Balerion06 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 My friends bought me the box-set of the first four books as a present, but I never bothered opening it. Then when I was sitting bored in my winter holidays I decided to watch Game of Thrones to see if it was worth getting into a book-series composed entirely of doorstoppers. Loved the first season, so then read all five books before the second season came along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseHarrison Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Watched season 1 of GoT, waited a year (barely) for Season 2, after Season 2 I knew I couldn't wait another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Broke Howard Hughes Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I got turned on to it because I'm a huge fan of Lena Heady (Cersei), and that got me interested in the show. That got me into the books. I read half of the first book then put it down for 8 or 9 months. I finished it and the rest of the series in a week and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Stargaryen Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 You know that a human being was murdered during roughly the same time period, right? Where's the Mycah love?Yeah, but a ginger, so not a real person with a soul and all. Or is that just from the TV series?I started reading the books after season 2 ended. I was extremely reluctant to get into an unfinished series with a reputation for long waits in between books. This series is worth it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark Winds Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I think it was...6-7 years ago (or maybe not so much) when I was browsing for good fantasy series to read, and saw artwork from this websitehttp://winterfell.altervista.org/gallery2.htm, fell in love with the art, and then started reading the books. Then aDwD came out and I had to reread everything because I basically forgot all that happened. I'm still discovering things that I completely missed through watching the show and visiting these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Sparrow Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 My dad had been pestering me for years to read them and on one road trip, I finally picked up AGOT. This was just before Feast came out and I got hooked. I've probably read them at least half a dozen times since then, not including all the re-reads of certain chapters I do when I get in a discussion on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I watched the first season of the show and was hooked. I then read the books and have become obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TywinBolton Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was wondering into a book shop and immediately saw Boromir sitting on the Iron Throne. I couldn't resist and bought it on impulse. Best decision I've made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Noone Sword Of The Day Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 After season 1 i found out the tv show was based of a series, than by the end of season 2 i decided to give the books a go... BEST DECISION EVER!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNille Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Watch the show. Couldn't wait a whole year for the next season, so I started to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin Turambar Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Because of the show. After the first two episodes, the story and characters captivated me in such manner that I started looking for more info...the rest is history and many delightful nights spent immersed in ASOIAF universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Another show-convertee here. For some inexplicable reason, ASOIAF had managed to stay under my radar completely until then, even though I'm a fantasy-literature-addict, and have been since around the time aGoT was first printed. Needless to say, once I got started, I couldn't stop. Haven't started season 3 yet (HBO isn't worth the price in my country, waiting for the bluray), but while it's good, the show is not nearly equal to the books anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Red Hand Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Watched the show first. The promos looked interesting but I really got hooked when Jaime ushed Bran at the end of the 1st episode. Then my mom cancelled our subscription to HBO right after LF betrayed Ned, and I needed my fix. Found out there were books, rented the books, and I have to say it was much better than the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannicus Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I had two brothers and a father who said it was great.After seeing the show, I decided it was time I listened to their advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansa_Stark Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I wanted to get into reading and heard the series was very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi1 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Got into it of the posotiv review of my brother who was talking about it to a mate which got me intriuged so I borrowed a copy of GoT and god stuck in. An enthrawling read from start to finish. He was reading it because he'd heard of the show, liked the sound of it and wanted to read the book before he whatched it. So we ended up whatching the first season together after we'd both read the first book.Usualy don't read fantasy or fiction in general, about the only other books of the gener(spelling?) I've read are Tolkin's Lord of the Ring's and The Hobbit (and the Deltora quest books but thats yearssssss ago). Am a big history reader though and the books polotical intriuges was one of the main hooks for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliquenor Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I watched the show, season 1, but did not get hooked until Ned's head fell. Then I thought the books should be OK, so I started reading GOT and then I read them all pretty fast, before season 2 started. I think the books are much better than the show, but season 3 (and of course this forum) is helping to ease the wait for TWOW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Arya's Song Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yikes, I am the old lady on this thread. I read the first book of the series way back when it first came out in 1998 ? My oldest son who is 33 today enjoyed fantasy books as a teenager so I borrowed his paperback. I read book one and was so upset over Lady dying and the treatment of Jon Snow and then Ned Stark dying... that I put the book aside at the end and went on to read Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.When ACOK came out I read the second book and became distraught over Arya and the fear I had over another favorite character dying. I did not buy the series again until Game of Thrones came out on HBO. This was a huge advantage as my husband and I did not have to do the long night wait for book three, four and five. I can not imagine how that must have felt for those who had to wait five years for book four and then another five for ADWD to discover what happened to their favorite characters.Now that I have reread the entire series and listened to them on audio about four times..I am in the same situation as everyone else..lol praying and hoping I live long enough for GRRM to finish the series before I have a stroke or drop dead. I take comfort in the fact that he GRRM is my age! George, I salute you ! You have given this old lady many hours of enjoyment and speculation regarding my favorite characters. Get to writing and finish this series before my eye sight completely fails. :drunk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGendry Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Rented Series 1 from lovefilm after hearing good things, borrowed the books from a friend and read through them all, watched Series 2, bought all the books for myself, found the forums, started a re-read (On Clash), watching Series 3 now. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Bice Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 DIdnt watch the show till halfway through season 2,got all caught up in time to watch Blackwater. Then I read all the books January this year, very much regret not having done so earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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