Hello all, I have posted a few times on a couple of thread before I found this one, and figured I would introduce myself. My name is Chris, and I currently reside in the midwest. I am an avid fantasy fiction reader who came to the aSoIaF series courtesy of season one of aGoT on HBO. Needless to say, I was hooked from the opening scene beyond the Wall till the closing credits of the season finale. Soon thereafter I purchases books 1-4 of the series, devoured them, and just finished perusing the fifth on loan from the library. I am looking forward to discussing a plethora of topics with everyone and expanding my grasp on GRRM's wonderful syntax (with your help, of course).