The A Game of Thrones audio book is now available, and currently Amazon.com is selling it at 30% off.
GRRM’s official site has been updated once again, this time with another progress report regarding A Feast for Crows (no, it isn’t done) and some information about the limited edition of GRRM: A RRetrospective
The US hardback of Legends II is now shipping. If you haven’t already bought this book from the UK, now is the time to do so. GRRM’s story, "The Sworn Sword" is a great read.
Another sample chapter from A Feast for Crows has been put up on the official site. This time, it is an Arya chapter.
Take a close look at the last panel of December 10th’s CTRL+ALT+DEL comic strip, and you’ll see a familiar book cover.
GRRM’s official site has received a partial make-over as well as been updated with some interesting news. Why not pop over there and read about, among other things, A Game of Thrones winning the Spanish Ignotus award and the upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks?
A new interview with GRRM can be found here. To play it, download the zipped file. You will need a recent version of Windows Media Player or just the most recent codec.
GRRM has made a recent update to his official site, which includes a description of the current status of A Feast for Crows as well as a sample chapter from said book!
We’ve mentioned it before, but now we have definitive confirmation that unabridged audio books of A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords will indeed be released during the first quarter of 2004.
The second issue of "The Hedge Knight" comic book is now available. The first one has sold well, but there should still be copies available, in case you haven’t picked it up yet. It comes highly recommended by the thematic consultants. ;)
For those of you who (like us) want to read every little scrap of information available about A Feast for Crows, here are a couple of links to topics on the message board that are discussing the most recent spoilers to come out of TorCon:
Spoilers for the chapter GRRM read on Friday.
Spoilers for the chapter GRRM read on Monday.
There’s also plenty of other TorCon-related discussions going on in the Brotherhood without Banners forum.
It appears that Amazon.co.uk has now started shipping Legends II, so if you want to read "The Sworn Sword" as soon as possible, hurry up and place an order.
Jesse Scoble, line developer for the A Song of Ice and Fire RPG by Guardians of Order, has been answering some questions regarding the book at GOO’s message board. Read it if you’re curious about where the project stands and where it’ll be going in the future.
Newsarama has a preview of the second issue of the comic book adaptation of GRRM’s novella (images at the bottom of the page).
Other noteworthy items in the article are a press release regarding the first issue’s success as well as images of the Ted Naismith 2nd issue cover (no, that background is not a photo!) and the special Brothers Hildebrandt cover.
GRRM will be at Bubonicon 35 in Albuquerque, New Mexico from the 22nd to the 24th. It’s a great opportunity for residents of the Southwest to meet the man himself
The schedule includes GRRM giving a 50 minute reading on Friday and taking part in two panels that day and on Saturday. Charles Vess, illustrator for the limited edition of A Storm of Swords will also be there. Perhaps he’ll bring some of the art he’s produced for the novel? One can hope!
