Epically fantastic

I know the title sounds like something out of Bill and Ted's, but it is very fitting for this book.

I just finished George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones, Book One in the Fire and Ice series. It's long; it's intimidating; it's dense; but it's all worth it.

I read it on my Kindle so I didn't have to deal with the insanely huge tome. The other thing I did to make it easier was watch the HBO series as I read it. There's a lot of characters in this book, and each chapter follows one of them (all of the book is done in 3rd person, though). And, not all of the characters are the focus of the chapters, so you have ancillary ones in each chapter that still play a large role in the story. It's a lot to keep track of. Watching the series gave me a mental picture of each of the characters, which was very helpful for me.

A sidenote on the TV series - it's also fantastic. They follow the book very closely. I recognized quite a few direct quotes from the book while watching it. It's a must see.

Ok, back to the book.

A lot of the characters are a little crazy and definitely power hungry. But many of them are still intriguing. Chances are you'll either hate them or like them. But you won't be ambivalent toward any of them.

So, pick it up. Block out some time because chances are, it will quickly suck you in.