Taking the Throne

March 19, 2013 | Soheli | Comments (4)

With a little less than two weeks until the season three premier of the hugely popular HBO Game of Thrones series, you probably won't be able to breathe without someone mentioning it.

 

If you're a fan of the show, but haven't quite gotten around to reading all of the books in the series, there are still some fun titles to look into to get you hyped up for the next season!

 
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People throw Super Bowl parties and Oscars parties — why not a party to celebrate the season premiere of this epic show? You might even want to feed your guests foods inspired from the series, like hearty baked apples from The North, elegant lemon cakes from King's Landing, and more. (I've actually had the lemon cakes; a colleague of mine made them after reading this book and, yes, they were awesome.)

Don't forget: many of these titles are also available in eBook format!

Still not quite sure this is for you? Catch up on the story as a graphic novel if you prefer, and read another blogger's take on the series and other works by the same author. If you think you'd like to take on the series, you can always step into your local branch and take a look around the paperback section for copies of A Game of Thrones (be sure to check in the Science Fiction/Fantasy area, if there is one).

Pretty soon, you'll be wishing for a direwolf of your own, pledging allegiance to a mighty house, and wondering what truly lies beyond the wall…

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4 thoughts on “Taking the Throne

  1. Mmm… lemon cakes!
    If fans of the show don’t want to read the books for fear of spoiling themselves, GRRM has also written three novellas (so far) set in the same world but before the events of ASoIaF/GoT. They’re available in separate anthologies:
    Legends http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM1301104&R=1301104 (the novella was also adapted as a graphic novel but it’s only available in the Merril Collection)
    Legends II http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM324070&R=324070
    Warriors http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM2582329&R=2582329
    Highly recommended!

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