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I’m getting pretty good at judging whether what I’ve got left of a book will last me to the end of my commute. Unless, of course, the train dies at an obscure little station that I normally never see because my train goes through it so quickly. Which is what happened a couple of weeks…
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Chapter 39 – Jon Jon is sending Val north to find Tormund Giantsbane and make him an offer. He sees her past the Wall and she promises to return but won’t promise to bring Tormund back with her. Jon returns to eat. Bowen Marsh, Septon Cellador and Othell Yarwyck want to see him. Jon asks…
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Politics stuffThe entirely hilarious Men’s Rights Activist Marmoset. These are a couple of my favourites: Writing stuff The Bookshelf Muse is full of helpful and informative stuff. This week I particularly enjoyed this post about using frustration to ramp up your writing. Shopping stuff I bought some clothes from an online store, Holy Clothing, and they…
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Chapter 38 – The Watcher Ser Balon Swann has arrived at Sun Spear to deliver Gregor Clegane’s skull to Doran Martell. Arianne is present, as is Ellaria Sand and Oberyn Martell’s three eldest sand snakes. The head is delivered and accepted. There is a toast. Obara storms out. Then there is a feast. Doran asks…
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Chapter 37 – The Prince of Winterfell Theon is giving ‘Arya’ away. In the chamber where she’s getting ready she keeps talking as though she’s Jeyne Poole. Theon is afraid Ramsay will hurt her if she is not Arya body and soul. He tells her Ramsay is sweet so long as you don’t anger him.…
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Chapter 36 – Daenerys The refugee camp outside Meereen is enormous and the people in it are sick. It is getting harder and harder to feed them. Daenerys takes the food herself, against the wishes of her advisors, and organises burning the corpses. When she returns to the pyramid, Hizdahr zo Loraq is due for…
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Winter Song by Colin Harvey is the third book I’ve read from small press Angry Robot. As I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of them and have paid for none of them (they’ve all been freebies from conferences or joining the British Fantasy Society), I’m feeling a bit uneasy. I think I might have to make a…
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Chapter 35 – Jon Jon wants to take six new recruits to say their words to the old gods, which means going north of the Wall. Bowen Marsh says they can swear in the sept but Jon disagrees. He takes a small force and Ghost and goes. He has manned a tower with women and…
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Chapter 34 – Bran Bran is beneath the mountain learning to be a greenseer. They stay for months and Meera says Bran will never leave. Jojen is withdrawn and no one seems to understand why. Jojen, Meera and Hodor go exploring. It is too hard to take Bran in his basket so he slips inside…
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