This is my favourite book series ever, slightly above The Wheel of Time and The Malazan Book of the Fallen. Especially book 3 is absolutely fantastic, though I love the first three to bits, really. Book 4 was very good, but a bit on the depressing side, as I realized there was no way back for any of the characters by now (plus Brienne is a rather dull POV), while book 5 was hugely entertaining, if not quite up to the standards of the first three. Overall, bloody fantastic, though, by the gods!
I've watched season 1 of the HBO show, and while it was interesting and well made, it's a big pile of puke compared to the books. Even if I try to imagine the books don't exist, it's still quite a bit below the best HBO shows.
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