Question =D

[Boaz]

I thought you were gonna stop posting when you were slobbering drunk!

[Kitera]

Hmmm my reply didn't come out because I used too many smilies =/ All that hard typing!

Thanks for all the warm welcome everyone and the introduction to GRRM's work.

Seriously though Kit, welcome to the world of GRRM. I'll be your cruise director, Julie....Obviously this is not the place to get an unbiased opinion about the author so I wont even pretend.....Martin is the greatest author Ive ever read in this genre. Its mind-boggling the number of times Ive reread his various books....

Hi Julie,

I'll take your word for it and I don't doubt them. Heck GRRM is also on Robin Hobb's fav author list =D

Hi Kitera,
Welcome. I've read her Mad Ship series, and I find them to be quite different, although equally good.
Martin uses exclusively Point of View chapters - you see thru the characters eyes, and hear their thoughts and memories. So there is no 'one' narrator. Hobb's style is much more static, although she did have moments where she used P.O.V style writing in the trilogy I read - IIRC, it's been 2 years since I read them. GRRM is pretty hard on his characters too - probably harsher and grittier than Robb, I would suggest.
A warning - when I started reading, I neglected everything else in favour of the books! I even read them when I was talking on the phone

*Laughs* Sometimes what a thing a book can do is almost magical. Hmm Have you also read her Faseer and Tawny Man's Trigs? If you liked the Liveship Traders then I'll gurantee you'll like her other trigs too.

I went to the book store today and I saw GRRM's books on the shelf. But I have to finish this other series I'm reading first before I start on GRRM. Hope you guys don't mind if it takes me a while to get around to GRRM's books, but he's on my 'must read' list.

Thanks again for the warm welcome everyone.

[Werthead]

Originally Posted by Boaz

So Wert, are you Martin's publicist, brother, college roomie, or just a sincere fan?

I'm a mod on another GRRM forum and have to answer this question about three times a week, so have a copy and paste answer standing by

[TK-421]

Ha! Sounds like the work of a bureaucrat, all done in triplicate

[Werthead]

I have others, relating to the whole "Is Benjen Coldhands?" and "R+L=J" queries.

[Snagas Tender Blades]

so whats the URL of this other GRRM forum?

[Boaz]

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