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Cargando... A Game of Groans: A Sonnet of Slush and Sootpor George R.R. Washington
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"A PARODY OF THE BELOVED FANTASY DOORSTOP... ER, SAGAIn the land of the Eight (or was it Six?) Kingdoms--where the seasons last as long as a series of bestselling Tolkien-esque novels--trouble is brewing. The mud is growing muddier, the onions are rotting, the Wall to the North (or is it the South?) is melting, and Lord Barker of Summerseve is getting worried. His wife is addicted to Godsweede, his King is too fat to fit into his armor, and the foreshadowing is out of control. All in all, not the position you want to be in when Summer is coming.From this world of outdoor fornication with horse-people (and indoor fornication with blood relatives) comes an epic story of novella proportions. Amid plots and counterplots, power-hungry warriors and overworked ravens, poor reception and no wireless, the future of the Barkers, their BFFs, and their enemies dangles in the balance, as each strives to survive long enough to appear in at least two of the sequels."His teeth might be wooden, but his prose is not."---J.R.R. MadisonGeorge R. R. Washington cannot tell a lie: A Game of Groans was not prepared, authorized, licensed, approved, or endorsed by any person or entity involved in creating or producing any of the Song of Ice and Fire books or the Games of Throne television program. Please direct any inquiries to our legal counsel, Clarence R. R. Darrow"--"In a world where seasons can last decades and comparisons to Tolkien a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The warmth is returning, and in the thawing tundra to the North of Summerseve, something wicked is coming this way. At the center of the conflict squat the Barkers of Summerseve, a family unit as hard and unforgiving as the pronunciation of "Daenerys Targaryen." Swooping from this land of sweater weather to a balmy kingdom of equestrian delights and outdoor fornication, here is an epic of novella proportions. Amid plots and counterplots, wizards and warriors, poor reception and no wireless, the future of the Barks, their BFFs, and their enemies dangles in the balance, as each strives to star to in that funniest of concepts: a parody of George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Whatever that means.
Normally, I enjoy parodies of books, like the "Pride and Prejudice and Zombie" series. But this novel -- a parody of "A Game of Thrones" -- made no sense to me. In between the juvenile fart jokes, the myriad sexual encounters or references, and the paper-thin plots, the author's thrown in references to almost every recent fantasy or science-fiction film you can think of, like "Star Wars", "Harry Potter", "The Chronicles of Narnia", that feel out of place. The whole time, I felt as though I were reading the script to one of those terrible parody films: "Epic Movie", "Disaster Movie", or "Vampires Suck". Plus, the constant attention the story focuses on pointing out that the original books spawned a TV series was just too intrusive and annoying. Say it once and let it alone; stop belaboring us with it!
And I still have no idea what the story was about. Lord Barker's wife is addicted to Godsweede. Lolyta Targetpractice happily marries a Dorki -- a race of centaurs who are much smarter than they appear -- and has lots of joyous sex in the public square. The gaseous Allbran Barker lies dying in his bed, though he's really fine. And on and on without ever coalescing into a coherent story. Not being familiar with the original books or the TV series, maybe I'm missing how everything is supposed to tie together.
All I can say is that after reading this, I think the word "groan" is apt. (