![]() And when a character reappears after a long absence, he does not offer any clues or hints to jog a reader’s memory. He literally has a cast of thousands, with five books done in a projected seven book series, each one heavy enough to serve as a door stop in a pinch. Do I ever envy him that freedom! I’d have let Richard III win the battle at Bosworth Field, and sent Henry Tudor off to the Mediterranean as a galley slave. Then, too, the Wars of the Roses was the launching pad for the series, but he is lucky enough to control the destinies of his people and so he can send them down any road he chooses. Is Jon Snow meant to be Henry Tudor? (I hope not, for I really like Jon!) The dragon queen, Daenerys? Does she represent the deposed House of Lancaster? Or is she Elizabeth of York? Only George Martin knows. And I think Ned Stark is Richard III, although some of my friends disagree with me on this one. Queen Cersei has to be Elizabeth Woodville, and Joffrey Baratheon is an unkind version of the uncrowned Edward V. It is fun trying to match Martin’s characters with the people who may or may not be their real-life counterparts. Also, I love the dragons and the dyrewolves. Yes, it is technically fantasy, but it is rooted in a gritty, medieval reality and that makes all the difference. It is an amazing series, one I highly recommend. Real life then screeched to a halt as I caught up with George Martin’s millions of devoted readers. So naturally then I had to read the books, for it has been my experience that no matter how good a film is, the book is always better. Well, I was hooked from the first episode. If I hadn’t already had bumper stickers on my car for the University of Texas, the Philadelphia Eagles, Wales, and German shepherds, I’d have added one that said, “So many books, so little time.”īut then HBO launched its series, Game of Thrones, and I knew I had to watch it, for it starred Sean Bean, and I’d follow him anywhere. ![]() ![]() I trusted my friends’ judgment, but I have never been drawn to fantasy more to the point, I already had a TBR pile that rivaled the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Martin’s Ice and Fire series, which is loosely based upon a subject close to my heart, the Wars of the Roses. For years, friends told me I must read George R.R.
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