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A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues. 7 Volume, Costco (Melb) $33.99

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A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues. 7 Volume, Costco (Melb) $33.99
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dirtybird on 17/11/2012 - 15:47 files.ozbargain.com.au (1103 clicks)
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I was in Costco this morning and this looked like it might be a reasonable deal so thought I'd let the votes determine if it was or not.

A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues: A Song of Ice and Fire: 7 Volume.
Cheapest on Booko was $59.11 delivered when I last checked.

Book blurb:
Three great storylines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world.

Dont know how long they will last so expiry is a week, could be longer or shorter.
They had a pallet load.

If you are not a member($60), dont know someone who is, or cbf joining up then obviously this deal isnt for you.

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  • lostn on 17/11/2012 - 16:27

    These collection boxes are going to get very wide in 20 years when the series is finally done. There's still 2 more volumes, with no guarantee he won't split another one into two.

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 17/11/2012 - 16:43
      +16

      At this point, it's optimistic to think that he's ever going to finish them.

      • Baa on 17/11/2012 - 17:24
        +6

        Worried that he will do a Robert Jordan on us!

        • lostn on 17/11/2012 - 17:27
          +6

          If that happens, someone fast who actually gets things done, such as Brandon Sanderson might complete the series for him.

      • lostn on 17/11/2012 - 17:30
        +2

        At this point, it's optimistic to think that he's ever going to finish them.

        Hoping the TV series will inspire him to write quicker. If they catch up to him and run out of material to adapt, it will have to go on hiatus and the child actors will out-age their characters.

        • ryang on 17/11/2012 - 17:44
          +1

          Or the opposite could happen - sign him up as a writer for the show, and leave the books for after.

          That'd be good, right? A book based on a TV show based on a book.

        • tsunamisurfer on 17/11/2012 - 17:59
          +12

          Hurry before Tyrion gets that growth spurt.

        • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 11:10

          He's already had words with the producers/director/scriptwriters about what direction he wants it to go in, should he die.

        • lostn on 18/11/2012 - 12:05

          So they would adapt with just a direction, and not the novels themselves? Is it potentially possible that the last 2 books turn out significantly different to the TV series (aside from the usual differences in adaptation)?

        • lostn on 18/11/2012 - 12:06
          -5

          Tyrion is not an issue because he's not a child, but Arya, Bran, Rickon, Joffrey and Sansa maybe.

        • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 16:10

          Perhaps some of those characters die ;)

          You know what he's like haha

        • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 16:13

          There are distinct differences between book and show, but I mean the general direction is pretty much the same.

          ****[Possible spoiler alert if you haven't seen both series and read the first two books]****

          For example, Arya in Harrenhal was a much bigger thing than was made out in the series and the two she named to kill weren't the same two in the book.

          Also, how Robb meets his wife is totally different.

          Just little things like that.

        • lostn on 18/11/2012 - 17:07

          Those are standard things that change when adapting one format to another. I'm saying if the TV series goes ahead without Martin's books, the differences will end up much bigger than that.

          Or they cancel the show, and he will have that on his conscience.

        • johnno07 on 18/11/2012 - 20:26
          +2

          Tyrion is not an issue because he's not a child, but Arya, Bran, Rickon, Joffrey and Sansa maybe.

          Whoosh!

        • ioga on 19/11/2012 - 22:00

          Not just how they met, Robb's wife is different than in the books.

          It's a shame that they don't stick 100% by the book, it makes people think that, if they changed it for the series, then that arc is probably insignificant towards the overall plot. A minor spoiler/inconvenience, but still.

    • medium_tight on 17/11/2012 - 16:45
      +1

      The story could be halted as well , due to the author drinking habit

    • scud70 on 18/11/2012 - 15:42

      you mean there MAY be 2/4 more volumes if his alive to write them!!!

  • padfoot07 on 17/11/2012 - 16:28

    Good price, but its a pain in the ass to get there (and sign up or go with someone who is a member)

  • bchliu on 17/11/2012 - 17:06

    Hope they have it in Sydney Costco as well.. I'll go there on Monday to check it out!

    • dirtybird on 17/11/2012 - 19:01

      They did a few months ago as posted here, good luck.

  • Elijha on 17/11/2012 - 19:44
    +3

    Different item but related so I'll post it here as you might be interested… the collectors Blu ray is pretty dam cheap pre-order [out on the 5th Dec] @ JB-HIFI this weekend.
    JB-HiFI - Game Of Thrones - Season 1 (Blu-ray) (Collector's Edition) $39.98 [+$1 to ship - don't think you can avoid it acutally]
    http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/dvd/dvd-genres/tv/game-of-thr…

    would make a nice gift for a fan I would think.

    • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 11:20

      I thought R 18s were banned in Australia..? Yet that's the classification…isn't MA 15 the limit here or has the law changed?

      • Richfield on 18/11/2012 - 11:58
        +1

        You're thinking of games.

        • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 16:14
          +1

          Ahh got it - thank you for that :)

          Yay! Censorship!

          We all know that always ends well.

    • ProspectiveDarkness on 18/11/2012 - 17:10

      If I could give numerous +1's, I would. That Collector's Edition looks absolutely amazing.

  • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 11:14

    I can honestly 100% recommend this series - nearly finished book 3, part 2 and it's just fantastic - the storyline that is, the publishing…could be greatly improved. Getting towards the second and third books, there are uncountable typographical mistakes, the most common being spacing after a comma so it would read something like:

    "he wasn't afraid, inno way could they harm him…"

    It gets quite frustrating after a while, but you can't argue with the pricing here - I paid about $60-$70 for the same set. (although the girlfriend's a teacher, so we can get it back on tax ;)

  • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 11:17

    Oh, I should add, OP: The books series is called "A Song of Ice and Fire", the first book (and the TV series) are called "A Game of Thrones".

    • dirtybird on 18/11/2012 - 11:47

      A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues: A Song of Ice and Fire: 7 Volume
      Tried to cover all bases in the description.

      Searching for the subject I used seemed to give prospective buyers more hits from book stores for comparison.
      Personally I just enjoy the content :)

      • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 16:15

        Ohh - I couldn't see that from this page.

        To me it reads: "A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues. 7 Volume, Costco (Melb) $33.99"

        No worries.

  • j1nx on 18/11/2012 - 12:00

    Bought this from the iBookstore for $45 a few weeks ago. This is a good deal for the actual books.

  • lostn on 18/11/2012 - 12:09

    I was wondering how they got 7 volumes. I guess breaking a Storm of Swords and A Dance with Dragons into two and counting them as separate volumes is how. Officially, there are only 5 volumes. Some publishings break them into two volumes and charge double, some don't.

    • extract on 18/11/2012 - 15:54

      Yep that's right only the UK editions get split into 2 books.

    • The Gent on 18/11/2012 - 16:19

      The way they read makes sense because they have a prologue which wouldn't work as character POVs because there's so much involved with mostly minor characters undeserving of their own POVs and events which wouldn't work with character bias - I'm trying not to give too much away here, but the splitting them up aids the story in progressing much more easily.

      I've heard unconfirmed reports that Cersei gets her on POV in one of them - haven't come across it yet though so may be BS.

      • unknown on 18/11/2012 - 20:03

        Cersei has POV chapters in 'A Feast for Crows' though I find her story really quite boring and irritating. GRRM also starts including lesser known character POV chapters throughout the books, but they're titled something else and not with the usual character name.

        • The Gent on 03/12/2012 - 01:17

          Yep, just got onto that - "The Prophet" and similar titles…weird.

  • blingerz on 18/11/2012 - 22:00

    argh i bought this for 85 not three weeks ago. this is a really good price!

  • BuyoTheCat on 19/11/2012 - 22:56

    What the books need are photos to describe part of the story.

    • The Gent on 03/12/2012 - 01:17

      What?

      Read the books, lazy!

  • leinad on 24/11/2012 - 20:48
    +1

    Just went to Docklands Costco today and picked them up at $34. They have an entire crate of them left.

    • dirtybird on 29/11/2012 - 01:19
      +1

      cool, added some more time to the deal.

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