. And I fell in love. They are every bit as fantastic as everybody said back then. I don't even know where to start to give you an idea of what they are about. There are so many characters, and so many storylines. The books do however follow some of the powerful families of the Iron Kingdoms. We learn the stories and ambitions of some of their members, we follow their strategies in their struggle for what they want, be it love, power, wealth, or justice.
To cover all of this (so far published) material, poor Roy Dotrice has had to read 201,5 hours for the audiobooks. And still there is more to come. Apparently, Martin planned for there to be fewer books, but then there was so much that needed to be told. According to wikipedia he is writing two more.
If you are at all interested in fantasy literature, let me just say: do yourself a favor and read (or listen to) these books if you haven't already.
This time I am treating you to the trailer for the tv series rather than a picture :)
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