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And Seven Times Never Kill Man
A bunch of religious zealots try to colonize the planet by slaughtering seemingly weak and incapable local species. But the locals might be not so feckless as they seem...
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First published July 1, 1975
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George R.R. Martin
1,511 books119k followersGeorge Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
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Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
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January 7, 2022
One of my efforts to remain social about books during the pandemic ended up evolving into a regular 3 person Skype chat that focused predominantly on George R R Martin short stories. It was an interesting undertaking...
A fantastically layered story of colonialism and fanaticism, I finished And Seven... and immediately had to go back and start over.
There is so much meaning crammed into this short story, and enough ambiguity that I was consistently questioning – especially in my second read – if I was placing significance in the wrong places. The skill of it made this highly entertaining.
This is a terrific short to Buddy Read. My wee three-person book club spent more time debating And Seven... than my big book club does on most novels.
On a George scale, this is an easy 5 stars, and ranks among my favorite of his shorts.
On an all-the-books scale, this still hits an impressive 4.5 stars that I'm happy to round up.
A fantastically layered story of colonialism and fanaticism, I finished And Seven... and immediately had to go back and start over.
There is so much meaning crammed into this short story, and enough ambiguity that I was consistently questioning – especially in my second read – if I was placing significance in the wrong places. The skill of it made this highly entertaining.
This is a terrific short to Buddy Read. My wee three-person book club spent more time debating And Seven... than my big book club does on most novels.
On a George scale, this is an easy 5 stars, and ranks among my favorite of his shorts.
On an all-the-books scale, this still hits an impressive 4.5 stars that I'm happy to round up.
December 28, 2016
A short story by George R.R. Martin about how religions form, rise and shatter when they are affected by cultural merge with, seemingly, weak and incapable adversary. It actually reminds me of Chinese culture, which successfully survived more than a few conquests by incorporating the conquerors into their own culture, thus indoctrinating them and finally making the former enemy Chinese.
Oh, and btw, seems it's true that Jaenshi (the supposed "weaklings") served as an inspiration for Wookies. How cool is that?
Oh, and btw, seems it's true that Jaenshi (the supposed "weaklings") served as an inspiration for Wookies. How cool is that?
November 3, 2016
Read as part of Preston Jacob's Thousand Worlds book club, this story is about a race of hive-minded, ape-like humanoids, called the Jaenshi, and their struggle against an invading group of zealots, the Steel Angels, bent on forcefully settling the land.
What the Steel Angels don't know, however, is that the objects of Jaenshi worship--strange pyramid structures found all over the planet--are actually the means by which the hive-mind telepathically exerts itself upon anything in range. Just like the Jaenshi before them, the Steel Angels end up becoming victims of the hive-mind's control. And just like the Jaenshi before them, the Steel Angels are made to abandon the tenets of their faith and culture in deference to what the hive-mind wants.
GRRM really enjoys his hive-minds.
What the Steel Angels don't know, however, is that the objects of Jaenshi worship--strange pyramid structures found all over the planet--are actually the means by which the hive-mind telepathically exerts itself upon anything in range. Just like the Jaenshi before them, the Steel Angels end up becoming victims of the hive-mind's control. And just like the Jaenshi before them, the Steel Angels are made to abandon the tenets of their faith and culture in deference to what the hive-mind wants.
GRRM really enjoys his hive-minds.
August 21, 2017
A novella in Grrm's 1000 worlds series, it revolts around a group of religious extremists-the steel angels- colonizing the lands of simple-ape- like people in the name of their God.
Trivials:
-It's a believed amongst Grrm's readers that ASOIAF is set in the same world.
-The statue of the God of the steel angels " Bakkalon the pale child" can be seen in the house of black and white in ASOIAF.
-if you read carefully you can see some connections between the Ironborn X Steel Angels AND The Jeanshi X the children of the forest
Here is a breakdown to it
http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?...
Trivials:
-It's a believed amongst Grrm's readers that ASOIAF is set in the same world.
-The statue of the God of the steel angels " Bakkalon the pale child" can be seen in the house of black and white in ASOIAF.
-if you read carefully you can see some connections between the Ironborn X Steel Angels AND The Jeanshi X the children of the forest
Here is a breakdown to it
http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php?...
October 2, 2025
Read as part of Dreamsongs. I hadn’t planned on reviewing this one, but then I looked it up on Good Reads where the cover image is a picture of a cat man with a gun and I was like “ok you got me, I can’t say no to that.”
Cats with guns notwithstanding this is a perfectly fine, if unremarkable, story about organized religion and the role it often plays in genocide and colonialism. There’s a thing that happens at the end (calling it a twist would be a real overstatement, maybe more of a wrinkle?) that Martin uses to make the point that in absorbing the culture and beliefs of the people they conquer, the colonizer unwittingly undermines and eventually destroys their own culture due to the influence of the colonized. Martin frames this as ultimately a victory for the colonized which on a long enough timeline yeah sure, but I don’t know how much comfort that actually is to the people being oppressed.
Anyway, not an amazing story, but certainly thought provoking, and I’m charmed by that cover image.
Cats with guns notwithstanding this is a perfectly fine, if unremarkable, story about organized religion and the role it often plays in genocide and colonialism. There’s a thing that happens at the end (calling it a twist would be a real overstatement, maybe more of a wrinkle?) that Martin uses to make the point that in absorbing the culture and beliefs of the people they conquer, the colonizer unwittingly undermines and eventually destroys their own culture due to the influence of the colonized. Martin frames this as ultimately a victory for the colonized which on a long enough timeline yeah sure, but I don’t know how much comfort that actually is to the people being oppressed.
Anyway, not an amazing story, but certainly thought provoking, and I’m charmed by that cover image.
August 2, 2022
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May 15, 2018
Reading this as part of the anthology, Dreamsongs, Volume I.
The story takes place on the planet Corlos. The native inhabitants of this planet are the Jaenshi. A peaceful race that lives in separate clans, each worshipping their own pyramid.
The planet is in the process of being colonized by a group called the Steel Angels. They start the colony off in a valley but soon begin to expand, displacing the Jaenshi and destroying their pyramids as they do. The Steel Angels worship Bakkalon, a warrior god that desires strong followers willing to destroy other races whom they consider soulless.
In the middle of these two groups is neKrol a trader. He is sympathetic to the Jaenshi and tries to equip them to defend themselves.
The story explores the extremes of religion. On one side there is the Jaenshi. They are pacifists that seem uninterested in fighting the Steel Angels or defending themselves. In contrast to them, there are the Steel Angels. They are an aggressive group killing and destroying in the name of their god. The agnostics are trying to stake out a position somewhere between the two.
I can see why some would give a lower rating for this story. It takes awhile to get going and the ending is initially confusing. This is a story that needs to be read more than once to understand what was actually happening and to make sense of the conclusion. There are numerous clues along the way that help point to what's going on. Some can be caught because of repetition but some are easy to miss the first time through.
The story takes place on the planet Corlos. The native inhabitants of this planet are the Jaenshi. A peaceful race that lives in separate clans, each worshipping their own pyramid.
The planet is in the process of being colonized by a group called the Steel Angels. They start the colony off in a valley but soon begin to expand, displacing the Jaenshi and destroying their pyramids as they do. The Steel Angels worship Bakkalon, a warrior god that desires strong followers willing to destroy other races whom they consider soulless.
In the middle of these two groups is neKrol a trader. He is sympathetic to the Jaenshi and tries to equip them to defend themselves.
The story explores the extremes of religion. On one side there is the Jaenshi. They are pacifists that seem uninterested in fighting the Steel Angels or defending themselves. In contrast to them, there are the Steel Angels. They are an aggressive group killing and destroying in the name of their god. The agnostics are trying to stake out a position somewhere between the two.
I can see why some would give a lower rating for this story. It takes awhile to get going and the ending is initially confusing. This is a story that needs to be read more than once to understand what was actually happening and to make sense of the conclusion. There are numerous clues along the way that help point to what's going on. Some can be caught because of repetition but some are easy to miss the first time through.
May 22, 2020
I obviously didn't understand a good chunk of it. Thought there would be a bigger revelation at the end. But the world building is amazing. The Jaenshi vs Bakkalon thing seems to be the base of Children of forest vs R'hllor faith in ASOIAF. Very interesting read
March 24, 2022
And Seven Times Never Kill Man is one of those stories that is likely to leave people conflicted. Unfortunately, I was one of those people the story did not work for. There was an interesting story in here about colonisation and oppression, but it failed to tick the boxes for me. I was never invested in it the way I had hoped, and I found it easy to put down despite how quick it was to read.
All in all, this was a George R.R. Martin short story that did not work for me, yet there are things in it that are sure to work for others.
All in all, this was a George R.R. Martin short story that did not work for me, yet there are things in it that are sure to work for others.
December 27, 2022
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p4: The Jaenshi children swung in pools of soft blue illumi-jnation, and just above the city gates two stick figures could be seen working.
p30: "It would take us a day and a night to screech them down," DaHan said, his eyes sweeping over the glade and the trees, and following the rocky twisted.path of the waterfall up to its summit.
Just a tad too horrific.
p4: The Jaenshi children swung in pools of soft blue illumi-jnation, and just above the city gates two stick figures could be seen working.
p30: "It would take us a day and a night to screech them down," DaHan said, his eyes sweeping over the glade and the trees, and following the rocky twisted.path of the waterfall up to its summit.
Just a tad too horrific.
May 21, 2024
Published in the July 1975. It takes place in the "Thousand Worlds" universe, and is set on the Jambles planet of Corlos during the post-Interregnum period. It is about a conflict between the pacifist tribes of the Jaenshi and an invading militant religious sect called the Steel Angels. The story takes its name from a Rudyard Kipling poem and it references the Jaenshi's pacifism.
"The Jaenshi are a furry sentient humanoid species who live on the planet of Corlos. They structure their society around their religious beliefs, with each of their small clans worshipping a different pyramid as if it contained their gods. This society is slowly being annihilated by the Steel Angels, a belligerent human cult devoted to the "pale child" Bakkalon. The self-titled "children of Bakkalon" believe it is their duty to expand and conquer, and Corlos is their next target. As the story starts, the pacifist and wild Jaenshi are paying a heavy price for having killed one of the Steel Angels, and now their children hang on the walls of the Angel city."
Not only do we get our first "Winte is coming" in our author's published history; but the conflict between the jaenshi and the Steel Angels strongly echos that between men and Children of the forest in Game of Thrones.
The story hints at the existence of a deeper unrevealed dynamic between the Jaenshi as only the exiled tribesmen who's pyramid-gods are destroyed initially join the conflict. The story is another allegory against organised religion and for pacifism by our hippie author.
"The Jaenshi are a furry sentient humanoid species who live on the planet of Corlos. They structure their society around their religious beliefs, with each of their small clans worshipping a different pyramid as if it contained their gods. This society is slowly being annihilated by the Steel Angels, a belligerent human cult devoted to the "pale child" Bakkalon. The self-titled "children of Bakkalon" believe it is their duty to expand and conquer, and Corlos is their next target. As the story starts, the pacifist and wild Jaenshi are paying a heavy price for having killed one of the Steel Angels, and now their children hang on the walls of the Angel city."
Not only do we get our first "Winte is coming" in our author's published history; but the conflict between the jaenshi and the Steel Angels strongly echos that between men and Children of the forest in Game of Thrones.
The story hints at the existence of a deeper unrevealed dynamic between the Jaenshi as only the exiled tribesmen who's pyramid-gods are destroyed initially join the conflict. The story is another allegory against organised religion and for pacifism by our hippie author.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 6, 2020
I’m listening to an audio version of the story and beat the end - like many have stated the reveal here is subtle - you may mitcouvjnitvup though it’s stark you in the face . I live the proto references to the as-yet-to-come ASOFAI, in a science fiction story it’s particularly fascinating. It’s an important story , of not only for this reason -but for the seemingly obvious inspiration G. Lucas likely derived from not only the story but the cover illustration for the issue of ANALOG ( July 1975) in which it appears for the Wookie race -and one specific weapon used. The God Bakkalon of the Sword is fascinating for its references to a kind of anti-Christ savior who also reminded me of Elric of Melnibone ( pale figure holding a demon sword ...). Cool
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September 7, 2023
The pale child of Bakkalon features heavily in this. You may recognise the name as he is one of the divine statues Arya sees in the House of Black & White in Braavos, providing yet another link between Martin’s sci-fi stories and Westeros.
Westeros may or may not specifically be one worlds governed by the galactic spanning administration known as the ‘Thousand Worlds’, but it is certainly within the same galaxy.
Westeros may or may not specifically be one worlds governed by the galactic spanning administration known as the ‘Thousand Worlds’, but it is certainly within the same galaxy.
April 20, 2013
A militaristic cult decimates a planet of senient, furry beasts in the name of their god. Like most of Martin's short stories, this one is melancholy and well suited to a rainy day.
And here's an interesting tidbit - the furry creatures in this story were the visual inspiration for Star Wars' Wookie . How cool!
And here's an interesting tidbit - the furry creatures in this story were the visual inspiration for Star Wars' Wookie . How cool!
September 16, 2025
I liked this story a lot, but a warning that the ending is a bit vague and leans more towards thought-provoking than trying to end the story in a satisfying conclusion. There is maybe a bit too much repetition of certain elements throughout, and certain analogies are slightly ham-fisted, but overall an enjoyable and intriguing story.
June 30, 2021
This one follows a trader in alien artifacts as he attempts to help a native population defend themselves against a religious army of humans.
It's well written, but the ending is a bit confusing. It feels like there's a moral to this story that I'm not quite getting.
It's well written, but the ending is a bit confusing. It feels like there's a moral to this story that I'm not quite getting.
July 9, 2016
Excellent story. I read it two and half time to finally understand the mystery. I think it's the pinnacle of martin's puzzle piecing writing, but the characters in the story are rather weak and dull.
August 13, 2021
AND SEVENS TIMES NEVER KILL MAN – Religious extremists attempt to genocide weaker species. “Yet now your eyes have cleared, and again you are the Wolves of God.” ***
May 20, 2020
I did not like this one much. That doesn't mean that there were not things that I picked up on. It's a good story. I just didn't enjoy it as much as I feel I should have.
The Steel Angels are colonizing and expanding. The Jaenshi are relatively peaceful but in the end I think that they managed to trick the Steel Angels into destroying themselves with their own military religion and zealotry. I wonder about those prophecies. Where did they come from? Did the Jaenshi have something to do with it?
It makes me think of colonization in the New World as the Europeans expanded and killed the native population.
Also, it made me think of the Children of the Forest. Ironically, The Children managed to get the First Men to switch to their Old Gods, the weirwoods, rather than maintain whatever Gods that they prayed to. Winter is coming! I couldn't hold back my smile.
The Steel Angels took in the carvings of Bakkalon and now they are destroying their food supply because of a prophecy that winter will not come and they are sacrificing their own people. Dreams and prophecies can be powerful.
Maybe I am just a little tired of this kind of story. I've done a lot of reading on colonization and oppression.
I am adding to this because I found out that the Jaenshi inspired the Wookie in Star Wars. That's really amazing! I thought that the image of the creature given to this story on Goodreads looked like a wookie. I just didn't think of it while reading. I kept on thinking of the First People and the Children of the Forest.
The Steel Angels are colonizing and expanding. The Jaenshi are relatively peaceful but in the end I think that they managed to trick the Steel Angels into destroying themselves with their own military religion and zealotry. I wonder about those prophecies. Where did they come from? Did the Jaenshi have something to do with it?
It makes me think of colonization in the New World as the Europeans expanded and killed the native population.
Also, it made me think of the Children of the Forest. Ironically, The Children managed to get the First Men to switch to their Old Gods, the weirwoods, rather than maintain whatever Gods that they prayed to. Winter is coming! I couldn't hold back my smile.
The Steel Angels took in the carvings of Bakkalon and now they are destroying their food supply because of a prophecy that winter will not come and they are sacrificing their own people. Dreams and prophecies can be powerful.
Maybe I am just a little tired of this kind of story. I've done a lot of reading on colonization and oppression.
I am adding to this because I found out that the Jaenshi inspired the Wookie in Star Wars. That's really amazing! I thought that the image of the creature given to this story on Goodreads looked like a wookie. I just didn't think of it while reading. I kept on thinking of the First People and the Children of the Forest.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2023
Я читали эту историю в оригинале, и язык заставил меня записать много новых слов в словарик. Язык непростой. Многие абзацы пришлось перечитывать по несколько раз и смотреть перевод новых слов, хотя у меня хороший английский. Будьте готовы поработать!
Что касается самой истории, то мне очень понравилось ощущения присутствия чего-то запредельного , будто мы смотрим на мир с обода, но иногда заглядываем туда, за грань. Сама история, скорее всего, оставит вас в смятении - чтобы действительно понять происходящее, нужно прочесть её несколько раз.
"And Seven Times Never Kill Man" даёт интересный комментарий относительно возникновения и изменения религий в обществе. Если вас интересует антропология, завёрнутая в обёртку художественной литературы, вам наверняка понравится.
Также хочется отдать должное Мартину за бьющий в самое нутро стиль письма. Часть образов (бледное дитя с мечом в полтора его роста...) были искренне пугающими, сам язык автора приводит в некоторое ужасающее оцепенение. Эта история вводит в транс, гипнотизирует повторяющимися мотивами - но, увы, созданное ей напряжение в конце сбивается. К сожалению, концовка - самая слабая часть рассказа.
Что касается самой истории, то мне очень понравилось ощущения присутствия чего-то запредельного , будто мы смотрим на мир с обода, но иногда заглядываем туда, за грань. Сама история, скорее всего, оставит вас в смятении - чтобы действительно понять происходящее, нужно прочесть её несколько раз.
"And Seven Times Never Kill Man" даёт интересный комментарий относительно возникновения и изменения религий в обществе. Если вас интересует антропология, завёрнутая в обёртку художественной литературы, вам наверняка понравится.
Также хочется отдать должное Мартину за бьющий в самое нутро стиль письма. Часть образов (бледное дитя с мечом в полтора его роста...) были искренне пугающими, сам язык автора приводит в некоторое ужасающее оцепенение. Эта история вводит в транс, гипнотизирует повторяющимися мотивами - но, увы, созданное ей напряжение в конце сбивается. К сожалению, концовка - самая слабая часть рассказа.
October 13, 2025
This is one of the most fascinating stories I have ever read, and I think it's really underappreciated. It definitely requires multiple readings. I think if you're on the fence about it, you should re-read it with some questions in mind. Here were the questions I had (now mostly answered) that I thought to write down and could articulate.
Why do the Jaenshi worship the pyramids as gods?
Why didn’t Kleronomas or Chung mention any of this? Seemingly only maps and a translation exist in the archive, and Arik is surprised there is no mention of the art.
If there is an hallucinogenic plant and Arik was sent to look for drugs why does he focus on art?
Why was Arik so sure the art was valuable?
Why are the gates to the colony rusty. It’s less than a year old.
What are the statues?
Why is DaHan collecting shards at the ruins?
Why does the pyramid at the end of the story switch to an image of Bakkalon?
Why do the Steel Angels begin killing themselves and burning their food at the end?
Why is the bitter speaker dressed so ridiculously?
Why is the bitter speaker no longer able to speak fluently at the end of the story?
How does ANY of this happen?
What’s the deal with salt.
Why do the Jaenshi worship the pyramids as gods?
Why didn’t Kleronomas or Chung mention any of this? Seemingly only maps and a translation exist in the archive, and Arik is surprised there is no mention of the art.
If there is an hallucinogenic plant and Arik was sent to look for drugs why does he focus on art?
Why was Arik so sure the art was valuable?
Why are the gates to the colony rusty. It’s less than a year old.
What are the statues?
Why is DaHan collecting shards at the ruins?
Why does the pyramid at the end of the story switch to an image of Bakkalon?
Why do the Steel Angels begin killing themselves and burning their food at the end?
Why is the bitter speaker dressed so ridiculously?
Why is the bitter speaker no longer able to speak fluently at the end of the story?
How does ANY of this happen?
What’s the deal with salt.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2023
Just...wow. I read this story because my son is a huge fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, and he recommended it to me. I loved those books as well, so I tried this, despite it being sci-fi, a genre I rarely read. My son explained that it ties into ASOIAF in a few ways, so I was excited for that. Also, apparently a magazine illustration of the Jaenshi fighters in this book were the inspiration for the Wookies in Star Wars!
Although not set in the ASOIAF world, And Seven Times Never Kill Man revolves around colonialism and fanaticism as two cultures clash on the plan, and it connects to the epic fantasy series in a number of ways. The overall plot portrays a possible back-story scenario for the Children of the Forest. There are also nods to the series in geography (the White Knife), dialog ("Winter is coming"), and gods (the statue of Bakkalon). The grim imagery of the first paragraph echoes the horrors Daenerys encounters as her army marches into Mereen.
I 100% did not the twist at the end coming...and I had to talk it through with my son, who pointed out other things I missed!
Although not set in the ASOIAF world, And Seven Times Never Kill Man revolves around colonialism and fanaticism as two cultures clash on the plan, and it connects to the epic fantasy series in a number of ways. The overall plot portrays a possible back-story scenario for the Children of the Forest. There are also nods to the series in geography (the White Knife), dialog ("Winter is coming"), and gods (the statue of Bakkalon). The grim imagery of the first paragraph echoes the horrors Daenerys encounters as her army marches into Mereen.
I 100% did not the twist at the end coming...and I had to talk it through with my son, who pointed out other things I missed!
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March 17, 2022
Very interesting parallels to the Children of the Forest from ASOIAF. A good end twist, and creative setting.
February 16, 2024
Well-written short story(Novelette) by Martin, as are all of his works IMO, lets you want to know more about the world as it mirrors our current one, no matter the year.
July 22, 2024
Beautifulbeautiful. Gonna have to think about this story for a while.
January 14, 2025
Yup. Very George R. R. Martinian
February 10, 2025
An interesting story about pacifism, religion, and colonial oppression, it's nonetheless a little difficult to understand. Most of it is in the setting and not so much the characters.
December 2, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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