[SPOILERS] A Dance With Dragons

[Solmyr]

I thought he was explicitly mentioned as a Stark. Brynden Stark.

No, Bran says he has an uncle Brynden (the Blackfish), Lord Brynden then suggests that the Blackfish might be named after himself.

he seems most likely to be

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Brynden_Rivers

Why do Albinos become badasses in Fantasy?  When in reality they just die early or are eaten by Africans.

There are no Africans in ASOIAF.

[Viking]

I thought he was explicitly mentioned as a Stark. Brynden Stark.

No, Bran says he has an uncle Brynden (the Blackfish), Lord Brynden then suggests that the Blackfish might be named after himself.

he seems most likely to be

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Brynden_Rivers

Why do Albinos become badasses in Fantasy?  When in reality they just die early or are eaten by Africans.

There are no Africans in ASOIAF.

I fear for the Albinos of the Summer Isles.

[Ed Anger]

Michael Moorcock sez so.

Even when I was 13 I could recognize that he was a shit writer.  I'm not even talking about plot and characterization but simply the ability to string words together and make them aesthetically pleasing.

A while back, the sci fi book club had his Elric books in omnibus form. I decided I'd get them and re-read them. Holy crap was it bad. I hadn't remembered how emo that shit was. 

[HisMajestyBOB]

I thought he was explicitly mentioned as a Stark. Brynden Stark.

No, Bran says he has an uncle Brynden (the Blackfish), Lord Brynden then suggests that the Blackfish might be named after himself.

he seems most likely to be

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Brynden_Rivers

It's not just likely, he is quite clearly Bloodraven.

D'oh. Not sure why I was convinced he was a Stark. Must have gotten confused.

[Barrister]

Michael Moorcock sez so.

Even when I was 13 I could recognize that he was a shit writer.  I'm not even talking about plot and characterization but simply the ability to string words together and make them aesthetically pleasing.

A while back, the sci fi book club had his Elric books in omnibus form. I decided I'd get them and re-read them. Holy crap was it bad. I hadn't remembered how emo that shit was. 

Well then Raz was a more astute reader at age 13 than I was (well, I think I was more like 11 or 12).  I thought they were cool then.

On a quick re-read 5 years ago?  Wow.   

[Legbiter]

Just finished it.

Not exactly thrilled with it. Martin's still moving pieces, the whole book reads exactly like the second half of Feast for Crows. Also, too many POV's.

And I'm not a fan of how Martin wrote Dany. She tossed a guy on a funeral pyre out of pique and had the Unsullied trash Astapor but now all of a sudden she's paralyzed into inaction because she's afraid her dragons might nibble on some Meereenese? 

[Legbiter]

Although Wyman Manderly baking the missing Freys into pies was a nice touch I'll admit.

[Viking]

Although Wyman Manderly baking the missing Freys into pies was a nice touch I'll admit.

Manderly is one of my new favourite characters.. though he does remind me suspiciously of Martin himself, what with this extreme fatness, extreme stark loyalty and all round general late delivery of promised products.

[Legbiter]

Manderly is one of my new favourite characters.. though he does remind me suspiciously of Martin himself, what with this extreme fatness, extreme stark loyalty and all round general late delivery of promised products.

Yep, the thought crossed my mind as well. 

I just wish he'd done something more spectacular at Winterfell. Hell, I wish Martin had written up a big battle between Stannis and the Boltons but alas, it's all off-screen at best. Seriously, absolutly nothing of note has happened in the series for 10 years now.

And since he's killed off Jon Snow the whole Wall part of the series has pretty much gone off the rails. I mean who's left to care about at the Wall?

[Iormlund]

Zombie Jon, Lord of Winterfell.

[Ed Anger]

I'm surprised fatty hasn't made Twinkie the Kid lord of Winterfell.

[Legbiter]

Zombie Jon, Lord of Winterfell.

Heh, why not. Zombie Catelyn is still running around somewhere.

[Legbiter]

I'm surprised fatty hasn't made Twinkie the Kid lord of Winterfell.

Sigh...yeah I could tolerate Martin's meandering writing if he was cranking out a new book every year or 2 but we'll have to wait 5 or 6 years for the next one and of course the fat bastard will never live long enough to complete the series.

Well, at least I never started reading the Wheel of Time books.

[Viking]

Manderly is one of my new favourite characters.. though he does remind me suspiciously of Martin himself, what with this extreme fatness, extreme stark loyalty and all round general late delivery of promised products.

Yep, the thought crossed my mind as well. 

I just wish he'd done something more spectacular at Winterfell. Hell, I wish Martin had written up a big battle between Stannis and the Boltons but alas, it's all off-screen at best. Seriously, absolutly nothing of note has happened in the series for 10 years now.

And since he's killed off Jon Snow the whole Wall part of the series has pretty much gone off the rails. I mean who's left to care about at the Wall?

You Know Nothing Jon Snow. Melisandre the Red Priestess, following the same religion as Thoros of Myr and having recieved the same training as Thoros of Myr, might just get it into her head to do to Jon what Thoros did, repeatedly, to Berric Dondarrion.

The NW oath of course expires at the death of the oath taker. This releases Jon from his oath (since he has died and returned to life) and allows him to take the Thenns as well as other renegade wildlings and Karstarks loyal to Alys and he new husband to romp down south to retake Winterfell for House Stark just in time to meet up with Manderly (along with little Rickon) before Stannis (the battle was against Mors Umbers mummers siege) legitimizes Jon as a Stark. Rickon, refusing to become either Lord Stark or King in the North on the grounds that Bran still lives, makes Jon castellan of winterfell and his mighty hosts of the pupils of Jeor (Jon Snow), Jorah (Dany) and Alysane (Asha) will unite the forces of Greyjoy, Targaryen and Stark to smite the Lannisters leaving little Lanna Lannister (Tyrions daughter by the sailors wife viz. Tysha Lannister) as mistress of Casterly Rock.

[Siege]

Viking, you are out of your mind.
Jon is dead, Dany only think of sucking cock, and Asha will get powned the moment she place a foot on the iron islands.