A Song of Ice and Fire ******Spoilers!!!

[fernandito]

I finished A Game of Thrones a few days ago. It started off a bit slow, but the pacing and tension towards the end of the book was great. The only thing I didn't like, however

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was that Martin decided to kill Eddard off so early in the series He was by far my favorite character and now I'll wonder if I'll enjoy the remaining books in the series the same.

[ManOfWesternesse]

I finished A Game of Thrones a few days ago. It started off a bit slow, but the pacing and tension towards the end of the book was great. The only thing I didn't like, however

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was that Martin decided to kill Eddard off so early in the series He was by far my favorite character and now I'll wonder if I'll enjoy the remaining books in the series the same.

Yeah, first time around that was a real bummer for me too.

Spoiler:

Eddard was a really great character.

Then, as I read more, I came to know that martin will build up & kill characters at the drop of a hat.

The series still reads (& re-reads) well for me - but sometimes I wish he'd kept a slightly narrower focus on events & main-characters.