Subject: Re: (glencook-fans) Black Company vs. George R.R. Martin
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On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 12:34:50
Tyler Fain wrote:
>A lot of people on different forums have recommended
>the 'Song of Fire and Ice' series by George R.R.
>Martin. I just started the second book, 'A Clash of
>Kings' and finished the first book, 'A Game of
>Thrones' recently. I'd recommend reading it as well.
>It's set to be a six book series (the third book just
>came out). I noticed some mild similarities with the
>Black Company..
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>The defenders of the Wall in the farthest northern
>reaches of the Seven Kingdoms is an order by the name
>of the Night's Watch. They where all black and give up
>their past lives when they join. They can never leave.
>No sex, wifes, children. Of course certain members
>still visit whores. The other members of the Night's
>Watch are like brothers, their only family now. A
>majority of the Watch are not the nicest or the most
>law-abiding citizens either. It shares some
>similarities with the Black Company.
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The reason that the Night's Watch have a large number of criminals is because that most of them are there for BEING criminals. It's considered a place to send societies more unwelcome elements. People who join by choice are rare.
Darin
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