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Old 2nd August 2009, 12:31 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Then the Ironmen come from.. Greenland?
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Old 2nd August 2009, 01:20 AM   #107 (permalink)
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No... Hawaii.
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Old 2nd August 2009, 08:51 AM   #108 (permalink)
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It's obviously Hawaii yeah. I mean, it's got a lot better now but do you remember the old days where the Hawaiian longboats used to raid the west coast and do a spot of rape and plunder?
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Old 2nd August 2009, 04:08 PM   #109 (permalink)
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...but do you remember the old days where the Hawaiian longboats used to raid the west coast and do a spot of rape and plunder?
Wasn't there a TV programme about those west coat "vikings", showing how they fought and burnt their way down the west coast fjords?






And wasn't it called Hawaii Fire Voe?
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Old 2nd August 2009, 06:52 PM   #110 (permalink)
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Wasn't there a TV programme about those west coat "vikings", showing how they fought and burnt their way down the west coast fjords?






And wasn't it called Hawaii Fire Voe?
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Old 2nd August 2009, 07:09 PM   #111 (permalink)
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Sheesh... You must be butter, 'cause you're on a roll!
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Old 2nd August 2009, 07:32 PM   #112 (permalink)
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Ursa, how can you think of all these yourself?

I imagine a roomful of interns.
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Old 2nd August 2009, 07:50 PM   #113 (permalink)
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One of whom thinks "coast" is spelt "coat".

(I must admit, I did like that one: who would've thought there was ever going to be a set up that would lead to that punch line? Put that down as a win for the Chrons.)







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Old 3rd August 2009, 12:38 AM   #114 (permalink)
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GRRM is planning to do a signing tour when it does come out in the UK, so you may be able to combine this with meeting the Man Himself.
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Old 4th August 2009, 08:01 AM   #115 (permalink)
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I think the Iron Islands are supposed to be Vancouver. It does rain a lot there, right?
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Old 4th August 2009, 05:31 PM   #116 (permalink)
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If you mean Vancouver Island, TSW, there may be a link: the largest city on the island is Victoria, and there is, of course, Victarion Greyjoy.
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Old 19th August 2009, 05:02 PM   #117 (permalink)
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Re: New GRRM Update on ADWD

The description of Bear Island to me was very much like the Queen Charlotte Islands off the coast of northern B.C.

Popular Areas | Northern British Columbia | Queen Charlotte Islands | Tourism BC - Official Site

As for the Iron Islands, I pictured medieval scandinavia. Must be the viking imagery.
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Old 25th August 2009, 09:35 PM   #118 (permalink)
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Re: New GRRM Update on ADWD

So any rumours on when ADWD will be released?

I've kinda forgotten how much I loved it and thinking if ADWD is taking this long I might as well forget the whole series err I be dead and gone by the time tis finished

or I could do a reread maybe?
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Old 31st August 2009, 12:43 PM   #119 (permalink)
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So any rumours on when ADWD will be released?

I've kinda forgotten how much I loved it and thinking if ADWD is taking this long I might as well forget the whole series err I be dead and gone by the time tis finished

or I could do a reread maybe?
As Werthead is our main GO TO member on this apparently by May 2010, possibly a month earlier.

We shall continue to wait.....

In the meantime GRRM has many other excellent works. If you like Vampire novels, other than Matheson's classic I Am Legend, I don't think you can beat Martin's brilliant Fevre Dream for title of best Vampire novel of the 20th Century.

Then there's the absolutely fantastic Dragon Of Dreams GRRM retrospective. Huge tome of his shorter fiction displaying his wide versatility in different Genres and one of the best collections I've ever read. I have all of Martin's published books and he is a fantastic writer!...............Why I suspect it becomes so frustrating when awaiting the release of ADWD.
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Old 31st August 2009, 04:28 PM   #120 (permalink)
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He apprently read a chapter from ADWD this past weekend at Bubonicon in Albuquerque. I checked that other board and nobody knows yet what he read. Would be nice if it was something newish.

Wert?
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