Hans Sprungfeld Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm dreading the though of how old I'll be when it is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm dreading the though of how old I'll be when it is finished.Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewks44 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 "as the Others met with the Dragons; clashing and singing the song of Ice and Fire, light flooded in through the sky. Bran Stark was finally awake." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkantos Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm dreading the though of how old I'll be when it is finished.God, I could well over 30 by the time GRRM gets it done, that'd be weird to think I've waited half my life for him to release books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selyse's Moustache Rides Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 God, I could well over 30 by the time GRRM gets it done, that'd be weird to think I've waited half my life for him to release books.Oh, you sweet summer child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trial Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I dread the ending itself, no more story to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogpile Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Oh, you sweet summer child.LOL. What I would give to be 30 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newstar Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I dread Aegon/(F)Aegon/Illyrio Jr./whoever he is winding up on the Iron Throne in any permanent capacity. I can't stand that little git.Anyone here read a lot of other GRRM stuff? What are his endings usually like?The only things of his I've read are A Song for Lya and The Dying of the Light. The Dying of the Light is a fun one because it features a character who seems to have been the basis for both the Hound and Loras Tyrell, which comes across about as weird as it sounds.A Song for Lya is funny because it has a character who seems to be a visual antecedent for Arya (slender, small, dark-haired "Lya"), although she doesn't have Arya's personality at all and she's a woman as opposed to a child, and a character who's a visual antecedent for Sansa ("Laurie Blackburn," who's a grown woman described as a curvaceous "auburn-haired vision"), who's a bit of a romantic. The Arya-type "Lya" character is in a romantic relationship with the narrator, and the Sansa-type "Laurie" character is in a relationship with a character who's glib and cynical and who "sounds" (in the sense of his dialogue) like Littlefinger. So make of that what you will.As for the ending for A Song for Lya, it's sad, but it depends on how you look at it, I guess. It's not totally bleak. Spoilers up in here:The narrator is in a romantic relationship with Lya. They are both telepaths but Lya is more gifted than the narrator. They go to a planet to investigate this religion centred around this parasitic creature to which adherents sacrifice their bodies over a period of time, becoming "joined" in a kind of collective hive mind and experiencing perfect joy/perfect communion/perfect love with all the other people who have been "joined." Even though the Littlefinger character shrugs these feelings off as a kind of drug for the parasitic creature to lure in its victims, and the narrator is skeptical, Lya sacrifices her body (so that she's instantly consumed) to join the collective. She comes to the narrator in a dream and tells him all this, but the narrator resists and chooses human connection, however imperfect and flawed. He has sex with Laurie Blackburn, who has been frustrated by the Littlefinger character's coldness and inability to form an intimate emotional connection with her, and they talk throughout the night, and it reaffirms his commitment to humanity, or something. The end!The Dying of the Light, on the other hand, revolves around a dying world, so it's about as cheery as you can imagine. Without giving away too too much, I can say that it doesn't have a "Rocks fall, everyone dies" ending, although it did seem awfully depressing. The novel does deal a lot with societal changes under apocalyptic-type conditions, so maybe that will figure into the series more as time progresses.I dread Arya and/or Sansa dying. I feel weirdly secure about Bran, Jon, and Rickon, but Arya and Sansa, far less so. Leave them alone, GRRM!I dread a Tyrion/Tysha meeting, something some people here seem to be wishing for. I believe that if she's alive, which I hope she is, she should not have to go back to this horrible thing that has happened to her ever again. Also, any kind of conversation between the two would have to be either unrealistic or painfull.On the bright side, maybe Tysha would kill him in a blind rage. I think a lot of fans could get behind that outcome. (I agree that the alternative of Tyrion's self-pity and wallowing being increased by a factor of 10 if the Tysha/Tyrion meeting doesn't end in his violent and bloody demise is pretty unappetizing, though.)Greyscale can lie dormant for awhile though, I don't think it necessarily happens straight away so he's wise to keep pricking his fingers.The greyscale could figure into a "bittersweet" ending for Tyrion; he could survive all the many, many things which should have killed him, wind up with everything he wants (Casterly Rock, Tysha or some other loving mate, recognition, plaudits, etc. etc.), only for the greyscale to kick in right when he has it all, giving him 2-10 years to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion of Judah Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm worried Dany will not sit the throne, or Arya will die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 And the represent is that I like dany and will represent her....And I think Dany and Sansa are similar in a way....But I like Dany way more. And from what I've read so far...everyone hates dany.And brans legs....just dont....lolThere are some Dany supporters on here such as myself. We are definitely in the minority tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three eyed wolf Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Any kind of ending that has been conceived as likely THE UNEXPECTED SHAL ALWAY REIGN SUPREME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy Stark Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm dreading the though of how old I'll be when it is finished.Oh I'm deading that too, also being dead or anything that prevents me from finding out how it ends :bang:-A "sitting on the edge of the seat. nooooooooo what happens next???" open ending.-Dany as the victorious one or succeding/sitting on the iron throne at the end while/or being romantically involved with Jon. -No Stark at Winterfell (or no Starks at all!!) and also not even a tiny glimpse of a Stark reunion.-And of course how many/which of the characters I like will join the dead list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of a Harpy Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I dread the ending itself, no more story to look forward to.Same here. That, and Arya or Davos dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drezelle Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 I hate that the last book will be called "A dream of Spring" Now we know the last 2 books will be all in winter and their is a chance that the series will end with eternal winter... I hope that does not happen. I hope we get to see more of the world and some new POV characters.I hate when in movies and stories the bad guy gives that speech at the end where they tell all their secrets and motives and such BUT I'm hoping to get something of the sort from Littlefinger and Varys. I want to know what they know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Baelish Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I hate that the last book will be called "A dream of Spring" Now we know the last 2 books will be all in winter and their is a chance that the series will end with eternal winter... I hope that does not happen.I like the title...it conveys a sense of hope and optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cila Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If it's the novel I'm thinking of, I hated the ending. Characters that had been out of the storyline for a long time suddenly re-emerge and while they are the driving force of the action, are seen second-person by characters who had up until then had been the driving force of the action. It's been awhile since I read it, so my thoughts on it are kind of muddled. I hope that made sense.Suffice it to say the entire second half of the book is a total mess. Was a great first half though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Baratheon Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My biggest fear is that GRRM will be pressed to end it, and not take the time to develope an ending that worthy of this master piece.with just two more books it is predestined to look pressed I´m afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I'm dreading the though of how old I'll be when it is finished.Jeeez never though of that. I'll probably be in my teens by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Baelish Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Jeeez never though of that. I'll probably be in my teens by then.Not sure whether you're kidding or not. Jeez, how old are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkantos Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Jeeez never though of that. I'll probably be in my teens by then.I see you believe in reincarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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