This thread is now an A Dance With Dragons Spoiler thread.

[Cain]

So, he's onto his last book. Is it time for me to do to him what I did to David Gemmel and Robert Jordan when they got to their last book?

What did you do?  (I'm actually almost afraid to ask, actually...)

What better way to troll fantasy fans then to eliminate the author just as they get to their final book in a series.

Brandon Sanderson will just drop everything he's doing to complete the series.  And without the annoying literary quirks of the deceased author he is standing in for.

To kill Martin, you must first kill Sanderson.

[Cain]

The only complaint I have about Kindle is the fact that not every book I want to buy has been put into that format (yet).  I went to get a book for my book club, and it wasn't Kindle-ized yet.  That sucked.

As for the new book coming out--I think I put it on preorder when I bought the whole damn kit and kaboodle (again, for the Kindle) last month...I need to recheck that, though.

ETA:  one feature I fucking love, though, is that my iPhone and Kindle keep up with each other so I don't have to carry the damned Kindle everywhere--I just whip out my phone and read where I last left off...

Actually, the worst thing is how the pricing for Kindle ebooks is utterly illogical.  I've seen ebook versions that cost more than the paperback or the hardback.  Or only cost 20 pence less.  Or, most usually, cost exactly the same.

I only buy ebooks when they are cheaper.  And cannot find them online for free.  Or want to read them ASAP.

Personally, I'm rather glad some books aren't available in Kindle format.  I want people to be impressed by my library, and I can't do that if I have a load of empty shelves and just my Kindle and external hard drive sitting on them.

[Luna]

The only complaint I have about Kindle is the fact that not every book I want to buy has been put into that format (yet).  I went to get a book for my book club, and it wasn't Kindle-ized yet.  That sucked.

As for the new book coming out--I think I put it on preorder when I bought the whole damn kit and kaboodle (again, for the Kindle) last month...I need to recheck that, though.

ETA:  one feature I fucking love, though, is that my iPhone and Kindle keep up with each other so I don't have to carry the damned Kindle everywhere--I just whip out my phone and read where I last left off...

Actually, the worst thing is how the pricing for Kindle ebooks is utterly illogical.  I've seen ebook versions that cost more than the paperback or the hardback.  Or only cost 20 pence less.  Or, most usually, cost exactly the same.

I only buy ebooks when they are cheaper.  And cannot find them online for free.  Or want to read them ASAP.

Personally, I'm rather glad some books aren't available in Kindle format.  I want people to be impressed by my library, and I can't do that if I have a load of empty shelves and just my Kindle and external hard drive sitting on them.

I am more than a little miffed that the new Harry Dresden novel lists the kindle version for $14.99, and the hardcover for $14.71.  I cancelled my preorder.

[LMNO]

I predict the final book will finally give the fans what they've been waiting for, and spend at least 100 pages listing the different kinds of food served at one of the king's feasts.

[Disco Pickle]

I predict the final book will finally give the fans what they've been waiting for, and spend at least 100 pages listing the different kinds of food served at one of the king's feasts.

That's the biggest complaint I hear from friends I've gotten to read it for the first time.

Joffery's wedding takes it a bit over the top with that.

[Cain]

The only complaint I have about Kindle is the fact that not every book I want to buy has been put into that format (yet).  I went to get a book for my book club, and it wasn't Kindle-ized yet.  That sucked.

As for the new book coming out--I think I put it on preorder when I bought the whole damn kit and kaboodle (again, for the Kindle) last month...I need to recheck that, though.

ETA:  one feature I fucking love, though, is that my iPhone and Kindle keep up with each other so I don't have to carry the damned Kindle everywhere--I just whip out my phone and read where I last left off...

Actually, the worst thing is how the pricing for Kindle ebooks is utterly illogical.  I've seen ebook versions that cost more than the paperback or the hardback.  Or only cost 20 pence less.  Or, most usually, cost exactly the same.

I only buy ebooks when they are cheaper.  And cannot find them online for free.  Or want to read them ASAP.

Personally, I'm rather glad some books aren't available in Kindle format.  I want people to be impressed by my library, and I can't do that if I have a load of empty shelves and just my Kindle and external hard drive sitting on them.

I am more than a little miffed that the new Harry Dresden novel lists the kindle version for $14.99, and the hardcover for $14.71.  I cancelled my preorder.

That's just punishment for being a Dresden Files fan.  I mean, apart from actually being a Dresdent Files fan, obviously.

[Cain]

I predict the final book will finally give the fans what they've been waiting for, and spend at least 100 pages listing the different kinds of food served at one of the king's feasts.

That's the biggest complaint I hear from friends I've gotten to read it for the first time.

Joffery's wedding takes it a bit over the top with that.

And then a vitally important character will choke on a strategically placed fishbone, allowing a "comrade in arms" to attempt the Heimlich Maneuver.  With a dagger.

[LMNO]

Martin will also bring up a new character's name on page 3, make no further mention of him for 997 pages, and then reveal them as a vitally important plot element during the arc's dénouement.

[Doktor Howl]

Martin will also bring up a new character's name on page 3, make no further mention of him for 997 pages, and then reveal them as a vitally important plot element during the arc's dénouement.

All the leading characters, of course, will have been killed off camera by then.

The Onion Knight's fate, for example, made me hate Martin.  Hate.

[LMNO]

Martin will also bring up a new character's name on page 3, make no further mention of him for 997 pages, and then reveal them as a vitally important plot element during the arc's dénouement.

All the leading characters, of course, will have been killed off camera by then.

The Onion Knight's fate, for example, made me hate Martin.  Hate.

I'm at the part where he just got arrested, but I was pretty sure he'd never be able to kill the Red Woman in his condition.

[Cain]

Martin will also bring up a new character's name on page 3, make no further mention of him for 997 pages, and then reveal them as a vitally important plot element during the arc's dénouement.

All the leading characters, of course, will have been killed off camera by then.

The Onion Knight's fate, for example, made me hate Martin.  Hate.

Davos may not be actually dead.  I'm not convinced, anyway.  It would be his MO to kill a character like that offscreen, but it would also be his MO to use "the fog of war" to give fans rage-spasms while confirming nothing, and leaving off publishing the next book for FIVE DAMN YEARS to keep everyone guessing.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The only complaint I have about Kindle is the fact that not every book I want to buy has been put into that format (yet).  I went to get a book for my book club, and it wasn't Kindle-ized yet.  That sucked.

As for the new book coming out--I think I put it on preorder when I bought the whole damn kit and kaboodle (again, for the Kindle) last month...I need to recheck that, though.

ETA:  one feature I fucking love, though, is that my iPhone and Kindle keep up with each other so I don't have to carry the damned Kindle everywhere--I just whip out my phone and read where I last left off...

Actually, the worst thing is how the pricing for Kindle ebooks is utterly illogical.  I've seen ebook versions that cost more than the paperback or the hardback.  Or only cost 20 pence less.  Or, most usually, cost exactly the same.

I only buy ebooks when they are cheaper.  And cannot find them online for free.  Or want to read them ASAP.

Personally, I'm rather glad some books aren't available in Kindle format.  I want people to be impressed by my library, and I can't do that if I have a load of empty shelves and just my Kindle and external hard drive sitting on them.

I also find Kindle pricing totally irritating. What the fuck. If I can get a used paper copy cheaper than a Kindle copy, 99% of the time I'll get the used copy.

[Disco Pickle]

Martin will also bring up a new character's name on page 3, make no further mention of him for 997 pages, and then reveal them as a vitally important plot element during the arc's dénouement.

All the leading characters, of course, will have been killed off camera by then.

The Onion Knight's fate, for example, made me hate Martin.  Hate.

Davos may not be actually dead.  I'm not convinced, anyway.  It would be his MO to kill a character like that offscreen, but it would also be his MO to use "the fog of war" to give fans rage-spasms while confirming nothing, and leaving off publishing the next book for FIVE DAMN YEARS to keep everyone guessing.

I'm with you on Davos.  It was a bit too loosely said that he was dead as it was hearsay in council from the Manderlys they wanted cooperation from, but that was only if Wylis was released from Harrenhal.  And don't forget that Wendel was killed at the Red Wedding so any promise of fealty could always be a feint. 

Hopefully I'll find out more about The Onion Knight's fate starting tomorrow.

[Cain]

Got mine.  About 12% of the way through, already.  Looks like Dany is getting a taste of terrorism from her would-be subjects, and there has already been one righteously justified death.  Also, it looks like the fate of the Onion Knight will be revealed....

[Cain]

Ramsay Bolton is like a skin-flaying Gregor Clegane.  As if the original Gregor wasn't bad enough.

Also, the Iron Bank seems to be finally making a play.  About time.  Since this may be a spoiler, all I'm going to say is if that Braavos = Italy, then the Iron Bank may mirror a certain Italian bank, which was very influential historically...