George R.R. Martin novel news

[Krafus]

I think this is a fair compromise, and I'll probably like it better split up into two books. With the earlier books, a chapter would often end in a cliffhanger and it would be a wait of possibly hundreds of pages to get to the resolution. I don't mind some waiting, but it takes me quite a while to read a book of this length, one of the drawbacks of having 3 small children.

Anyone have a guess on how the characters will be divided in the two books? I can figure out a few, but I have not been keeping up with which characters get chapter-treatments and such.

The characters from Westeros (Jaime, Sam, Sansa, *spoilers*Cersei, Asha Greyjoy,*end spoilers*, the unknown mystery POV) will be in AFfC. This books will concern the King's Landing, the north (other than the Wall), Dorne and the Iron Islands.

The characters from the Wall and beyond and the east (Bran, Arya, Dany, Tyrion, Jon) will be in ADwD. Though there will be a bit of overlap in some cases.

Not sure about Davos.

Hmm... Did I miss anyone?

 

[KenM]

The characters from Westeros (Jaime, Sam, Sansa, *spoilers*Cersei, Asha Greyjoy,*end spoilers*, the unknown mystery POV) will be in AFfC. This books will concern the King's Landing, the north (other than the Wall), Dorne and the Iron Islands.

The characters from the Wall and beyond and the east (Bran, Arya, Dany, Tyrion, Jon) will be in ADwD. Though there will be a bit of overlap in some cases.

Not sure about Davos.

Hmm... Did I miss anyone?

My paperback cope of Storm of Swords has a chapter from Feast for Crows. Chersi POV. I hope Tyrion is in Feast, he is my favorite character.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Glad to hear that a Feast for Crows is finally done, as I've really enjoyed aSoIaF so far. I'm kinda disappointed that Tyrion won't be in the book, but I can wait until aDwD to hear more from that character.

Oh, and as much as I enjoy the series, I do agree that most of the sex scenes are gratitious and, in many cases, downright distasteful.

 

[BryonD]

So, does anyone have any industry type knowledge that would reveal how long it takes to get from this point to having a book in my hands?

Thanks

 

[KenM]

Do we know for a fact Tyrion won't be in the book?

 

[Fast Learner]

The characters from Westeros (Jaime, Sam, Sansa, *spoilers*Cersei, Asha Greyjoy,*end spoilers*, the unknown mystery POV) will be in AFfC. This books will concern the King's Landing, the north (other than the Wall), Dorne and the Iron Islands.

The characters from the Wall and beyond and the east (Bran, Arya, Dany, Tyrion, Jon) will be in ADwD. Though there will be a bit of overlap in some cases.

Not sure about Davos.

Is this your guess, or did you find this information somewhere?

 

[The_lurkeR]

Now as to the questions of which POV's show up in which book, the following will show up in AFFC:

Jamie, Cersei, Arya, Sansa, Sam (Jon will be in the first Sam chapter), the Iron Isles, Dorne, mystery POV (we don't know who the mystery POV is yet!). Asha will be in AFFC, in fact, all the chapters in Arms of the Kraken will show up in AFFC.

The following will show up in ADwD:

Arya, Bran, Jon, Dany, Tyrion, and Asha (she will be in both books, as she gets involved in affairs of the North)

Other tidbits: Cersei has the most number of chapters in AFFC, while Dany has the most in ADwD. Also, the number of Tyrion chapters is going up from 4 to 7 in ADwD (his storyline is basically beinbg expanded).

I got this from the SoIaF Westeros.org bulletin boards. This is a quote from someone was at the convention this past weekend, where GRRM announced that the book was being released. Take it with however much salt you want.

 

[Steel_Wind]

Do we know for a fact Tyrion won't be in the book?

Sounds like.

I really object to the way the book is being split. Every single one of my favorite characters will be missing.

Every. Single. One. (Though it looks like Arya manages to make it in. If that is so, I am mollified).

The lone bright star on the horizon of the proposed split may be Sam. IF he is included. I would have thought he was in the North though.

We are left looking forward to Sansa Stark and Little Finger. Mixed in amongst a great deal of Jaime and Cersei and Asha Greyjoy. *sigh*

While I am happy to get the book in any form - this is going to end up being a lot less fun that I had hoped.

 

[Vocenoctum]

As for the sex scenes, I'm glad they're in it. Sex is a part of life, and I'm sick of fantasy authors who give us blood and gore by the bucketful but shy away from any mention of sex.

It was one of the things that got tiresome for me in the trilogy. Sex is a part of life, but it was in nearly every chapter, it just grew old. I enjoyed the trilogy, but by the time I was finished... it was done. I doubt I'll read the new one, and if I do, it'll be in 20 years when he's finished it all.

 

[Krafus]

Is this your guess, or did you find this information somewhere?

I got it at the Westeros board, which The_lurkeR mentioned.