The Fireside

OK, so not long ago I did a blog post about the Game of of Thrones panel at Comic-Con. Today, George R.R. Martin postedn entry about him being there. see his post: http://grrm.livejournal.com/378521.html Here are the important parts in regards to George and Comic-Con, that is Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones related: Thursday, 2:30 to 3:30, I will be appearing in the main autograph area (the Sails) at Table 3, with DONATO GIANCOLA.  The two of us will be signing copies of the 2015 Ice & Fire calendar, which will be making its debut at the convention.   Friday, we have the GAME OF THRONES panel in Hall H.  I'll be there, with showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss and various members of our cast.  This year CRAIG FERGUSON will be moderating.  Hall H seats 7,000 people... but of course 150,000 people attend comicon, so if you want to see the panel, best get in line... ah... now.  Afterward I will join the cast for interviews and a poster ...

Harper Voyager is bringing out new ( additional , not replacement ) covers for George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.  This time, the imagery is more based on landscapes than the previous styles the series has seen. It doesn't follow fantasy cliches (much like the series itself) and is aimed at the more casual reader than the 'fantasy fan', as evident by the (hopefully it's a) sticker. Here is more info : http://www.waterstones.com/blog/2014/02/winter-is-coming/  Again, they are quite nice but appear to be something put out by National Geographic. I myself prefer these: