GRRM’s official site has an updated “From My Readers” section featuring some fan art, an updated “Appearances” section noting George’s forthcoming appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con in July, and an update to “News” revealing that a contract for three new Wild Cards books have been signed with Tor. The first of the books is planned, Inside Straight as a 2007 hardcover release. The “Covers” section has also been updated.
Just to update on the previously reported fundraiser for the board, we’ve now shifted from taking Paypal donations to Fundable.org, which accepts direct credit card payments as well as Paypal….
... and we’re done! Thanks to everyone who helped us raise $372 for the continuing operation of the board!
Continuing their series of previews for the forthcoming Storm of Swords expansion for the A Game of Thrones board game, Fantasy Flight Games has posted a new preview of the allies available in the game, such as the Freys and outlaws
The ballot for the 2006 Hugo Awards, in which A Feast for Crows is among the nominees for Best Novel, is now available. Eligible voters are those who are registered (either as supporting or attending members) as members of L.A. Con IV, to be held in Anaheim, California from August 23rd to 27th. It promises to be the biggest Brotherhood without Banners bash ever, and GRRM will definitely be an active participant.
If you are planning to go, but aren’t yet a member, go and get that done before July 31st, which is the voting deadline for the Hugos. Note that you can get a comprehensive list of the nominees, plus links to many of the short fiction works, here.
Testors is proud to share a few images of a complete pewter statue of the “Ruby Ford” scene, sculpted by Tom Meier. The limited edition sculptures (as well as model kits for those who’d like to build and paint the figures for themselves) can be purchased here. Testors adds that the sculptures will soon begin shipping, once the limited edition boxes arrive. Once this happens, Testors will announce the next item in the 54mm miniatures series.
Continuing their series of previews for the forthcoming Storm of Swords expansion for the A Game of Thrones board game, Fantasy Flight Games has posted a new preview of the Lannister house cards.
GRRM’s official site has an updated “Samples” section, featuring a Tyrion chapter from A Dance with Dragons.
Continuing their series of previews for the forthcoming Storm of Swords expansion for the A Game of Thrones board game, Fantasy Flight Games has posted a new preview of the Tyrell house cards.
It’s that time again: fundraising time.
Last year, shortly after we moved to this site, we quickly raised $355 to cover 6 months of hosting on our fabulous server. Now the server is even more fabulous (with a bit of a security upgrade, thanks to the NSA wink.gif and we figure another $350 or so for the next six months would be a great way to support the site and help our very cool host cover some of her costs in providing this service (thanks, Sparks!).
GRRM’s official site has an updated “From My Readers” section featuring an interesting license plate, as well as updates to the “Appearances” section indicating that he’ll be attending this years Comic-Con in San Diego, and “Links” section. Finally, he has made a new entry to his “Not a Blog”, discussing the renovations of his house and his progress on A Dance with Dragons (including some slightly spoilerific information).
Continuing their series of previews for the forthcoming Storm of Swords expansion for the A Game of Thrones board game, Fantasy Flight Games has posted a new preview of the Baratheon house cards and a discussion of the Power system in the game.
Due to unforseen circumstances, the board and IRC chat will be down for an indefinite period while it’s given a clean reinstall. We hope the downtime will be brief, although the timing with this weekend (busy for the both of us) is not ideal. We’ll do our best to get the board up swiftly, with the help of our siteadmin.
Until then, our apologies for the downtime. If you feel like socializing with fellow boarders in the meantime, consider visiting the Chat Board.
Continuing their series of previews for the forthcoming Storm of Swords expansion for the A Game of Thrones board game, Fantasy Flight Games has posted a new preview of the Martell house cards.
The So Spake Martin collection has been updated with a new interview from Book Help Web and a new interview from Pat’s Fantasy Hot List.
Fantasy Flight Games has posted another preview of the upcoming A Storm of Swords expansion to their popular A Game of Thrones board game. It focuses on the Greyjoys.