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I know this is unlikely due to the vastness of the story and how much it has grown.

But how cool would it be if the DoS was written entirely from the original 6 of 8 PoVs remaining. ( Except epilogue and prologue)

A perfect kind of symmetry with Bran, Sansa, Arya, Jon, Dany and Tyrion returning solely to narrate the final end like how it all started.

Because let's face it, the story is about them! It's about their growth and troubles and the path to get to where they will be.

And this was would be a good way to bring back the meandering story arcs together and write a tight woven book like the first one :)

Edit:Spell Check

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I know this is unlikely due to the vastness of the story and how much it has grown.

But how cool would it be if the DoS was written entirely from the original 6 of 8 PoVs remaining. ( Except epilogue and prologue)

A perfect kind of symmetry with Bran, Sansa, Arya, Jon, Dany and Tyrion return solely to narrate the final end like how it all started.

Because let's face it, the story is about them! It's about their growth and troubles and the path to get to where they will be.

And this was would be a good way to bring back the meandering story arcs together and.write a tight woven book like the first one :)

Agreed. Would be wonderful.

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If people's storylines joined up so there are multiple POV's together in TWOW, then it could be possible, and have a nice symmetry with the first book.

And also there's likely to be even more death in the next book.

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POV characters that will need to be killed, written off, or consolidated (by chronological POV introduction after GOT):


  1. Theon Greyjoy
  2. Davos Seaworth
  3. Samwell Tarly
  4. Jaime Lannister
  5. Cersei Lannister
  6. Brienne of Tarth
  7. Aeron Greyjoy
  8. Victarian Greyjoy
  9. Arianne Martell
  10. Asha Greyjoy
  11. Areo Hotah
  12. Barristan Selmy
  13. Jon Connington
  14. Melisandre

Non-POV characters to be killed, written off, or consolidated:


  1. Stannis Baratheon
  2. Selyse and Shireen Baratheon, and their jester Patchface
  3. Roose Bolton
  4. Ramsay Bolton
  5. Rickon Stark and Osha
  6. Gilly and Mance's son
  7. Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn Tully Stark)
  8. Gendry
  9. Edric Storm
  10. Walder Frey
  11. Aenys and Hosteen Frey
  12. Edmure Tully
  13. Brynden "Blackfish" Tully
  14. Jeyne Poole
  15. Jeyne Westerling
  16. Marsh Bowen and the rest of the Night's Watch
  17. Margery Tyrell
  18. Loras Tyrell
  19. Mace Tyrell
  20. Leo Tyrell
  21. Olenna "Queen of Thorns" Redwyne
  22. Ser Robert Strong (Ser Gregor Clegane?)
  23. Qyburn
  24. Tommen Baratheon
  25. Myrcella Baratheon
  26. Doran Martell
  27. Elia Sand
  28. Ser Daemon Sand
  29. Alleras, The Sphinx (Sarella Sand?)
  30. Archmaester Marwyn
  31. Randyll Tarly
  32. Podrick Payne
  33. Euron Greyjoy
  34. Moqorro the Red Priest
  35. Aegon Targaryen (Blackfyre?)/Young Griff
  36. Penny
  37. Jorah Mormont
  38. Wyman Manderly
  39. Varys
  40. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish
  41. Harry the Heir
  42. Robert "Sweetrobbin" Arryn

(and others)


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POV characters that will need to be killed, written off, or consolidated (by chronological POV introduction after GOT):

  1. Theon Greyjoy

Davos Seaworth

Samwell Tarly

Jaime Lannister

Cersei Lannister

Brienne of Tarth

Aeron Greyjoy

Victarian Greyjoy

Arianne Martell

Asha Greyjoy

Areo Hotah

Barristan Selmy

Jon Connington

Melisandre

Non-POV characters to be killed, written off, or consolidated:

  1. Stannis Baratheon

Selyse and Shireen Baratheon, and their jester Patchface

Roose Bolton

Ramsay Bolton

Rickon Stark and Osha

Gilly and Mance's son

Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn Tully Stark)

Gendry

Edric Storm

Walder Frey

Aenys and Hosteen Frey

Edmure Tully

Brynden "Blackfish" Tully

Jeyne Poole

Jeyne Westerling

Marsh Bowen and the rest of the Night's Watch

Margery Tyrell

Loras Tyrell

Mace Tyrell

Leo Tyrell

Olenna "Queen of Thorns" Redwyne

Ser Robert Strong (Ser Gregor Clegane?)

Qyburn

Tommen Baratheon

Myrcella Baratheon

Doran Martell

Elia Sand

Ser Daemon Sand

Alleras, The Sphinx (Sarella Sand?)

Archmaester Marwyn

Randyll Tarly

Podrick Payne

Euron Greyjoy

Moqorro the Red Priest

Aegon Targaryen (Blackfyre?)/Young Griff

Penny

Jorah Mormont

Wyman Manderly

Varys

Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish

Harry the Heir

Robert "Sweetrobbin" Arryn

(and others)

All you would have is the likes of Jaime and Cersei still appearing in scenes - if they still live - but in the POV of one of the original POV characters. Like they did in Book 1.

Perfectly plausible.

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All you would have is the likes of Jaime and Cersei still appearing in scenes - if they still live - but in the POV of one of the original POV characters. Like they did in Book 1.

Perfectly plausible.

Still, that's 56 characters/sets of characters. If WoW is 1000 pages they'd have to be ignored, written off, or consolidated every 20 pages or so, in about 14 POV characters, of which are Aeron, Victarian, Theon, Sansa, Arya, Tyrion, Barristan, Arianne; leaving about 6 POVs. Probably Daenerys, Cersei, Bran, Jon(?), Jaime/Brienne, and maybe someone inside Winterfell.

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POV characters that will need to be killed, written off, or consolidated (by chronological POV introduction after GOT):

  1. Theon Greyjoy

Davos Seaworth

Samwell Tarly

Jaime Lannister

Cersei Lannister

Brienne of Tarth

Aeron Greyjoy

Victarian Greyjoy

Arianne Martell

Asha Greyjoy

Areo Hotah

Barristan Selmy

Jon Connington

Melisandre

Non-POV characters to be killed, written off, or consolidated:

  1. Stannis Baratheon

Selyse and Shireen Baratheon, and their jester Patchface

Roose Bolton

Ramsay Bolton

Rickon Stark and Osha

Gilly and Mance's son

Lady Stoneheart (Catelyn Tully Stark)

Gendry

Edric Storm

Walder Frey

Aenys and Hosteen Frey

Edmure Tully

Brynden "Blackfish" Tully

Jeyne Poole

Jeyne Westerling

Marsh Bowen and the rest of the Night's Watch

Margery Tyrell

Loras Tyrell

Mace Tyrell

Leo Tyrell

Olenna "Queen of Thorns" Redwyne

Ser Robert Strong (Ser Gregor Clegane?)

Qyburn

Tommen Baratheon

Myrcella Baratheon

Doran Martell

Elia Sand

Ser Daemon Sand

Alleras, The Sphinx (Sarella Sand?)

Archmaester Marwyn

Randyll Tarly

Podrick Payne

Euron Greyjoy

Moqorro the Red Priest

Aegon Targaryen (Blackfyre?)/Young Griff

Penny

Jorah Mormont

Wyman Manderly

Varys

Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish

Harry the Heir

Robert "Sweetrobbin" Arryn

(and others)

Why would all of those non-POV need to be killed off or consolidated? The majority are with/close to an original POV.

Anyway, nice idea, but I don;t think it will happen. I do think we will lose a lot of POV's though, even if they aren't killed

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I know this is unlikely due to the vastness of the story and how much it has grown.

But how cool would it be if the DoS was written entirely from the original 6 of 8 PoVs remaining. ( Except epilogue and prologue)

A perfect kind of symmetry with Bran, Sansa, Arya, Jon, Dany and Tyrion returning solely to narrate the final end like how it all started.

Because let's face it, the story is about them! It's about their growth and troubles and the path to get to where they will be.

And this was would be a good way to bring back the meandering story arcs together and write a tight woven book like the first one :)

Edit:Spell Check

Too much Stark-focused imo.

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Why would all of those non-POV need to be killed off or consolidated? The majority are with/close to an original POV.

Anyway, nice idea, but I don;t think it will happen. I do think we will lose a lot of POV's though, even if they aren't killed

A few non-POV can be ignored. Jeyne Westerling's story is arguably finished. But many of them were last seen promising to do something, even ones we haven't really heard much about. Archmaester Marwyn was last seen leaving the Citadel to pledge for Daenerys. Moqorro is manipulating Victarian going into battle. I don't imagine the Blackfish escaped the Lannisters just to do nothing. Harry the Heir still has to have his story told. Most characters that get nicknames are supposed to stand out, and I don't think Alleras the Sphinx is any different.

Many of them will be consolidated, they will play their parts through other peoples' POV, but how many characters can really play significant roles through other POV? And how many renditions of Hamlet can we see of culling off characters en-masse? That's what I'm trying to figure out if ADoS is really going to be the remaining original POV.

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I know this is unlikely due to the vastness of the story and how much it has grown.

But how cool would it be if the DoS was written entirely from the original 6 of 8 PoVs remaining. ( Except epilogue and prologue)

A perfect kind of symmetry with Bran, Sansa, Arya, Jon, Dany and Tyrion returning solely to narrate the final end like how it all started.

Because let's face it, the story is about them! It's about their growth and troubles and the path to get to where they will be.

And this was would be a good way to bring back the meandering story arcs together and write a tight woven book like the first one :)

Edit:Spell Check

I think either Jaime or Cersei will be alive at DOS.

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