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100 Things Game of Thrones Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Every Game of Thrones fan remembers where they were for Ned Stark's untimely demise, can hum the tune of "The Rains of Castamere," and can’t wait to find out Daenerys Targaryen's next move. But do you know the real inspiration for the Red Wedding? Or how to book a trip to visit Winterfell? 100 Things Game of Thrones Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans. Whether you've read all of George R.R. Martin's original novels or just recently devoured every season of the hit show, these are the 100 things all Game of Thrones fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Pop culture critic Rowan Kaiser has collected every essential piece of Game of Thrones knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom!
- GenresFantasy
400 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2017
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January 8, 2019
This review is spoiler-rich. If you plan on tackling A Song of Ice and Fire, or the phenomenon HBO has made of it, read no further. If, however, you've fallen to the madness? Well then, by all means, carry on.
When Rowan Kaiser offers up one hundred things Game of Thrones fans should know, what he means are the hundred things they should already know...if they've read the books or watched the show. The readership he's chosen to assist are those fans who weren't paying very close attention. Maybe they were texting, or trying to take selfies with the pixilated image of Jon Snow, or arguing over things like Uncle Benjen's questionable mortality, Sansa Stark's willingness to pass the sentence but failure to swing the sword, or (and I've argued about this myself) how the heck the unswimming dead managed to secure chains to a dragon resting at the bottom of a lake? So, let's give 'em a little retroactive grace and say these fans were involved in a number of heated debates throughout the airing of the series, thereby missing many scenes of grave dramatic importance. It's a darn good thing then, isn't it, that Rowan Kaiser is here to recap it for us - and not just once but over and over again like some medieval form of water torture until he's absolutely 100% sure we've got it all down?
Only some of us, well, we have it down. In fact, we have it down well enough to be puzzled by a few of Mr. Kaiser's assertions. Why, for instance, does he state that Jojen Reed was stabbed to death by a skeleton when it was, in reality, his sister Meera who slit his throat as an act of mercy? Why might he suggest that Daenerys Targaryen married the Meereenese nobleman Hizdahr zo Loraq when, as far as the series is concerned, they were only briefly betrothed at the time of his death? Why does he cite the first scene with "regular characters" to be Ned Stark's execution of a deserter from the Night's Watch when it was clearly, clearly, an archery lesson in the courtyard of Winterfell - possibly the only warm and relaxed family moment in all the many seasons of this story? And why might he claim that Jaime Lannister confessed his paternity to Myrcella when, in actuality, she interrupted his confession and spared him the trouble? (This may seem a trivial quibble until one recalls he's confessing to his child that she is the product of incest - a truth of such magnitude that his failure to speak it, to be spared the voicing of his sin, is beyond relevant in terms of his character's development, or lack thereof.)
This is just a sampling of the many moments of mystification Mr. Kaiser has in store for the inattentive fan of Game of Thrones. The good news, I suppose, is that he can count himself among them.
When Rowan Kaiser offers up one hundred things Game of Thrones fans should know, what he means are the hundred things they should already know...if they've read the books or watched the show. The readership he's chosen to assist are those fans who weren't paying very close attention. Maybe they were texting, or trying to take selfies with the pixilated image of Jon Snow, or arguing over things like Uncle Benjen's questionable mortality, Sansa Stark's willingness to pass the sentence but failure to swing the sword, or (and I've argued about this myself) how the heck the unswimming dead managed to secure chains to a dragon resting at the bottom of a lake? So, let's give 'em a little retroactive grace and say these fans were involved in a number of heated debates throughout the airing of the series, thereby missing many scenes of grave dramatic importance. It's a darn good thing then, isn't it, that Rowan Kaiser is here to recap it for us - and not just once but over and over again like some medieval form of water torture until he's absolutely 100% sure we've got it all down?
Only some of us, well, we have it down. In fact, we have it down well enough to be puzzled by a few of Mr. Kaiser's assertions. Why, for instance, does he state that Jojen Reed was stabbed to death by a skeleton when it was, in reality, his sister Meera who slit his throat as an act of mercy? Why might he suggest that Daenerys Targaryen married the Meereenese nobleman Hizdahr zo Loraq when, as far as the series is concerned, they were only briefly betrothed at the time of his death? Why does he cite the first scene with "regular characters" to be Ned Stark's execution of a deserter from the Night's Watch when it was clearly, clearly, an archery lesson in the courtyard of Winterfell - possibly the only warm and relaxed family moment in all the many seasons of this story? And why might he claim that Jaime Lannister confessed his paternity to Myrcella when, in actuality, she interrupted his confession and spared him the trouble? (This may seem a trivial quibble until one recalls he's confessing to his child that she is the product of incest - a truth of such magnitude that his failure to speak it, to be spared the voicing of his sin, is beyond relevant in terms of his character's development, or lack thereof.)
This is just a sampling of the many moments of mystification Mr. Kaiser has in store for the inattentive fan of Game of Thrones. The good news, I suppose, is that he can count himself among them.
August 5, 2018
Anybody who has read the books or paid even the slightest bit of attention to the TV show, knows everything that is in this book. I was expecting some more "behind the scenes" or "behind the author" facts or some type of analysis.
It was summary... after summary.... after summary.
It was summary... after summary.... after summary.
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