The game of thrones books are great. I know this is cliche to say, but the books are better than the show. The third book is so amazing. I read the books after

The game of thrones books are great. I know this is cliche to say, but the books are better than the show. The third book is so amazing. I read the books after seeing the show, and maybe that helped me form a mental model of the world and the characters. Such a shame GRRM likely won't complete it.