25 Things to do while waiting for George RR Martin to finish his damn book.

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25 Things to do while waiting on "Winds of Winter"

It is Done!

Well, Dance of Dragons is done. Finally!

Was it worth the wait? Let me know what you think in the comments. I think it was, but it left so many great lead in's for the next (and penultimate) story. So tuck in and check this list out again. Because if we had a long wait for Dance, we can expect an even longer wait for Winds of Winter, now that George is distracted by a hit TV show from his work.

While waiting on the release of "Winds of Winter" this lens will give you a few ideas of what you can to do with your time....

George RR Martin is an incredible author, but unfortunately some species of snail write at a faster pace than he does. If you are coming to the site more information about the HBO series please check out my, Game of Thrones on HBO

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Before you go on let me mention a few more things to any new guest....

First off: how to relieve the boredom of waiting for George's next book or the release of a new game of thrones episode. Hopefully you will find these quite amusing.

Second thing: a list of 25 books within the fantasy realm or closely related that you may not have read to pass the time while waiting for the next book or episode.

Thing the Third: While waiting for the latest books there are a few Game of Thrones related things on on the way. First is the Season 1 of Game of Thrones DVD is now Available for Preorder at a 15% discount Game of Thrones season 1 DVD-Bluray

Season 1 of Game of Thrones DVD is now Available for Preorder at a 15% discount

The final thing

On my other Two game from websites I go further into the HBO series and the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books. for this lens I shall be putting anything amusing or funny about the series or books.

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Yes, you may be waiting for the Winds of Winter, Perhaps you are finding some of the awesome books linked on this page. But a the first season of Game of Thrones is a great way to spend some of that time while you are waiting patiently for the release of the Winds of Winter.

The Wait continues...

....But Winter is coming

Waiting on Game of ThronesThe newest installment of the "song of ice and fire" series. is completed.....

Dance of Dragons has been released and read by millions of fans. A small piece of the next book, "Winds of Winter" has been written, but chances are that there all Game of Thrones fans have a long wait for the next book in this series.
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The Game of Thrones first season was awesome. Game of Thrones on HBO reached every expectation. The second book in the series was markedly better than the first too...so we have a lot of great Game of Thrones on the way.

But that means another wait....

Game of Thrones season 2 is not released until mid April 2011, so there will be some wait for Season Two of Game of Thrones

The HBO series is finally giving George RR Martin the fan base and respect that he deserves as the premier fantasy writer today. There is one final thing to wait on before the release of the next book in the series. On March 6, 2012 the first season of Game of Thrones is set to be released on DVD and Bluray. Yes...more waiting.

Enough of that, lets find out the other things we can do while waiting for the newer books of the song of ice and fire series and the much-anticipated a game of thrones television series.

While you wait...

While the waiting goes on. there has been A LOT of movement on the HBO series Project. Check out Game of Throne HBO. for more info on that forthcoming series. But here is the one of the recent video teasers for Game of Thrones. Premiering 17 Apr 2011.


If you haven't read the series: Get ready to HATE Lena Headay (as Cersei Lannister) perhaps one of the most manipulative and conniving characters ever to grace the pages of a book or screen. She makes Lucretia Borgia look like Cinderella
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25 Things to do while waiting on "A Dance with Dragons"

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Here is a list of 25 possible time fillers you can particiapte in while waiting on GRRM to complete his next book. Please vote for the ones you like. Enjoy!

Apply for a Unicorn Hunting License.

5 points

Learn Sanskrit

4 points

Re-establish the Roman Empire...in Pittsburgh

2 points

Defend your neighborhood from roving Mongol hordes

1 point

Found a cockroach stable and stud ranch

1 point

Build a house out of toothpicks

1 point

Think of quadruple entendres

1 point

Design a better toilet seat

1 point

Go into a bar and ask for a Molotov Cocktail

1 point

Learn Greek, then read Homer in the original Greek.

1 point

See if diamonds really do cut glass...on everything in your neighbor's house.

0 points

Preach the philosophy of Marx...Groucho, that is

0 points

Commit seppuku...with a paper knife

0 points

State fallacies as fact (like, "peanuts grow on bushes")

0 points

Pay off the national debt...with a bad check

0 points

Raise professional certified racing turnips

0 points

Learn everything there is to know about the Holy Roman Empire

0 points

Challenge yourself to a duel

0 points

Tie-dye your sheets

0 points

Run across the room, tag someone and say "You're it.".

0 points

See how many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop

0 points

Complain to God that Jupiter has more moons than we do.

0 points

Step off a curb with eyes shut, imagine it's a cliff.

0 points

Make a lifesized replica of the Statue of Liberty...out of grape jello.

0 points

Read one of the books in the "25 books to read while waiting on GRRM to finish "a Dance with Dragons" list

0 points

Newer Fantasy Authors

These five authors are all relatively new, they have all come into prominence within the last five years or so. In a way they are all heirs of George RR Martin. They writing compelling characters that cannot be easily placed into classic good and evil archetypes. If you haven't checked them out all of these authors are DEFINITLY worth trying out by any fan of "A Song of Ice and Fire".

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Big Names in Fantasy


The next 5 recommended authors are what I would consider to be the giants of Fantasy today. All have written good books. In some cases, in my opinion, they have gone back to the same well too many times, and general quality of some of their books has suffered. All of these authors have good books to offer, though.

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Classic Fantasy Authors


Old School.

These are the authors that have been essential to the popularization and growth of the field of fantasy. All are very good authors and each brings his unique skills to bear on the field of fantasy. Each author has created something that was new and fresh in it's day and now together compromise a lot of what the standards fantasy consist of.

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George RR Martin recommendations

The following are solid and entertaining books that are on GRRM's recommended reading list.
Some of these books are outside the realm of the "fantasy" novel.

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Non fantasy


These last five books are all outside of the "fantasy genre". I tried to mix up the genre's and use only books that I think are exceptional. All should be excellent stories to read if you are looking for good books to spend your time with.

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Vote for you Favorite of the books

Please vote for the stories you have read that you like. Add any that I haven't included....... BUT SHOULD BE

What books do YOU like? I would like to know!

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