Whelp, I finally finished a Dance with Dragons by George R.R Martin. I'm on the fence about this of one. A Storm of Swords was my favorite of the lot by far. I feel a little like this last particular book was more of a - let's move the pieces of the game to where they need to be for the next book. But regardless, I started thinking - I wonder if this series could conceivably be adapted to a children's story.
Before you dismiss the idea out of hand, hear me out. A lot of the fairy tales that Disney adapted beyond all recognition, started out as pretty gruesome fairy tales. I love the originals, Andrew Lang's translations are my favorites. One year for my birthday (I may have been ten?), my grandparents got me a complete set of his fairy tales, and I've been hooked on them ever since.
Anyway, Sleeping Beauty comes to mind. Prince Charming hacked his way in sure enough, and killed the evil sorceress, but he also ahem - had his way? That'll work as a euphamism...with Sleeping beauty, and love's first kiss was her babies nursing. Don't even get me started on Hansel and Gretel, or Snow White.
So- Once upon a time, when dragons were extinct, there was an evil king who ruled his realm with fear, precedence, and the history of dragons. A goodly knight took exception to his craziness, and slew him to save the peasants and the realm, and incidentally, his daddy. The problem was, that once the mad king was dead, there was some general confusion over who should be king. After much discussion, the Baratheons took the throne, and the realm prospered for several years.
See? Generally, and in all other way completely unlike the sack of King's landing, but in my opinion, a legitimate start to a fairy tale.
Let's get serious for a minute. GRRM needs to get his rear in gear and finish out a few story lines!
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