HBO Making A Song of Ice and Fire

January 17th, 2007

This will come as great news to any fan of George R. R. Martin’s heptalogy-to-be, “A Song of Ice and Fire”.

The series will begin with the 1996 first book, “A Game of Thrones,” and the intention is for each novel (they average 1,000 pages each) to fuel a season’s worth of episodes.

This is a series that lends itself to TV more than most in its genre, since much of it is driven by George Martin’s own passion for the history of the middle ages - authentic battles, knights, jousting tournaments, castles, etc. Keeping the dragons and pookas to a minimum is advisable, since they so often end up looking cheesy. The books are so steeped in cruelty that it will take a courageous director to maintain the spirit - I’m glad its HBO at the reins.



A Song of Ice and Fire - The Wall

Other fantasy epics that I would like to see coming to our screens:

  • Tad Williams: Memory, Sorrow, Thorn
  • Stephen R. Donaldson: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

2 Responses to “HBO Making A Song of Ice and Fire”

  1. Marlin Says:

    The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

    Filming that series would take truly herculean amounts of courage.

  2. James Galvin » A Song of Ice and Fire - the Ideal Cast Says:

    […] few months ago (here), I mentioned the fact that HBO might be making a TV series of George R. R. Martin’s “A […]

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