Carcer Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hello, everybody! I've lurked around here for what could easily be years, but never got around to register. Until now. I'm from Germany, I studied history and now I'm working as an archivist. I read A Game of Thrones back in 1997, but then lost sight of the series. Then I discovered A Dance With Dragons in my favorite bookstore, bought that and all previous books and was hooked since then ^_^ I don't have favorite characters, but there are several I find very interesting. For example Bran, I can't wait to see what will become of him! I did watch the first season of the show and the first episodes of the second one, but then stopped, because for me the TV show can't do the complexity of the books any justice. And I don't want to lose my time with fretting about all the changes they make and all the things they leave out. I was quite curios about Oberyn and the Mountain though, so I watched that episode two weeks ago and found it pretty entertaining. Show Oberyn seemed to be just as cool as book Oberyn, at least. Aside from ASoIaF I love Terry Pratchett, BioWare games, Harry Potter, Stephen King and the Roma Sub Rosa series. Among other things ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Weirgaryen Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Welcome Carcer, your name gives me shivers... and beware the forum is dark and full of spoilers. There are a few Germans answering in this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoldGhost Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hi Seth, Welcome! :) I liked what you wrote so I copied and sent it to my daughter. She likes the show, but didn't like GRRM's writing after reading a couple chapters. I've been telling her she's missing out. Anyway - hope you have fun here. I do! Hi Vita! Welcome and have fun.There's a lot to do in Westeros. Personally, I'm geeking out about the World Cup. There are Westeros fans who also like sports - not a ton, but some. They're here: World Cup forum I hope I can encourage her to give it another shot. I am not sure what country you are from, I am from the US, which is why I think I like GRRM a little bit better. Tolkien was a English Linguist and I think sometimes some of his writing goes a little over my head. Obviously works like The Simarillion are written more like a bible and can be difficult to read, whereas GRRM seems more consistent with one style and it seems to be a style I understand a bit better. That's not to say I don't love Tolkien though! Also, thanks for posting the link to the WC. I am obviously rooting for USA, but my family lived in Germany until my father was 3 so I have strong ties to the German team, and that's who I am really pulling for. Die Deutsch Nationalmannschaft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hello, everybody! I've lurked around here for what could easily be years, but never got around to register. Until now. I'm from Germany, I studied history and now I'm working as an archivist. I read A Game of Thrones back in 1997, but then lost sight of the series. Then I discovered A Dance With Dragons in my favorite bookstore, bought that and all previous books and was hooked since then ^_^ I don't have favorite characters, but there are several I find very interesting. For example Bran, I can't wait to see what will become of him! I did watch the first season of the show and the first episodes of the second one, but then stopped, because for me the TV show can't do the complexity of the books any justice. And I don't want to lose my time with fretting about all the changes they make and all the things they leave out. I was quite curios about Oberyn and the Mountain though, so I watched that episode two weeks ago and found it pretty entertaining. Show Oberyn seemed to be just as cool as book Oberyn, at least. Aside from ASoIaF I love Terry Pratchett, BioWare games, Harry Potter, Stephen King and the Roma Sub Rosa series. Among other things ^_^ Welcome to the boards! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorPrincess Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Hello! My name is April. I'm married with 3 kids and another on the way. I just recently started watching GoT and I'm addicted. I'm halfway through the first book. It's awesome! Welp, that's about it. Nice being here. Edited June 18, 2014 by WarriorPrincess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Weirgaryen Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Welcome @WarriorPrincess April! And beware, the forum is full of spoilers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasakka Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Lol it's never too late to introduce yourself, as long as you want to do it :PA pleasure to meet you Diablotion, I hope you enjoy the forum and keep watching and reading......Sophie is awesome :wub: it's one of those, I'm dumbfounded because you're so beautiful :DHow long have you been a fan? Have you read all of the books so far? Thank you! Geez, I totally have a crush on Sophie T.. a stunning lady! I have been a fan for about 2 years now. My mother brought me the books and said "You might like them", and she couldn't have been more right! I fell in love with Westeros then! I just finished reading Dance with Dragons and I'm anxiously waiting the Winds of Winter! Thank you @King Tyrion I @Pollo de Uruguay! @Pollo de Uruguay always nice to meet a fellow Scandinavian! And welcome WarriorPrincess and Carcer! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skythe1 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Aaaand 120 odd posts later I finally realised there's an introduction thread :) I'm Sam and I'm from England. I'm a part time novelist (hopefully full time one day!) and I've been in love with the fantasy genre since I was a kid. I somehow managed to miss the hype of the books and started reading after watching season 1 of the show, been hooked ever since :D So, hello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Hello! My name is April. I'm married with 3 kids and another on the way. I just recently started watching GoT and I'm addicted. I'm halfway through the first book. It's awesome! Welp, that's about it. Nice being here. Welcome to the boards! :cheers: Thank you! Geez, I totally have a crush on Sophie T.. a stunning lady! I have been a fan for about 2 years now. My mother brought me the books and said "You might like them", and she couldn't have been more right! I fell in love with Westeros then! I just finished reading Dance with Dragons and I'm anxiously waiting the Winds of Winter! Thank you @King Tyrion I @Pollo de Uruguay! @Pollo de Uruguay always nice to meet a fellow Scandinavian! And welcome WarriorPrincess and Carcer! :cheers: Heh. I also have a crush on her. And you're welcome. :cheers: Aaaand 120 odd posts later I finally realised there's an introduction thread :) I'm Sam and I'm from England. I'm a part time novelist (hopefully full time one day!) and I've been in love with the fantasy genre since I was a kid. I somehow managed to miss the hype of the books and started reading after watching season 1 of the show, been hooked ever since :D So, hello! Welcome! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest MacNeil Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Hi I'm Lance and I have a lot of interests that are classified somewhere in geekdom like gaming, superhero stuff, premium TV, and all types of sci-fi. I'll mostly post in the Literature and Entertainment forums until The Winds of Winter drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyed chicken Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hello, everybody! I've lurked around here for what could easily be years, but never got around to register. Until now. I'm from Germany, I studied history and now I'm working as an archivist. I read A Game of Thrones back in 1997, but then lost sight of the series. Then I discovered A Dance With Dragons in my favorite bookstore, bought that and all previous books and was hooked since then ^_^ I don't have favorite characters, but there are several I find very interesting. For example Bran, I can't wait to see what will become of him! I did watch the first season of the show and the first episodes of the second one, but then stopped, because for me the TV show can't do the complexity of the books any justice. And I don't want to lose my time with fretting about all the changes they make and all the things they leave out. I was quite curios about Oberyn and the Mountain though, so I watched that episode two weeks ago and found it pretty entertaining. Show Oberyn seemed to be just as cool as book Oberyn, at least. Aside from ASoIaF I love Terry Pratchett, BioWare games, Harry Potter, Stephen King and the Roma Sub Rosa series. Among other things ^_^ Hi Carcer!Welcome. I hope I can encourage her to give it another shot. I am not sure what country you are from, I am from the US, which is why I think I like GRRM a little bit better. Tolkien was a English Linguist and I think sometimes some of his writing goes a little over my head. Obviously works like The Simarillion are written more like a bible and can be difficult to read, whereas GRRM seems more consistent with one style and it seems to be a style I understand a bit better. That's not to say I don't love Tolkien though! Also, thanks for posting the link to the WC. I am obviously rooting for USA, but my family lived in Germany until my father was 3 so I have strong ties to the German team, and that's who I am really pulling for. Die Deutsch Nationalmannschaft! The Germans look awful strong in the cup. I'm getting the sense it may come down to them & the French, but maybe I'm crazy. My daughter replied and said, in essence that he's not changing her mind, plus she doesn't have time to read . . .so we'll see. Hello! My name is April. I'm married with 3 kids and another on the way. I just recently started watching GoT and I'm addicted. I'm halfway through the first book. It's awesome! Welp, that's about it. Nice being here. Jon Weirgaryen is right. If you're only part way into book 1 you want to be careful which Westeros forums you go into. In most of them they're going to assume you've already read all the books. Aaaand 120 odd posts later I finally realised there's an introduction thread :) I'm Sam and I'm from England. I'm a part time novelist (hopefully full time one day!) and I've been in love with the fantasy genre since I was a kid. I somehow managed to miss the hype of the books and started reading after watching season 1 of the show, been hooked ever since :D So, hello! Another writer! Not me, but I know other posters who are working on fantasy novels of their own. Hi I'm Lance and I have a lot of interests that are classified somewhere in geekdom like gaming, superhero stuff, premium TV, and all types of sci-fi.I'll mostly post in the Literature and Entertainment forums until The Winds of Winter drops. Hi Lance!Many of us like those same things. Not so many sci-fi fans actually, but enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellus Explorer Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Thank you! Geez, I totally have a crush on Sophie T.. a stunning lady! I have been a fan for about 2 years now. My mother brought me the books and said "You might like them", and she couldn't have been more right! I fell in love with Westeros then! I just finished reading Dance with Dragons and I'm anxiously waiting the Winds of Winter! Thank you @King Tyrion I @Pollo de Uruguay! @Pollo de Uruguay always nice to meet a fellow Scandinavian! And welcome WarriorPrincess and Carcer! :cheers:Lol one of my lady crushes are Natalie Dormer :WUB: :blushing: soooooooo beautiful omfg lolAnd yeah we all want it, those preview chapters aren't enough :pYou have a cool Mom lol I'm glad you enjoyed them..... which is your favorite books?ASoS is mine :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Hi I'm Lance and I have a lot of interests that are classified somewhere in geekdom like gaming, superhero stuff, premium TV, and all types of sci-fi.I'll mostly post in the Literature and Entertainment forums until The Winds of Winter drops. Welcome to the boards! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasakka Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Welcome Lance!! Hope you have a great time here! Lol one of my lady crushes are Natalie Dormer :wub: :blushing: soooooooo beautiful omfg lolAnd yeah we all want it, those preview chapters aren't enough :PYou have a cool Mom lol I'm glad you enjoyed them..... which is your favorite books?ASoS is mine :) Natalie is indeed stunning! Do we have an appreciation thread here about all the beautiful women on GoT and wcw's? This is the wrong place!Previews aren't indeed enough! They make me more "hungry" for the actual book...ASoS of course, so many epic events happened then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Raven Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Greetings! My name is Katie. I'm from the west coast of the United States. I wanted to sign up sooner, but I also wanted to read more of the books first before joining, since I figured this place would be spoiler heaven. I've just started AFFC and am enjoying it so far, though I find myself reading it much slower than the previous books. I've loved the show and the books starting 2 years ago, when I was recommended to watch the show and read the books by my ex-boyfriend's sister. Upon watching the first episode, I was completely hooked. And the books blew me away, I couldn't get enough. Last December, I drove from California to Portland, listening to the ASOS audiobook the entire way (15+ hours!). I plan on reading the books over again once I finish ADWD to absorb everything better and see what I missed/didn't understand the first time around. I'm really excited that I signed up, and it's a pleasure to "meet" you all! There are so many subforums, I hardly know where to begin. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Welcome, Four-Eyed Raven, to the boards! :cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEyedRaven Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hey Four Eyed Raven!! Awesome name! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyed chicken Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Greetings! My name is Katie. I'm from the west coast of the United States. I wanted to sign up sooner, but I also wanted to read more of the books first before joining, since I figured this place would be spoiler heaven. I've just started AFFC and am enjoying it so far, though I find myself reading it much slower than the previous books. I've loved the show and the books starting 2 years ago, when I was recommended to watch the show and read the books by my ex-boyfriend's sister. Upon watching the first episode, I was completely hooked. And the books blew me away, I couldn't get enough. Last December, I drove from California to Portland, listening to the ASOS audiobook the entire way (15+ hours!). I plan on reading the books over again once I finish ADWD to absorb everything better and see what I missed/didn't understand the first time around. I'm really excited that I signed up, and it's a pleasure to "meet" you all! There are so many subforums, I hardly know where to begin. :D Hey Four-Eyed Raven! Welcome. You were right. This is definitely spoiler heaven. Not only that, but these boards abound with theories and counter theories. Most of them I personally never dreamed of till I got here, but several I now accept as gospel (or the next best thing). So my advice? Finish the books, then dig in to Westeros (as we all settle in for the long wait for TWOW) and prepare to have your perception of ASOIAF (A Song Of Ice And Fire) rearranged! Enjoy! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Raven Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Welcome, Four-Eyed Raven, to the boards! :cheers: Hey Four Eyed Raven!! Awesome name! Haha Hey Four-Eyed Raven! Welcome. You were right. This is definitely spoiler heaven. Not only that, but these boards abound with theories and counter theories. Most of them I personally never dreamed of till I got here, but several I now accept as gospel (or the next best thing). So my advice? Finish the books, then dig in to Westeros (as we all settle in for the long wait for TWOW) and prepare to have your perception of ASOIAF (A Song Of Ice And Fire) rearranged! Enjoy! :) Thank you all! ^_^ I've already read a few theories, some of which I might agree with, some I find to be a bit of a stretch. I think I'll seek refuge in this place since my social circle doesn't read the books and is probably sick of hearing me talk about it all. Anyway, thank you guys for the warm welcome! I look forward to finishing the current books so we can all wait for TWOW in agony together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mad Cow Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Greetings. I initially chose The Mad Cow as my username as a homage to the Mad King, but following the completion of my registration I realised it would instead be generally understood as a reference to the Mad Cow disease. :smug: Oh well. I look forward to contributing to future discussions in the sub forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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