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Feb 10 2012 12:51 PM ET

'A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel': EW exclusive! First look at brand new pages

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With a couple of months left before the HBO series returns and however many years before George R.R. Martin finishes the next novel, the already expansive Song of Ice and Fire universe is getting even bigger. A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel (March 27) will bind the first six issues of the comic book series by writer Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson into one hardcover volume. EW has obtained eight pages from the yet-to-be-released issue #6 of the comic book series (Feb. 29). Click through to read!

Dec 30 2011 02:52 PM ET

'Game of Thrones': George R.R. Martin releases new chapter from book 6

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Game of Thrones fans had to wait six years for A Dance With Dragons, book 5 of the Song of Ice and Fire series, to finally hit shelves. But five short months after the publication of Dragons, Martin has posted a chapter from book 6, The Winds of Winter, on his website. He also promises that the paperback edition of Dragons, released July 2012, will contain yet another sample chapter from Winter. That’s not to say we’re holding our breath for book 6′s speedy publication, but in the meantime, here are are few quick reactions to the new chapter “Theon” [spoilers!]: READ FULL STORY »

Apr 29 2011 11:14 AM ET

On the Books Apr. 29: George R. R. Martin has completed 'A Dance with Dragons,' and more

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George R. R. Martin’s editor at Bantam Spectra confirmed yesterday that A Dance with Dragons, the long-anticipated fifth installment to the “Song of Ice and Fire” series, is finished at last. Fans of the series, which began with A Game of Thrones, have been waiting nearly six years since the previous installment, A Feast for Crows.

The Spenser and Jesse Stone mystery series created by Robert B. Parker, who died last year, will be continued by two new authors. Crime novelist Ace Atkins will carry on the Spenser series, and producer and screenwriter Michael Brandman will pen forthcoming Jesse Stone novels.

Fontbonne University in St. Louis has canceled plans for Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson to receive an honorary degree and deliver the commencement address this year on the heels of the highly publicized scandal concerning Mortenson’s book and foundation.

Apr 18 2011 05:28 PM ET

The 'Game of Thrones' Book Club, week 3: Final thoughts and burning questions

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[Warning: Here be spoilers. Also, dragons.]

I never thought I’d reach the last page of a book that weighs as much as a newborn baby and immediately exclaim, “Wait, that’s it?” Yet that’s exactly what I found myself doing late last night, when I finally finished A Game of Thrones. I had heard that George R. R. Martin is notorious for leaving plot strands dangling, sometimes even for the length of an entire book. Still, I was hoping that the conclusion of Thrones would be a little more, well, conclusive. I guess now I’ve got no choice but to beg, borrow, or steal a copy of A Clash of Kings as soon as possible. Well played, Martin. Well played.

But even though I was left wanting more, I thoroughly enjoyed the last third of A Game of Thrones. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 11 2011 06:32 PM ET

The 'Game of Thrones' Book Club, week 2: The plot(s) thicken, and I struggle to keep up

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[Note: As I get further into the book, it's going to be more and more difficult -- if not impossible -- to avoid writing spoilers. So if you haven't read at least the first two thirds of A Game of Thrones, I'd suggest you put this post aside and read it when you're all caught up.]

Wow. Where do I even begin? At this point, A Game of Thrones‘s crazily complex narrative has been split into no fewer than five major story lines, some of which are a lot more compelling than others. (Sorry, Jon Snow; wake me up when Uncle Benjen emerges from the Haunted Forest as a zombie or a White Wizard or something.) As a result, so much is happening that I can barely keep track of it all (case in point: wait, who’s Ser Jorah again?). And since more and more characters are splintering off to have their own adventures — Tyrion’s trekking away from the Eyrie, Sansa and Arya will supposedly soon be on a boat bound for Winterfell, and so on — I have a feeling the number of disparate story lines will only grow from here. Clearly, George R. R. Martin wasn’t lying when he said that he meant his series to be “unfilmable.” READ FULL STORY »

Apr 4 2011 04:32 PM ET

The 'Game of Thrones' Book Club, week 1: First impressions, and when I got hooked

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I’m going to level with you, Shelf Lifers: I wasn’t immediately sucked into A Game of Thrones. I found the prologue perplexing, the shifting perspectives  difficult to follow, and — though I know this is a tiny quibble — the names a tiny bit irritating. (Why, George R.R. Martin, do you give your characters monikers that are thisclose to being regular, like “Eddard” and “Tommen”and “Joffrey”? Why not just call them “Edward” and “Thomas” and “Jeffrey,” especially since other characters are named things like “Robert” and “Jon”? Arrrg.)

I know that many people admire Martin’s prose for the way it zips along, managing to keep a huge, thick book relatively fast-paced. But for me, at the beginning, things were moving too fast. While I respected the fact that Martin’s sophisticated storytelling wasn’t trying to hold anybody’s hand, I would have appreciated a little more exposition. Alas, I found out too late that there’s an extremely helpful appendix in the back of the book that lists all the characters and their relationships to one another. If only I had read the comments you left on my first post more carefully!

Despite my initial ambivalence, I plodded onward, assuming (and hoping) that things would get better. And boy, am I glad I did. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 28 2011 04:42 PM ET

The 'Game of Thrones' Book Club: Join us!

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By all accounts, the books in George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” series are sweeping, indelible works of fantasy on par with The Lord of the Rings or The Once and Future King. They also, however, range in length from 674 to 1216 pages — which is the main reason I’ve never sunk my teeth into them. Until now. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 3 2011 08:47 AM ET

Huge 'Game of Thrones' news: 'Dance With Dragons' publication date revealed! -- EXCLUSIVE

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a-dance-with-dragonsAre you ready for the biggest fantasy news since HBO decided to make a TV show called Game of Thrones?

The next book in George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series has a publication date.

Yes, we swear, after waiting six long years since the release of the last novel in the saga, the fabled Book 5 A Dance With Dragons is close enough to being finished* for Martin’s publisher to set a release date. We have that date, exclusively, along with a first look at the book’s cover art and an interview with the man himself.

A Dance With Dragons will be published by Bantam on July 12, 2011. The manuscript is huge — the publisher estimates the hardcover edition will run more than 900 pages, putting it about the same length as the longest book in the series, A Storm of Swords. Schedule your summer vacation accordingly.

Plus, if that weren’t enough, there’s a new HBO Game of Thrones trailer out today that’s exclusive to EW — full-length, new footage (The Wall!) and slightly NSFW.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What took so long?
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN: I’m not sure I have a good answer. If I did, I would have taken less time. It’s enormous. It’s as long as A Storm of Swords. It’s very complicated. I have a lot of characters and points of view. And I’ve been doing a ton of rewriting, trying to get it where I wanted it to be. Some of these chapters I’ve rewritten more times than I can count before I’m satisfied with them. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 2 2011 01:25 PM ET

Exclusive: 'A Song of Ice and Fire' graphic novel and comic book rights are bought by Bantam

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Bantam Books is set to announce that it has acquired the comic-book and graphic novel rights to George R. R. Martin’s hugely popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. The first of the monthly comic books — to be illustrated by Tommy Paterson and adapted by Daniel Abraham — is due out later this spring, as is the HBO adaptation of the first book in the series, Game of Thrones. Dynamic Entertainment will issue the comic books and Bantam will later collect them in graphic-novel form. While we all wait for this influx of Games-related stuff, here are some preliminary comic sketches for characters Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister to tide us over. They’re after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

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