In the House of the Worm

Not that I mind nudity at all but it's gratuitous and has no relation to the plot. The graphic novel format itself is something that is inimical to SF. It leaves nothing to the imagination, forces the reader who should really be called the viewer to accept what's happening as definitive, and of course ruins the atmosphere of the story and mental processes of the main character. The only way out of the trap is blocks of exposition spread over multiple panels, and of course that shouts information at the reader rather than let him think it through for himself.

The basic weakness of the premise of the source story becomes even more glaring in this format to the point where it becomes utterly impossible to ignore. I can't write about it without introducing far too many spoilers, but rest assured that it fails both genetics and even basic astrophysics. Nov 02, Kitty Red-Eye rated it really liked it Shelves: Didn't like this one as much as GRRM's other stories, although it became much better towards the end. A lost human colony in a world with a dying sun, and no real memories of what they are and where they came from, they celebrate decay and quite silly rituals.

One man gets a trip beneath the ground, one he never wanted, and finds out enough to make at least the reader roughly understand what has happened, and perhaps enough for survival, for a while longer. A three star story for most of the way Didn't like this one as much as GRRM's other stories, although it became much better towards the end. A three star story for most of the way, up to four at the end, though. I enjoy the tour through the author's "thousand worlds". Aug 01, Kenny rated it liked it Shelves: Enjoyable pulp fantasy, GRRM's style.

Tease and gore, machinations of the mind and society strains and tugs at changes borne by the legacy of the past. Oct 19, Kay rated it did not like it Shelves: Put it down after a couple of pages.

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I love George R. Sep 24, MonumentToDecency rated it did not like it Shelves: Perhaps if this were issued as at 12 part series rather than a four part, there would have been enough time and space to explain and explore what should have been a rather interesting tale. I have not read the original short story this is based on but am assuming this was beaten out for no reason other than it bears the great G. Martin name, and in this decade that name makes money.

Maybe the orig Perhaps if this were issued as at 12 part series rather than a four part, there would have been enough time and space to explain and explore what should have been a rather interesting tale. Maybe the original story is wonderful, there are certainly some very interesting elements hidden beneath the personal stories of tacky and hyper-sexualised looking women and pathetically horny men. The Grouns, the Masque, the Third People are cool ideas, but they're barely touched on here.

Everything in this story is barely touched upon, and that's why it sucks. A bigger rendition would be able to explore this, fatten it up if need be, and deliver it as another Martin gem. One burnt out Sun out of five. Sep 28, Andy Hickman rated it liked it. I found it rather nauseating to be honest. Jan 14, Elizabeth Best rated it liked it.

It's probably better if you've read the original actual version, but an interesting read, and the images are great, but I just didn't get into it really. Jul 02, Mitchell rated it liked it. Journey in the dark to a shocking discovery. Mary rated it it was ok Apr 27, Bob rated it it was ok Oct 26, Siina rated it it was ok Mar 09, Stephen Farrell rated it really liked it Jul 05, Jazzmynn22 rated it really liked it Jul 16, Carlos Ribeiro rated it did not like it Jun 06, Abraham Murillo rated it liked it Sep 02, Dave Sloan rated it it was amazing Jul 03, Ryan Horvath rated it liked it Aug 23, Adrian rated it it was ok Aug 28, Brian rated it liked it Aug 08, Lester Meda rated it really liked it Mar 26, Stephen rated it did not like it Oct 06, Matthew Feinberg rated it it was amazing Apr 16, Andrew Kosky rated it it was ok Jul 04, Pedro Ribeiro rated it it was ok Jan 21, Robert Allen rated it did not like it Nov 17, Gus Khaldi rated it it was amazing Jul 05, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

Books by John Jos. Trivia About George R. No trivia or quizzes yet. For years he searched until he despaired of ever finding the children of the forest in their secret cities. One by one his friends died, and his horse, and finally even his dog, and his sword froze so hard the blade snapped when he tried to use it. And the Others smelled the hot blood in him and came silent on his trail, stalking him with packs of pale white spiders big as hounds.. Old Nan is then interrupted by Maester Luwin.

In the House of the Worm

I believe that was purposeful. We are told the cotf save the last hero, they build a wall and everyone is happy.

I don't believe that. We are told that these WW who ravaged the realms, had mothers suffocating their children to avoid the cold and WW. The realm is in bad shape. We are to believe that Others who smelled the LH's blood and trailed him silently while mounted on creatures just got their ass handed to them by the cotf is a quick sweep and it was over. Then they built a wall of ice to keep out ice monsters.

I think a pact makes more sense. We know the Others are capable of reaching agreements, i. Sacrifice your children and we won't bother you. Well I believe the last hero was the NK. I think he took the moniker of 13th LC because of his 12 friends that died in their search of the cotf.

I believe part of their pact was a marriage pact between the NK and the female other. As marriage pacts are ingrained in the asoiaf society, first men, andals, rhoynar.

The Night's Fort was the alter for sacrifice to the Others for continued peace, whether they give the children of the NK and the female other or just other Northern bastards. Back when Queen Alasayne closed the Night's Fort as the center of the Watch, ended the Lord's right of the first night, and gave the lands just south of the Wall to the NW was an effort to end the realms relationship with the Others or to stop the sacrificing. I know not a lot to support this at all. The Pact with the Others was violated, no more sacrifices, no children being given to them from the watch, unlike Craster.

The humans also violated the Pact with the cotf, which was more or less the cotf will get out of their way, humans have to worship the old gods and maintain the Weirwood net so they can keep an eye on us. This was wiped out by the Andals, so the cotf and the Others were left with nothing as an aside. To tie in with hotw, I think the Others are humans that went down a different evolutionary path to suit themselves to harsh climates. I think they are human because the NK mated with an Other.

I think the endgame is make love to the others, not war, but the feudal society too concerned with bloodlines and realm politics are too stupid to realize it. What a creepy story! One thing that's interesting is that the character who sees the solution is disregarded as being a fool - I see something like that happening in ASoIaF - it would be typical GRRM writing to have a character realize that a peace could be made with the Others, only to be disregarded, probably bringing on mankind's extinction.

I also like the connection between the Meatbringer and the Night's King, especially if the theories that the Watch used to sacrifice human infants to the Others. Yea it's a pretty nasty story, the yaga-la-li are clearly a misguided society. Their religion is so fucked up. I see another interesting parallel with the priests and worms, and the R'hillorists and dragons… In ItHofW, humanity has diverged into two directions due to genetic engineering, long ago.

The sun is dimming, and some have been modified to live deep in the ground without light, which seems to me to indicate that the past civilization knew the future fate of their star and were preparing for it.

In the House of the Worm by George R R Martin

They have extra limbs for some reason. There are also the worms, which are dangerous to everyone, but especially the underground people. The unmodified people above try to imitate the worms today with a primitive surgical technology, by making themselves have even less limbs. In ASoIaF, humanity has diverged into two directions, long ago. Some have been modified to live in the extreme cold without need of warmth.

There are also dragons, which are dangerous to everyone, but especially the cold adapted Others. The unmodified humans use some kind of magic to make themselves more like the dragons, by making themselves hot on the inside with smoking blood. Could it be that in the distant past, someone realized that Planetos would one day be completely frozen and made a race of humans who would survive, while some of the misguided unmodified priests are moving in the wrong direction by using magic to make their insides hot like the dragons, just like the yaga-la-li are pointlessly making their priests have no limbs like the worms?

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The Snark of Winterfell. Posted May 12, Ok, so how does this relate. Pact I am one who believes that the Long Night ended in a pact. So what was the pact. I know not a lot to support this at all This is what spurred the Others to mobilize.