Lesly Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 More in depth introduction serves better for our curiosity... the Free Cities are just... amazingly artistic and exquisite, full of life and soul.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 They definitely are the most developed places outside of Westeros. I would have liked more, but I'm glad we at least got info on the more mysterious cities like Qohor, Norvos and especially Lorath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Wraith Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Such a rich and vibrant world makes me sad of the stories that take place in Planetos that we shall never see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston of House Shapper Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I would've liked to have separate chapters on Myr, Lys and Tyrosh instead of all of them sort of merged together in one chapter about their rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bironic Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I would've liked to have separate chapters on Myr, Lys and Tyrosh instead of all of them sort of merged together in one chapter about their rivalry. Yeah that was a bit of a letdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfellbeyondthewall Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I find that the plot just doesn't allow too much space for places like the Free Cities to actually unfold their whole charm. On the other hand though what is their to see that needs special introductions and chapters? I don't see why GRRM would bother depicting every little detail about those cities when they in fact don't even add to the story build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Lepus Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 There are a lot of things we don't know about the Free Cities. How are they ruled? How do they choose their governments? What kind of power and influence do old nobility exert on the rule of Lys? Can somebody not of lysene ancestry become a magister, or is money enough? What about Pentos and Myr, how do you become a magister? Do you have to be inducted by the current magisters, do you buy the title, or is being rich enough? How do you become a member of the conclave that chooses the Archon of Tyrosh? What rights do freed slaves have at the Free Cities? Are they citizens? Second-class citizens? No citizens at all? What about their children? And foreigners? And what about foreigner's children born in the Free Cities? What rights do they have, can they become politically relevant? What about marriage, bastardry, surnames, inheritance? Can a man have more than one wife? Is marriage considered a civil or a religious affair? Do they have divorce? Do they have something akin to Dornish paramours? Do concubines and their children have any rights? Can a bastard inherit his or her father's name and fortune? Is there a social stigma attached to bastardry? ...etc. So man stuff I wanted answered! I hope some of this is revealed somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitering Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Short answer, NO. I got to Asshai and was like, uhh, what? So disappointed, but I am laughing while I write this. I am happy to have bought the book, and there was plenty of cool info on history there, but a few things were a bit scant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfellbeyondthewall Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Short answer, NO. I got to Asshai and was like, uhh, what? So disappointed, but I am laughing while I write this. I am happy to have bought the book, and there was plenty of cool info on history there, but a few things were a bit scant. Agreed. I love that they had so much Targ history in there but some things were just cut off to short, though I do believe that Asshai's article was intended to be kept this short so the mystery would be preserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince of Dragonstone Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Short answer, NO. I got to Asshai and was like, uhh, what? So disappointed, but I am laughing while I write this. I am happy to have bought the book, and there was plenty of cool info on history there, but a few things were a bit scant. I agree that the skimpiness of the Asshai chapter was a bit of a let-down but this only leads me to believe that Asshai is being kept under a shroud of mystery for a reason. I also believe Asshai and the secrets it holds will be a key element in the upcoming fight against the Others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drekinn Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 No, and Asshai is the worst offender. ''It's dark and sp00ky stuff happens.'' I just summarized the chapter with all it gave us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Criston of House Shapper Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I thought the Asshai-chapter was perfect, and read it as "nobody knows what the hell is going on there, and we'll see it in the books at some point." It wouldn't make sense for the Maesters to know a whole lot about Asshai but basically nothing about the lands beyond or whether they even exist. The Asshai-part was a great final chapter, it's mysterious and makes you exited to learn more about it in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReal_Rebel Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Bravos is my favorite city and would have liked more about it. And the Faceless Men, of course. Enjoyed Asshai for what might or might not be true. Hope Euron doesn't attack the Citadel and scratch out Maester Yandel's entry on Asshai as being BS. lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Martell Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I loved that Lorath's history and people were finally explored in TWOIAF. I actually find their history (the Mazemakers and all that) the most fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Wraith Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I really want to know more about Braavos. They will have a role to play before the story ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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