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The World of Ice & Fire The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)

George R. R. Martin

NEW YORK TIMES If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with

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The speaker mentioned reading the book which the prequel series for Game of Thrones was based on, noting it was physically large and heavy, almost like a coffee table book.

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I read the entire book. How many pages? It's pretty fucking big. Probably like two, two hunny.

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The speaker mentioned reading the book which the prequel series for Game of Thrones was based on, noting it was physically large and heavy, almost like a coffee table book.

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I read the entire book. How many pages? It's pretty fucking big. Probably like two, two hunny.

It's like a thousand.

Aragon was 758.

StarTalk Radio

It was a book about the volcanoes of the solar system and Natalie Starkey was excited to discuss it. The episode included a segment about ice volcanoes.

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And you've written two of my favorite books that are out there, Fire and Ice, The Volcanoes of the Solar System. We did a whole show on that.

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Episode: OSIRIS-REx & Asteroid Mining with Natalie Starkey

It was a book about the volcanoes of the solar system and Natalie Starkey was excited to discuss it. The episode included a segment about ice volcanoes.

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And you've written two of my favorite books that are out there, Fire and Ice, The Volcanoes of the Solar System. We did a whole show on that.

Yes, we did. Where we talked about ice volcanoes.

Oh my God, that was fun.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Space Volcanoes: Fire and Ice wit...

It was discussed throughout the episode and was described as being about half dedicated to volcanoes on Earth and the other half about volcanoes in space.

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You have a book called Fire and Ice.

I do.

Fire and Ice, it's a great title.

And is it like as Matt saying, you were not content with just volcanoes on Earth?

I've dedicated almost half the book to the volcanoes on Earth because we know them so well.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – ‘Oumuamua

It was mentioned as her second book about space volcanoes, including icy volcanoes. It was said to be coming out in September 2021.

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And I've written now my second book on space science. And it's just what I love doing. And I hope that book will come out yet.

No, it'll be out in September 2021.

So yeah. And you have ice volcanoes in there as well? Yeah, so it's fire and ice it's called.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Comet NEOWISE

It was mentioned by Natalie Starkey, who had recently finished writing it. The book's subject matter is volcanoes across the solar system, both icy and rocky.

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And so we've got volcanoes in the solar system that are places other than Earth. So it's cool to have you helping us think about those problems. That's the thing, because actually my book coming out next year is all about space volcanoes.

So I've written, yeah, my second book's just finished. So it's going to be a while until it comes out, but it's about all the volcanoes in the solar system made of ice or made of rock.

And the title of your next book you're working on?

It's called Fire and Ice, Space Volcanoes.

Episode: Cosmic Queries – Comet NEOWISE

It was described as Natalie Starkey's upcoming book about space volcanoes, both icy and rocky, which was said to have recently been finished.

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But it's really just as objects where there's a lot of pressure.

Yeah, it's basically the effort a body makes to cool itself down.

So we think of volcanoes as hot objects, but it's really just as objects where there's a lot of pressure. Is that a fair way to say?

My book coming out next year is all about space volcanoes.

So I've written, yeah, my second book's just finished. So it's going to be a while until it comes out, but it's about all the volcanoes in the solar system made of ice or made of rock.

Fire and Ice, very nice, very nice.

Episode: Playing the Game of Thrones, with George RR Martin

It was mentioned as a bestselling fantasy series, which was adapted into the popular TV show, Game of Thrones, and discussed as a low-magic fantasy with inspiration from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

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And he wrote the bestselling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire And that was adapted into the world's most popular TV drama Game of Thrones

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was mentioned as an example of a book that, if written on a company computer, could potentially give the company legal rights to the intellectual property within the book.

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if I for instance wrote a novel on work machine And it became like the next song of ice and fire or something then there's a pretty valid legal argument that could be made

— Episode: Strange News: Your Job is Stalking You,...

Episode: Strange News: Your Job is Stalking You, Vigilantes...

It was mentioned as an example of a book that, if written on a company computer, could potentially give the company legal rights to the intellectual property within the book.

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if I for instance wrote a novel on work machine And it became like the next song of ice and fire or something then there's a pretty valid legal argument that could be made

Episode: Strange News: Your Job is Stalking You, Vigilantes...

It was used as an example of a novel someone might write on their work computer, and if it became a popular success, there would be a potential legal argument the company owned a piece of it because it was written on their equipment.

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But if I for instance wrote a novel on work machine And it became like the next song of ice and fire or something then there's a pretty valid legal argument that could be made

Episode: Strange News: Your Job is Stalking You, Vigilantes...

It was mentioned as an example of a book that could be written on company equipment, and there would be a legal argument that the company owns part of it.

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And it became like the next song of ice and fire or something then there's a pretty valid legal argument that could be made

KILL TONY

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KILL TONY

It was mentioned that the entire series of the books was shoplifted by a comedian from Little Rock, Arkansas.

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I stole the entire series of a song of Ice and Fire which is the book series that a Game of Thrones is based on.

— Episode: #541 - BENJI AFLALO

Episode: #541 - BENJI AFLALO

It was mentioned that the entire series of the books was shoplifted by a comedian from Little Rock, Arkansas.

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I stole the entire series of a song of Ice and Fire which is the book series that a Game of Thrones is based on.

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