Big fan of the series, Peter Dinklage and Tyrion Lannister is one of the unique new characters in our memory, he can't die or I'll quit watching. I've read all the books, really enjoyed them, but the author is weird! So slooooow! Wished I hadn't started reading them at one point. I mean come on, he spends 1/2 a chapter describing the shields on a wall, the dragons are stars but he has them thrown in a locked pit for two books.

Aryia is my favorite; I think she should become Queen and rule the world when it's all over.

And speaking of ending; the author took a 5 year bread between book 4 and 5, now he's all engrossed in the TV series (who wouldn't be, he's making millions) so the next book will be years and might not even get written. He's left us with all kinds of cliffhangers in the plot that better get resolved.

Can't wait until Joffrey gets horribly killed.