Rose of Winterfell Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Would Stannis bend the knee to Jon Targaryen, First of his Name (titles, titles)?Will we see another (non-metaphorical) dragon wake in the North?How did the Others originate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 [mod] Speculating about GRRM's health is in very poor taste and thus is not allowed on the forum. Thank you. [/mod]I would ask him if he enjoys writing ASOIAF.He has already answered this (multiple times, in fact): he does not like writing, he likes "having written." Which I understand completely -- I like everything about my editing job except, you know, the actual task of editing, which is the pits. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor's Hound Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Who will end up in the Iron Throne?OrHow come Winter and Summer lasts for years?OrWhat is the meaning of Hodor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Groat Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I have a crackpot theory about the seasons. The moon of their world is very heavy. It is, in fact, the iron core of an inner planet that was destroyed by a cosmic collision early in the accretion phase and sent further out where it was captured by their world's gravity. There are gas giants further out from their sun and when that heavy moon and those gas giants are aligned just so the orbit of their planet is elongated and when the alignment happens in the other direction the orbit is shortened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Manhood-Eating Goat Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I wouldn't want him to spoil anything that happens in the future for me, so I'd ask if Oberyn Martell poisoned Tywin Lannister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Killdragon Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Very simple and straightforward "Mr. Martin, does Theon still have a *ahem* penis?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolene Brown Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Very simple and straightforward"Mr. Martin, does Theon still have a *ahem* penis?"I actually wish someone would ask him this in a Q & A session after a reading. Why not? It's a valid question. It offers insight into just how deep Ramsay's hatred of Theon goes. I also wish someone would ask him, just to see if he answers, whether Ramsay actually wrote the letter to Jon from the end of ADWD. I'm curious about whether he ever intended that to be ambiguous, or whether he would be like, "duh, Ramsay." If he refuses to answer, whoa, that could set off another gajillion posts, because it means there actually IS some intended mystery about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Killdragon Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I actually wish someone would ask him this in a Q & A session after a reading. Why not? It's a valid question. It offers insight into just how deep Ramsay's hatred of Theon goes. I also wish someone would ask him, just to see if he answers, whether Ramsay actually wrote the letter to Jon from the end of ADWD. I'm curious about whether he ever intended that to be ambiguous, or whether he would be like, "duh, Ramsay." If he refuses to answer, whoa, that could set off another gajillion posts, because it means there actually IS some intended mystery about it.That's another reason why I picked the question I did. It's pretty inconsequential so I should be able to expect a straightforward answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweaves Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I would ask him, "Why Essos?" Why bring characters there, what does it add to ASOIAF as a whole, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Hippie Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What's the most common middle name in Westeros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsaint Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I wouldn't want to know "much" in the form of spoilers. Maybe something spoilerish; Like which sword is lightbringer? or will it have to be forged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Who do the Maesters truly serve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I would ask him, "Why Essos?" Why bring characters there, what does it add to ASOIAF as a whole, etc.Sometimes I think Essos is like a way station to go until they are actually needed in the story and that's it. Dany's essentially been hanging out until her dragons get big enough and Tyrion is there to meet up with her so he can get back and do whatever it is he's meant to do.Edit: Not sometimes. I think this all the time actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spiderweaves Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Sometimes I think Essos is like a way station to go until they are actually needed in the story and that's it. Dany's essentially been hanging out until her dragons get big enough and Tyrion is there to meet up with her so he can get back and do whatever it is he's meant to do.Edit: Not sometimes. I think this all the time actually.If I had to guess, I would say Essos is there to enliven the story through exoticism and to provide Dany with a place to develop as a character. It seems like most readers (on this forum, anyway), don't much enjoy the Essos chapters, though, for various reasons. They do have that weigh station effect, the characters are flat, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 If I had to guess, I would say Essos is there to enliven the story through exoticism and to provide Dany with a place to develop as a character. It seems like most readers (on this forum, anyway), don't much enjoy the Essos chapters, though, for various reasons. They do have that weigh station effect, the characters are flat, etc.I think the exoticism come off as mostly cartoonish though. At least to me, I wouldn't want to speak for others. But, yeah, flat characters, clearly defined "evil" people, and whatnot. It lacks the richness of Westeros so I don't get sucked in to the world nearly as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweaves Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I didn't say the exoticism was successful. :drunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braavosi Sealady Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I think I would ask him one of this:Why "There must always be a Stark in Winterfell"?Who is Coldhands?Aegon: real or fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 My question would be thus"If fifteen years from now, when I have read the complete novel, I spend five more years contemplating the outcomes and constructing a time machine, then return to the present day and whisper a question in my own ear, what question would I choose if I wished to force you into revealing the most surprising detail you are loathe to give up?"There would be serious risk that the question is so convoluted that the blood oath penalty might be accidentally invoked, but I'd take the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgrimner Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 As boring as this is, I would ask if R + L = J is true. I'd ask something similar but throw a wider net. I'd ask him who every characters biological parents were. That way I could not only get Jon's parantage but also clear up the Tyrion as a Targ theory, and if Aegon is legit or a fake. Plus there might be some more surprises thrown in that is not even considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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