Agreed, the novels are so much richer than the TV show. The level of detail that Mr. Martin put into the world continually blows my mind! I watched seasons 1 &

Agreed, the novels are so much richer than the TV show. The level of detail that Mr. Martin put into the world continually blows my mind! I watched seasons 1 & 2 before I started reading the books, and now I'm more interested in finishing book 5 than I am in staying current on the TV episodes.