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westongrey's review against another edition
5.0
Wow,
If you’re a GRRM fan, this is honestly a must read. Admittedly I enjoyed the intro pages for each chapter where George would talk about his writing life and influences throughout his early writing career.
Some of the short stories are incredible but they all at least have some very very unique settings and characters.
In order of appearance, And death his legacy, A song for Lya (my favorite), Bitterblooms, The ice dragon, sandkings and the Monkey treatment were all standouts for me.
You can also see a ton of early ideas in GRRMS writing that later appears in a song of ice and fire.
Examples
Lyanna and Robert, names in a story
Dragons
He mentioned the long winter and never ending winter
A land where winter is long than a regular winter season
And I’m sure there are tons more but those are the ones that jumped out at me when writing this.
I highly recommend for ASOIAF fans.
If you’re a GRRM fan, this is honestly a must read. Admittedly I enjoyed the intro pages for each chapter where George would talk about his writing life and influences throughout his early writing career.
Some of the short stories are incredible but they all at least have some very very unique settings and characters.
In order of appearance, And death his legacy, A song for Lya (my favorite), Bitterblooms, The ice dragon, sandkings and the Monkey treatment were all standouts for me.
You can also see a ton of early ideas in GRRMS writing that later appears in a song of ice and fire.
Examples
Lyanna and Robert, names in a story
Dragons
He mentioned the long winter and never ending winter
A land where winter is long than a regular winter season
And I’m sure there are tons more but those are the ones that jumped out at me when writing this.
I highly recommend for ASOIAF fans.
knightofkush's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
tsuferman's review against another edition
5.0
Really great stuff. A lot of it much crazier than I expected. I appreciated all the loose connections between the 1000 Worlds.
emeraldragon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
klou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
luana420's review against another edition
3.0
Some good ones, some shitty ones, some hilariously shitty ones. Best parts are GRRM himself talking shit about his life in between and how terrible some of the stories you're about to read are.
woodlandglitter's review against another edition
3.0
Some of the stories in this collection are fantastic, but some of them--especially the early ones--are nothing special. Well worth reading, although it's not a bad idea to skip the first few sections.
noramjenkins's review against another edition
5.0
Fantastic short stories that remind me of Neil Gaiman. They linger in your brain….
jonah_henry's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0