Well, the written word is a less limited medium, it plays straight on your brain. Plus, there's a mountain of it compared to film. If you like that kind of thin

Well, the written word is a less limited medium, it plays straight on your brain. Plus, there's a mountain of it compared to film. If you like that kind of thing, you have to read. Note that George R.R. Martin is /fantasy/. If you like more realistic speculation about our future, tech, or ideas, you'd want SF proper. That is best imo in short-story form, at least to get started with; try a Year's Best collection or, go haunt best-of threads, for SF, or fantasy.