The Dance With Dragons discussion thread (open spoilers!)

[StarvingButStrong]

DigitalC, that's a wonderful quote! I'd forgotten all about that...clearly time for a reread!


As to whether the Hound would still apply to Sandor, I think so -- he used that so long its essentially his real name. And when/if circumstances drive Sandor to coming out of his 'retirement' on that island, well, on picking up his old life he'd pick up his old name.

And my guess is that Jaime will be the golden one. Maybe just my bias to let the poor guy be the hero again.

[StarvingButStrong]

Originally Posted by hogarth

Rickon is on Skagos, the island with unicorns and savage cannibals.

Good thing he has the most vicious of the direwolves!

[DigitalC]

Originally Posted by Barkis is Willin'

Sorry, why is it clear that the second one is Lancel now? Because he's with the church? Couldn't it still be Jamie?

Yeah because he and Sandor are with the church, and because it would be Cersei's trial. Jamie might be reconsidering their relationship but i would seriously doubt he would fight for the church against her.

[Elendil's Heir]

Just finished the book. It took me more than a year - I'd read a chapter or two, realize I wasn't terribly interested, and then go read something else. I did that several times before finally getting to the end. I don't know about you, but for me it's not a good sign when I flip ahead to see how many pages are left, and then am all too keenly aware of how many pages I still have to go. A Dance with Dragons was too big, plodding, not enough happened, etc. - I'd agree with most of the criticism already offered in this thread.

I wanted a lot more about Brienne, although it's nice to know she's still alive. Good to see Cersei humiliated before all of King's Landing. Reek's chapters were suitably appalling. I liked reading about Arya learning to be an assassin (even though the description of her first assignment was muddled). Tyrion continues to be entertaining - can't wait to read about him as a sellsword; I'll wager that he'll be in charge of the company in a few months. Jon Snow's stabbing, and Ser Kevan's murder, were both good, big surprises.

But if I have to read the phrase "much and more" just one more time, I swear, there's gonna be blood on the snow....