I’m still figuring out what to do in a post Game of Thrones world, so this week I’m resurrecting a post from the summer of 2013. Hope you enjoy it. For the third year in a row, I plan to spend my summer vacation in the Bahamas. It’s hard not to like the Caribbean with…
The past few days have brought mixed news about HBO’s Game of Thrones. On one hand, the show was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, more than any other on television! Then came the unhappy news . . . First, the showrunners confirmed that next season will only have 7 episodes. This is consistent with rumors…
At the same time HBO was giving us the best season of Game of Thrones, Starz was airing the second season of Outlander, based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling time travel novels set in 18th century Scotland. Both are fantastic shows, and it’s too bad they have to air around the same time, leaving us in a…
Yesterday, TV Guide published an article titled “Game of Thrones: What Was the Point of Jon Snow’s Death and Resurrection?” The article, however, never seriously answered the question. Instead, it concluded that “Jon was killed just for the show to have something to do during its saggy midpoint, and his death and resurrection won’t really…
The Season Six finale of Game of Thrones may have been the show’s best episode so far. And for readers of the books, it probably contained the most surprises. Here are my thoughts on “The Winds of Winter.” Note, *SPOILERS* to follow. In some ways, last Sunday’s episode reset the game board to where it…
Episode 9 of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, titled “The Battle of the Bastards,” was everything I hoped it would be, and more: epic and thrilling, with an unexpected stopover in Meereen that was quite awesome to behold. And for once in a very long while, the episode ended better than many would…
Season 6 of Game of Thrones promised to be the least predictable to date. Because the show had surpassed George R.R. Martin’s novels, readers like me would finally be surprised as events unfolded on screen. That is, until the show lurched back into material from A Feast For Crows. But still, heading into this season’s…
These days, it’s quite rare when I agree to do a book review. The problem is time. There’s just not much of it given my job and my writing. But David’s pitch for his novel The Conjurers caught my eye, and I’m glad I read it. The subtitle of The Conjurers is “A Gritty Fantasy of…
“Columcille!” – Brother Ciarán mac Tomás in Enoch’s Device He’s Brother Ciarán’s Patron Saint in Enoch’s Device! Like last year, the Kindle version of Enoch’s Device is going on sale for seven days starting today in honor of Saint Columcille’s Day (June 9th)! Saint Columcille (“St. Columba” to some) founded the monastery at Derry, which happens to be the place where Enoch’s Device begins….
Last Sunday’s episode proved that Game of Thrones will continue to pull material from the books, even if it’s doing so somewhat out of sequence. Season 5 of Game of Thrones appeared to cover both A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, but the show left out a lot of storylines from those…
After “The Door,” it was not surprising that last week’s episode of Game of Thrones would be a bit of a letdown. The show, however, is moving at breakneck speed, and there were a few significant developments. Note, *SPOILERS* to follow. Will Arya Be Free of the House of Black and White? Even though most…