Game of Thrones?

[gategrrl]

Has anyone read George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones series? 

I'm not much into High Fantasy (haven't been for a loong while) but I downloaded a demo of the trilogy, and it actually seemed pretty good. The characters aren't stupidly named, the parameters and their relationships are clearly spelled out pretty quickly, and there's some perverted stuff going on there, too. Almost a dark High Fantasy. And dire wolves. How can you go wrong with Dire Wolves?

Comments

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I read the first one, and it was really good, but he hasn't finished the series yet and I'm trying to avoid starting stuff that might never get finished (at his current rate of production).

However, for good fantasy that actually is out there to read, I'd also rec Joe Abercrombie's trilogy that starts with The Blade Itself and Scott Lynch's books (though he's slightly less speedy) starting with The Lies of Locke Lamora.

In other words, read more fantasy! :P

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

The amazon reviews are pretty clear that the fourth book (eight years in the making) is not nearly as engaging as the first three. Lots of angry readers!