Thursday, January 19, 2006

Maps for the Song of Ice and Fire

I'm reading the (new) fourth book in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. Books 1-3 are simply amazing, and this one seems wonderful so far. He has a way of focusing in on and developing complex, engaging characters -- many of whom I am hard pressed to call good or bad -- while also creating an expansive world. That world is so huge that I actually find myself flipping to the back of the book to figure out who belongs to which family. And I also constantly check the inside cover maps of the novel to try to track the movements of each of the characters he follows. But the maps don't have enough places marked! Luckily I found this site, which has much more detail in the maps. Phew! Now I know where Duskendale and Maidenpool are. But it took a little more searching for me to find a fan's rendering of where places like Qarth and Braavos are located.

Monday, January 09, 2006

TMBG Podcast

This makes me very happy... They Might be Giants now has a podcast! Good tunes... and very funny.