I don't know if you know this, but most of human civilization has always existed by lakes, rivers, and the sea. Westeros has the distinct advantage of its waterways all being navigable.
Brandon leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table, his interest piqued. "The new roads are made in the Valyrian style that you and Maekar rediscovered. How are they? Are they better?" he asked.
TV · Illusiveone
Sounds like a reason for FOMO
Oh boy, you underestimate the escalation factor on this story greatly.
I'm so busy these days I haven't even started!
Real life has been incredibly busy, but I greatly appreciate the donations that have come in, and the incredible reception of this pre-sequel. As a quick note, the additional PoV's are not narrated by Aegon this time around, which is why the return to his PoV is labeled - Aegon - instead of - Me -. PoV shifts are not Jorah's unique empathic green sight. They are most likely provided by god-Jorah, and definitely not by mortal-Aegon, who has neither green sight nor dragon dreams.
Book&Literature · JManM
Thank God for fanfiction to save us from the bitterness of botched endings.
"I mean, that's it?" John continued, throwing his hands up in frustration. "All those choices we made, all those branching plotlines—and all the endings are practically the same!"
TV · Illusiveone
I feel your pain deeply.
"I mean, that's it?" John continued, throwing his hands up in frustration. "All those choices we made, all those branching plotlines—and all the endings are practically the same!"
TV · Illusiveone
I love how this chapter is like. 'I kill all those people everyone likes because they are uncultured swine, but the major baddies everyone hates has style so they aight with me'
Though I liked the art in the Westerlands it was nothing I wanted in my home. I admire their use of self-conscious artifice over realistic depiction, but the effect of its bizarre, sometimes acid color, its illogical compression of space, the elongated proportions and exaggerated anatomy of figures in convoluted, serpentine poses sometimes causes anxiety in the viewer, and while certainly stylish it does not move me.
Book&Literature · JManM
Underrated
Ironborn art. Let's not kid ourselves, unless I sell them some tentacle hentai to inspire those foul creatures, they will never create anything of artistic value other than the figureheads on their ships and chances are those are something stolen from someone with greater creative capacity in the first place.
Book&Literature · JManM
Oh how the times have changed... Or I just accepted the warpage as the new me.
Anyway, I'm done with this story, but I won't mark it as Completed. I'm not making that mistake again. I've already done it too many times. I'll leave it open if I want to do some epilogue work or a sequel. Maybe a reboot in House of the Dragons. I have an idea to do it as Aegon II, and give him the Talisman's from Elden Ring. Might be fun, but I don't think I have as much to say about that time period as I did Game of Thrones. It would be fun to shit on Team Black, though.
Book&Literature · JManM
I'm working on it. Should have something by Christmas.
Game of Thrones: Path of the Hungry Bear
Book&Literature · JManM