Towards the end of November, a very interesting post on /r/asoiaf Reddit from a moderator and superfan known as zionius_, revealing three pages that appear to be hand-written notes from George R.R. Martin sketching out plans for A Feast for Crows circa 2003-2004. George’s handwriting is not, perhaps, the easiest, so go to the original post for the transcription from zionius_ and members of the subreddit’s mod team, which does a good job of distilling what they found.
Though some questioned whether these were legitimate, we can say with 100% certainty that they are—George’s hand is unmistakable, and in any case the notes came from be shared by way of Arnold Cha, a serious ASoIaF collector who indicated that he got them from an unimpeachable source in the Santa Fe writing/arts scene. With Arnold’s permission, we’re including the images here, but again, go to the subreddit thread for the transcript!
To mark the 12th anniversary since HBO’s Game of Thrones aired on April 17th, 2011—my, how time flies!—the Folio Society and Westeros.org are collaborating to give away a copy of the beautifully illustrated, slip-cased A Dance with Dragons that they released last year. We own all the Folio Society editions of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and they are truly gorgeous!
Entry is easy, just head to https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/westeros and sign up!
RULES
• Open internationally
• Closes 23:59 (UK time) Friday 21 April 2023
• No giveaway or spam accounts
• One entry per person
• Winner will be contacted directly over email by The Folio Society no earlier than Monday 24 April 2023
• Not endorsed by or affiliated with Facebook
• Winner must acknowledge their win within 10 days or be redrawn
• T&Cs apply
See below for full terms and conditions, as well as additional images of the book!