Nov 7, 2011
Scrolls
Book Group: A Song Of Ice And Fire
In which we try to harness George RR Martin's vast, fiery beast as
it spawls triumphantly across the gems of modern Fantasy.
From the very first book, A Game Of Thrones, this series
has proven to be one of those compulsive reads that ignite the
passions of a whole generation of readers, reaching far beyond the
traditional boundaries of genre preference.
Joining us for the podcast are returning special guests Matt - The
Grampus from Dissecting Worlds, and
Carey - she of the Two-Monkeys from Geektress.
We tackle the books one by one and focus on a particular theme for
each. There are Major plot spoilers throughout and we do skip
back and forth between books on occasion, so we strongly recommend
that you only listen to this episode once you have finished reading
Book 5: A Dance With
Dragons.
Warning: contains gratuitous boobies.
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Amongst the many items up for discussion are: Whose fault is it
anyway, Why should you never bring your mum to work, Feuds and the
Feudal system, Alternative weapons of war, Cers Ei Coyote, What's
eating Red R'hllor, and The ignominous fate of bastards.
In order to do the series justice we've recorded a far longer
episode than usual - but never fear! For those of you who
prefer your podcasts in bite-sized chunks we have divided the
episode up into approximately half-hour segments with
a musical cue from
the stunning HBO television series to seperate
them.
The start times and themes for each section are as follows:-
2m 41s - A Game Of Thrones: Secrets
32m 57s - A Clash Of Kings: War
59m 14s - A Storm Of Swords: Betrayal
1h 28m 30s - A Feast For Crows: Religion and Magic
1h 53m 10s - A Dance With Dragons: Use of Power
If you feel inspired to carry on the conversation, come and join in
on the Geek Syndicate Discussion
Boards on Facebook.
Other ways you can interact with us include e-mail: scrolls@hotmail.co.uk and
twitter: @scrollscast or
the comments section below.
Links mentioned in the show include the foody
site for Westerosi dishes, innatthecrossroads.com and
the article from Tiger
Beatdown about how creepy George RR Martin is.
What are you doing still reading this blather? Click on the
linky-links and start listening!
Enjoy.