It’s sad when I remember the hype surrounding the series. I joined a fan group coordinated by the Inn At The Crossroads website that published historical recipes matching the food in the books. They launched a project called, “Keep George Fed!” where fans would make a food basket with some of the recipes and gift it to GRRM at points along his fourth book tour. It was a lot of fun and he loved it!
I miss that innocent hype.
I’m not sure why I’ve kept my hard copies; it’s not like I’ll be reading them again.
It’s interesting to hear this about his latest work. He used to be one of my favorite authors, a “buy the hardcover, no hesitation” for each new book. Then I went to one of his book tours and he came across as an insufferable asshole. This was right before Phantom Menace was released and he was speculating that Jake Lloyd would make a good Ender Wiggin for the movie version of Ender’s Game. Funny how long it took to get that made.
I tried to keep reading his work but after a while I couldn’t separate the art from my opinion of the artist and gave up near the end of the Shadow Saga books when the story just got ridiculous. Guess I didn’t miss much.
Or tugging her braid. I only made it to book 4 and it already drove me nuts.