- #A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER MOVIE#
- #A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER FULL#
- #A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER PLUS#
In theory I think you could read book five before book four, up to a point. If you read them separately, you will have a better sense of the momentum of events in each, and will be less distracted by the more fragmented approach of reading both books at the same time.Įither way, I am sure you will be happy. However, because the events in the books are mostly exclusive, I think there is value to reading them separately. You won't be left in the dark about your (perhaps) favorite characters until plowing thorugh book four.A slightly better sense of what is happening across the whole world, the big picture.In my opinion, the benefits of reading both at the same time would be: There is the occasional reference to events in Westeros in book five which make you go "Oh, I know why that is!". The stories in each are hardly connected to the other. But according to this section of the Wikipedia article A Song of Ice and Fire, the motivations behind splitting the books geographically were almost purely for publishing purposes. Usually I would make the argument that the author wrote it the way he wrote it for a purpose and that you should read it as intended to gain the most from it.
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I removed the character names to prevent accidentally revealing any spoilers:Īs others have suggested, you certainly could read them in orders other than the order they were written in. However, I could see it being a pain to sit down and do this yourself, as you have to put your book down at the end of each chapter, consult the list, find the next chapter, etc.Īnyway, Sean's order is listed below by book and chapter number. So far the order has not felt forced at all, and feels very natural. The Tower of the Hand is doing a re-read of the books right now using this proposed reading order. Sean Collins put together a very nice reading order over here: A proposed A Feast for Crows/A Dance with Dragons merged reading order, with explanation. As Tyrion Lannister says in the first book, “…a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.You can certainly read the chapters chronologically, instead of first reading through all of A Feast For Crows. Winter is coming, and no matter how you slice it, finishing A Song of Ice and Fire in time is going to be challenging, but I think it’s worth a go. I doubt many readers will want to devote that many weekends to reading, but you never know! on premiere night, you will have to read 8 hours and 28 minutes on March 17, then 16 hours and 56 minutes for the next 4 weekends.
#A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER PLUS#
There are 4 weekends, plus an extra Sunday to work with between March 17 and April 14, so to finish by 9:00 p.m. Sometimes reading during the work week can be close to impossible, so you might want to save all your GOT reading for the weekend.
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By weekend marathons – 16 hours and 56 minutes (8 hours and 28 minutes per weekend day) You will need to read 4 hours and 57 minutes on Sunday, March 17 and then a total 9 hours and 54 minutes for each of the following 4 weekends. See you later, mindless Facebook scrolling! By week – 7 hours, 54 minutes during the work week, plus 9 hours, 54 minutes over the weekendįinding the time to read every single day just doesn’t always happen, but if you read 2 hours and 38 minutes, 3 days per work week for 4 weeks, you can still make the April 14 deadline as long as you play catch-up on the weekends. This seems like a lot of time to set aside on a daily basis, but when I think amount my daily screen time averages, I realize it’s really just a matter of prioritizing. If you can commit to reading every day, you will need to read 2 hours and 38 minutes per day for the 29-day stretch.
#A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER FULL#
Reading the full series won’t be easy, but it can be done! The books are massive, but I’ve crunched the numbers using, and concluded that it is possible to finish all five before the mid-April deadline. A full review of the story could only enhance the Season 8 watching experience, right? But here’s the real question: Is reading all five books before the season premiere on April 14 even plausible? I need to right this wrong, and with the final season just around the corner, now is the ideal time to read the series. I continued to watch the show and the guilt for breaking my bookish rule continued to grow. I read the first book, A Game of Thrones, after devouring Season 1 of the eponymous HBO show, but never bothered reading books two through five.
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#A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE BOOKS IN ORDER MOVIE#
I live my reading life by a code of bookish rules, and the one I follow most loyally is, “Thou shalt not watch a movie or TV show based on a book without reading it first.” One of my very few exceptions is the A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R.