I've never watched Game of Thrones but I know tons of people that have.
I love Game of Thrones! I read the whole "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin. The books are definitely better than the show.
Are they? I don't think I know anybody that has read the books before.
They are superb! There's supposed to be seven books in the series. The fourth book, "A Feast for Crows", is my favorite.
Cool! How many are out so far?
There are five books so far. The fifth, "A Dance with Dragons", was published in 2011. So, quite awhile ago.
Damn, what's taking him so long with these books then?
took Martin six years to write. He is currently writing the sixth novel, "The Winds of Winter".
"A Song of Ice and Fire" takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel, to 31 characters by the fifth novel. Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros, the rising threat of the supernatural Others in
In the acclaimed 1976 drama serial, "I, Claudius", Baker played the emperor Tiberius Caesar. George R.R. Martin, author of the book series A Song of Ice and Fire which was later adapted into TV's Game of Thrones has stated that the historical Tiberius and Baker's performance in particular were part of the inspiration for his character Stannis Baratheon. He also appeared in an episode of "Get Some In!".
In 1977, he starred as Inspector Roderick Alleyn in the Ngaio Marsh Theatre; four