Tag Archives: Game of Thrones

'Game of Thrones' has an element of cultural and political subtext that’s one of the main elements that make the show so great and why it’s such a timely and relevant parable in this era of ours.

While it may strike some as a stall tactic, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is a worthy addition to the 'Game of Thrones' canon and should hold fans over until 'The Winds of Winter.'

'Luna: New Moon' is a western that just happens to take place on Earth’s moon in the 22nd Century. Ian McDonald set the debut novel of his epic saga on a dangerous world with its own versions of a gold rush and range wars. This is a classic empire story about rival families looking to out-compete—and out-fight—each other for control of the moon’s natural resources.

In a bolt of shocking news out of left field that has the Internet on fire, George R.R. Martin has just announced on his blog that he will not be finishing Winds of Winter.

Valentine's Day—that time of year that many secretly dread. Just for fun, here are 10 interestingly tumultuous couples from a wide range of literary genres.

I discovered these treasures on accident while looking for images to use for my post about the 6 most annoying clickbait tactics and have compiled what I thought were the funniest (or the most amusing). Enjoy!

What books-to-TV shows are you watching right now? What makes you choose to watch them? Does the television show make you more or less apt to read the books?

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In a recent commentary for CNN, Lewis Beale laments "How ‘Star Wars’ ruined sci-fi." Here's why he's wrong.

Are you ready for the madness that is the Game of Goats?

In his latest Twitter oopsie, Stephen King tweeted a massive Game of Thrones spoiler right after the last episode finished airing on the east coast, which of course meant that it hadn't yet aired on the west coast. You can imagine the reaction.

Everyone loves following the adventures of Danaerys, Tyrion and Arya. But the real strength of A Song of Ice and Fire is the supporting cast of fully-realized characters who bring George R. R. Martin’s world to life. With the fourth season just days away, here are the top ten coolest supporting characters in the Game of Thrones universe.

You don’t need Zimbio to tell you that you are Captain Kirk. You don’t need thirty friends clicking “like” on your You Are Katniss meme to validate the fact that you are indeed her (or at least have the potential to be her). You are Katniss if you say you are.

HBO took the first big night in television of the new year (football, Golden Globes) to drop an extended trailer for Season 4 of Game of Thrones. And everyone from the Wall to Slaver's Bay is getting hot in their chain mail.

Fiction anthologies tend to be a little uneven. Not Dangerous Women. Every piece in the collection is written by a heavy hitter with strong-selling novels under his or her belt. If you’ve had your fill of damsels in distress, I encourage you to give Dangerous Women a try.