Calibandar Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I was just looking at the Harper Voyager listings for the next few months and saw that they intend to publish an English translation of the quite legendary Accursed Kings series by Maurie Druon. As some may know, GRRM is a huge fan of this series. I believe some here at the forum have also read these books many years ago.First book is supposed to come out in January:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Accursed-Kings-Iron-King/dp/0007491255/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348052299&sr=1-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Martin blurbed this reprint:'Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty - and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones' - George R.R. Martinhttp://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/80024/the-iron-king-maurice-druon-9780007491254 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Fantastic. I remember picking up El rey de hierro in Chile a few years ago, and when I decided my Spanish wasn't up to it, trying to find other versions. The original French was hard enough to find, and English was a joke.I cannot wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devaki Khanna Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Oh, good--if they're coming out with an English translation of the series, I'm getting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roose Seal Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Les Rois Maudits is one of the best series of its kind.I'm still hoping for a good TV adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenstone Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I'm kind of bummed this isn't coming out here in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WaterDancer Knight Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Les Rois Maudits is one of the best series of its kind.I'm still hoping for a good TV adaptation.It's been done two times for the French TV and both are very good adaptations. And they are both available in dvd on amazon.fr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roose Seal Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It's been done two times for the French TV and both are very good adaptations. And they are both available in dvd on amazon.fr.I know, I know, but I thought they were so-so... Well the old one was okay I guess but the new one was really not my cup of tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Les Rois Maudits is one of the best series of its kind.I'm still hoping for a good TV adaptation.The last mini-series by José Dayan is a masterpiece.I haven't seen the first though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The WaterDancer Knight Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 The first is even better than the second but I saw it when it first aired on tv 40 years ago and loved it. So I might be a little bit biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuisDantas Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I was told a few days ago that mine is on its way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maia Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The first is even better than the second but I saw it when it first aired on tv 40 years ago and loved it. So I might be a little bit biased.Is it the one with utterly ridiculous costumes and a very brief appearance of Depardieu? Because I just couldn't get over the silliness and complete inappropriatness of the costumes... I guess I should give it another chance...I love the book series, BTW, even though Druon did mix up some historical facts.I also have it on good authority that the books are so engrossing that they can help one cope with an extremely painful broken hip :eek: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Is it the one with utterly ridiculous costumes and a very brief appearance of Depardieu? Because I just couldn't get over the silliness and complete inappropriatness of the costumes... I guess I should give it another chance...No, the Depardieu family (they were all on it) took part in Dayan's version. The more recent one.I don't really see what you mean by ridiculous costumes, but I'm not an expert on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peadar Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Sounds cool. Sample downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reznak mo Reznak Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm only a couple chapters into, but its already filled an ASOIAF shaped hole for me. too early to have an opinion I know. But I really like it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edda van Heefmstra Ruston Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 It seems as though HarperCollins have a pretty quick release plan for the series - The Strangled Queen is currently scheduled to come out in April. I hope the rest of the new translations are released as quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Am I missing something? Seems like this isn't out in the US until March 23. Is it out already in the UK or elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It came out in the UK at the beginning of this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oh excellent. I've just ordered the first one. I've a long flight in Feb and this should fit the bill nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Moody Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I just finished The Iron King. An interesting read. There's a very short introduction by George R. R. Martin, in which he pulls out the old marketing-speak: "If you like A Song of Ice and Fire, you will love The Accursed Kings." Well, it depends. If you like A Song of Ice and Fire for its wealth of detail, its comparatively subtle themes, or the effects of its use of multiple limited POVs, you won't find much to admire in The Iron King, which is third-person omniscient, heavy on direct characterization, flat statement of theme, and undigested exposition, and offers only the most basic scene-setting (though what there is sometimes pretty evocative). In places Druon's style is so spare it barely feels like a fully-fledged novel. But if what you like about A Song of Ice and Fire is the venomous characters, the political intrigue, the unbelievable cruelty, then The Iron King has that in spades, and even manages, as Martin's work does, to make some of its nastiest characters halfway sympathetic. The ending is especially effective in its starkness. I'm looking forward to the subsequent volumes, though they're much closer to the "guilty pleasure" end of the spectrum than A Song of Ice and Fire, or what I've read of Dorothy Dunnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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