And of course no primer for the Seven Kingdoms would be complete without House Targaryen.

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There’s lots, lots more to come.

April 17 creeps ever closer.

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And herewith everyone’s favorite lions, the Lannisters of Casterly Rock.

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Once more, thanks to HBO and TV.com.

A Lannister ALWAYS pays his debts…

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HBO is rolling out so many goodies these days that I can hardly keep up.

The latest: new “House” videos for the Houses Lannister, Baratheon, and Targaryen.

Herewith House Baratheon. Meet the stags.

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I’ll embed the other two in separate posts.

Enjoy.

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If the talk I hear is true, you guys ain’t seen nothing yet.

HBO is really pedaling the show.

Especially in the New York area. Lucky New Yorkers. They get the good pizza, and this…

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The HBO is having a sale on GAME OF THRONES merchandise.

Twenty per cent ( 20 %) off… but today only!

http://store.hbo.com/

Just sayin’

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And herewith… drum roll, please… the cover art for the new TV tie-in edition of A GAME OF THRONES. Which seems to have lost its “a” but gained the soon-to-be-iconic image of Sean Bean upon HBO’s Iron Throne.

So much stuff happening on so many fronts of late that I could spend all days posting updates here and still would not catch up. So forgive me if I am late announcing This or talking about That. I do my best, but Kong is a mighty foe.

Back to Skull Island.

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My friend Paul Cornell — DR WHO writer, ace comics scriptor, and soon-to-debut Wild Carder –is growing out his beard for charity.

If you would like to turn Paul into Grizzly Adams, and help the homeless of London while you’re at it, go to

http://www.justgiving.com/paul-cornell0/

and make a donation.

And don’t forget to buy FORT FREAK this June, and meet Paul’s new Wild Cards character.

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And here’s yet another trailer that premiered on HBO tonight.

It’s called “Fear and Blood.”

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Lovely glimpse of the late Margaret John as Old Nan. She will be missed as the show goes forward.

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Here’s the latest video treat from HBO: an introduction to the Starks of Winterfell.

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Some great footage of the kids in this one. And the first glimpses of Robb, Varys, and a few of other stalwarts. Cool stuff.

(Though I do feel the need to mention that the part where I’m saying how direwolves existed in the real world was originally followed by me saying that MY direwolves are much bigger than the actual prehistoric ones. Just don’t want anyone to go away thinking I believed actual real world direwolves were as large as ponies. Everything’s bigger in fantasy).

Anyway, hope you all enjoy seeing this as much as me.

Closer and closer…

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… and he’s taught me fear.

I’ve tied the last kraken up in knots, only to have another swarm up from the depths.

Aiieeee.

As of this morning, A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is thirty (manuscript) pages longer than A STORM OF SWORDS. And. Not. Done. Yet.

Dragons, krakens, monkeys, I hates them all.

But I press on. Kong, Kong, I will beat you yet! Where’s my bloody biplane???

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