reading aDwD part 8
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salineaUp to the ending
Cersei II
Petyr asked for Sansa to wed as early as CoK. >_>; Petyr you're just... XD
And there's our Gregorstein. I'm sure the Dornishmen will think only good things of him.
Tyrion XII
Sellsword Tyrion! And what you gonna plan?
Barristan III
"The Prince of Dragonflies loves Jenny of Oldstone, so much he cast aside a crown, and Westeros paid the bride price in corpses."
All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love, in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had himself followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies where he might have had fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and frief.
Pieces of puzzle!
Quentyn IV
Poor Quentyn :(
Jon XIII
ARGH another leal. KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE. wait not fire, wrong timing.
.... well that was unexpected. o_o Can Jon be dead, really? I'd be surprised - but. Perhaps Melisandre will revive with the flame of Rh'llor. That'd make some sort of sense.Barris
I do wonder how much truth Ramsay told in that letter either.
Barristan IV
Poor Quentyn :(((
Daenarys X
*sighs* There's my Daenarys. I can't even remember who Khal Jaqho is. I do need a full reread. After.
Epilogue
*squee* a reference to Balerion the cat.
You shouldn't have threatened the cat Kevan, that's why you die :p
Varys is such a polite murderer; perhaps he was trained amongst the Sorry Men XD
This was almost as slow and meandering as FFC, if not quite so annoying to read (thanks to the lack of Cersei). Too much set up, too much set backs, and too little pay off - though there were also a lot of good parts (and quite a few twists). For a book called "Dance with Dragon" it had wayyyy too little Daenarys being awesome. It compensated by having Jon being awesome a lot, though that didn't earn him anything good (lol). Theon's story was probably the one which I was the most engaged in - which, while I've always liked him as a character, wasn't quite expected. Also way too little Davos, and way too little Bran >_> I'm not yet convinced scraping the five years gap was the right idea, you know.
Cersei II
Petyr asked for Sansa to wed as early as CoK. >_>; Petyr you're just... XD
And there's our Gregorstein. I'm sure the Dornishmen will think only good things of him.
Tyrion XII
Sellsword Tyrion! And what you gonna plan?
Barristan III
"The Prince of Dragonflies loves Jenny of Oldstone, so much he cast aside a crown, and Westeros paid the bride price in corpses."
All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love, in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had himself followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies where he might have had fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and frief.
Pieces of puzzle!
Quentyn IV
Poor Quentyn :(
Jon XIII
ARGH another leal. KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE. wait not fire, wrong timing.
.... well that was unexpected. o_o Can Jon be dead, really? I'd be surprised - but. Perhaps Melisandre will revive with the flame of Rh'llor. That'd make some sort of sense.Barris
I do wonder how much truth Ramsay told in that letter either.
Barristan IV
Poor Quentyn :(((
Daenarys X
*sighs* There's my Daenarys. I can't even remember who Khal Jaqho is. I do need a full reread. After.
Epilogue
*squee* a reference to Balerion the cat.
You shouldn't have threatened the cat Kevan, that's why you die :p
Varys is such a polite murderer; perhaps he was trained amongst the Sorry Men XD
This was almost as slow and meandering as FFC, if not quite so annoying to read (thanks to the lack of Cersei). Too much set up, too much set backs, and too little pay off - though there were also a lot of good parts (and quite a few twists). For a book called "Dance with Dragon" it had wayyyy too little Daenarys being awesome. It compensated by having Jon being awesome a lot, though that didn't earn him anything good (lol). Theon's story was probably the one which I was the most engaged in - which, while I've always liked him as a character, wasn't quite expected. Also way too little Davos, and way too little Bran >_> I'm not yet convinced scraping the five years gap was the right idea, you know.