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I don't think it would be off topic in 'Long Ago' to mention that George started as a well regarded science fiction writer. Especially in the early 1970's. That he won three HUGOs and a NEBULA between 1975 and 1986, and more awards later. This is how I got to know his work ... as a fine science fiction writer.

That is a very nice page I don't keep a detailed timeline in my head, but in the back of my mind I have counted up about 3 or 4 years for the story so far. I have wondered why George compressed all the action, so far, into such a short time span? I know it's George's prerogative. History like the Roman civil wars from Julius Caesar's death to Octavian's final control took about 20 years. The War(s) of the Roses took about 66 years, not that I would want George to spread things out that much! Still seems like a hell of a lot takes place in a short amount of time... and we only have fairly slow foot, horse and ship travel as the milieu.

By that I meant Marwyn the Mage, an archmaester of the Citadel. At the end of FoC he's off to find Daenerys Targaryen... yet he's not even mentioned in ADwD!

Why is not Marwyn in ADwD?