re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Any news or rumors on release for TWOW?

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GRRM gives update on WoW

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“The show has achieved such popularity around the world, the books have been so popular and so well reviewed, that every time I sit down I’m very conscious I have to do something great, and trying to do something great is a considerable weight to bear,” Martin said. “On the other hand, once I really get rolling, I get into the world. The rest of the world vanishes, and I don’t care what I’m having for dinner, what movies are on, what my email says or who’s mad at me this week because The Winds of Winter isn’t out – all that is gone and I’m just living in the world I’m writing about. But it’s sometimes hard to get to that almost trance state.”

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sorry George, but that "weight to bear" is probably from last night's pizza crawl

I understand his point, tho. Ppl are expecting a masterpiece and he will be blasted worse if they don’t think he delivered.

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I understand his point, tho. Ppl are expecting a masterpiece and he will be blasted worse if they don’t think he delivered.

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Some of the later books are arguably not really masterpiece material. The series' literary reputation has pretty much been cemented at this point by the earlier books. The only thing that could hurt it is if the last book (or books) really really sucked. Or, if he never gets around to finishing the dang thing.

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Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Hello darkness, my old friend.

Is anybody reading Blood & Fire? I'm about 25% through and enjoying it. I'll preface by saying I know many are refusing to buy it because they are tired of GRRM delaying. I agree, but I couldn't help myself. I am enjoying being back in the world again. It reads like a history textbook in which the historians basically recorded every event and conversation within earshot. I am surprised at how many small houses and names I am recognizing and immediately picturing the area on the map of where they are. There have already been a few things that foreshadow events in the main storyline.

It's a very long book, and I'm not sure if the "nostalgia" will hold on long enough to finish, but I am looking forward to heading upstairs to bed each night to continue reading.

I think I'm not to whatever you are talking about. The most blatant foreshadowing I've caught so far has to do with dragon eggs.

Maybe new theory:
The Knight of the Laughing Tree was Howland Reed warged by Bran Stark.

Evidence:
Jojen suggests the knight may not have been a crannogman.
The knight went to the Isle of Faces for a year, communicating with the Children of the Forest.
The knight was of small stature.
His armor was pieced together and ill-fitting.
His shield painting was of a Weirwood.
The Reeds are shocked Bran was never told of the story by Ned Stark.
Ned maintained a lifelong affinity for Howland.

Theory is that Bran Stark had been communicating with Reed through the weirwoods on the IoF, using a lot of energy (shouting) to make the trees whisper. Bran tells Reed of the future, and his children's role in Bran's own past/future.

Reed goes to the tourney, gets bullied, and prays to Bran. Working with the Starks, Reed enters the lists as KotLT. Bran skinchanges into Reed, defeating the three knights. His voice, from Reed's mouth, is of the booming variety. Reed tells all to Eddard, who trusts Reed to do his duty sending his children when the time is right.

I’m reading it. The historical narrative makes it harder to get wrapped up in. I am 40% done after a couple weeks. If this was TWOW, I would have been done in a couple days.

However, there is humor in this, some pretty creative deaths, a lot of connecting of the dots, and I want a copy of Mushroom’s book lol.

Mother-in-law got me Blood & Fire for Chriatmas. I like the format of the storytelling, actually. I have a few 12 hour flight segments I'll probably try to get through it in.

frick GRRM.