Having trouble opening the multitude of holiday cards that have accumulated in the mail? HBO’s Game of Thrones shop can help!
This Game of Thrones letter opener is a miniature version of broadswords swung across the Realm. Surely it will help you tackle envelopes with ease. Prevent papercuts with this diminutive dagger from HBO’s exclusive line of Game of Thrones merchandise. Made of metal (yet not Valyrian steel), the letter opener comes with velvet pouch emblazoned with the GoT logo.
For your last minute Xmas shopping, don’t forget the George RR Martin fans on your list! Just in time for your Xmas Eve party, you can buy their love and affection for at least the rest of the year…
The HBO Game of Thrones gift card is ready to be sent to your loved one’s email! Rejoice in the digital world we live in, we you procrastinators have nothing to sweat this year. Although this should of course be used to support Game of Thrones merchandise, the receiver of this gift is able to buy anything in the HBO Shop. So if you have any crossover genre HBO fans in mind, they can order some Tru Blood beverage or a Soprano’s Bada Bing! T-shirt. Best Xmas ever!
So you’ve been shopping for hours and you’ve ground your teeth down to nubs with all the stress and the crowds and the PEOPLE you have to share your air with. Simmer down now and relax with this nice freebie for Audible.com members.
With Morning Comes Mistfall is a short story by none other than hallowed author, George RR Martin, and is included in the unabridged Dreamsongs collection of writings. This particular tale is narrated by Claudia Black and can be found in Dreamsongs Volume 1 of the GRRM anthology. It takes so little time to sign up for Audible. You should be ashamed of yourself if you don’t rush over and sign up, if you haven’t already just to get the copy of Feast narrated by Roy Dotrice.
Did I mention it’s FREE FREE FREE???
So as if there weren’t enough games centered around the world of Westeros, Fantasy Flight offers another board game based on their 2 player strategy board game system, BattleLore.
Battles of Westeros features a playing board (the kind that you build your self out of hexagon pieces), a deck of cards, plastic figures, a bunch of dice and of course a dragon’s hoard of tokens. Use these items to conquer the battlefield. If you win the coin flip, you can chose House Stark, and the loser has to play House Lannister.
Follow the battle scenarios in the included Westeros Battle guide (straight from the books A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin), or design your own. The game should give you and your foe about an hour of play time.
In the immortal words of Bob & Doug McKenzie, “This should just be the 2 days of Christmas… it’s too hard for us.”
Keep your portable electronics snug and warm! Or at least show your support for House Stark, like all right-thinking Game of Thrones fans. Whether you want to cover your laptop or your phone with the Stark Direwolf, these skins can protect your device and inform everyone that Winter is Coming. Durable skin is completely removable and reusable. Choose from multiple laptop screen sizes, phones and mp3 devices (not just iPhone). Also available for House Targaryen, Baratheon, Tully, Arryn, Lannister and Greyjoy.
Don’t know what to get for the George R R Martin fan who has everything? How about comics with multiple covers? Make your list… check it twice… get all the comics, they’re very nice!
Enjoy A Game of Thrones #1 “Winter Is Coming” comic with options of multiple covers. There’s plenty to choose from. The Mike Miller cover (left) shows Ned Stark under the heart tree in the godswood of Winterfell. The Alex Ross cover (right) features a man with a sword (presumably Ned Stark, but there’s certainly no shortage of men with swords in Westeros) surrounded by the 6 Stark Direwolves (there is a shortage of Direwolves so I’m certain these are them).
Alex Ross and Tommy Patterson also teamed up to create some variant covers for the first issue. The Ice Blue variant cover (left) was produced for New England Comic Book Retailers and only 1000 copies were printed. The Negative (reverse color image) is available as well. Do these covers are available in limited quantities, so this may be your last chance to pick up some rare collectible comics on the cheap from Amazon.
For more details on later issues of the A Game of Thrones comic, check out the publisher’s site at Dynamite Entertainment, where you can also order online if you can’t find them in your local comics shop.
Still not sure? Check out the first issue thanks to the extended preview!
Don’t forget to practice your Needle-work this holiday season!
Or, giveth the gift unto your little sister as Jon Snow gaveth unto Arya. Mikken takes cash or credit.
This sword is smaller than either Ice or Longclaw, befitting the Braavosi water dancer in all of us. Arya’s Needle is a limeted edition by Valyrian Steel, crafted from high carbon steel; the hilt is cast metal with nickel plating and wrapped in leather. Display plaque also includes mounting hardware. Total length of 30 inches.
In case you need convincing, here’s Maisie Williams showing you how to use the pointy end!
Step out of the A Song of Ice and Fire universe and explore yet another dark side of George R. R. Martin with his novel Fevre Dream! Also available in graphic novel form.
Explore the night world of steamboats and vampires in the 1850s with either of these two versions of Fevre Dream by the Man Himself. Originally published in 1982, GRRM offers a fresh take on the life history of bloodthirsty human-like creatures who hunt mortal men and women. These guys didn’t sparkle and weren’t all beautiful. The hero of the story is Abner Marsh, the salty cap’n of Fevre Dream, a grand marvel of a Mississippi steamboat. The graphic novel is a visual rendering of the same tale; while not giving the full power of Martin’s words, it is a good read for the comic enthusiast.
Learn your Westeros geography with this artistically rendered map of the Seven Kingdoms!
Don’t lose sight of the important strongholds in the realm. From the lands north of the Wall to the southron peninsula, this map encompasses Westeros and a teasing taste of the Eastern continent, Essos. Hang this map proudly in your throneroom, war tent or solar. The color and quality is good enough to display in any tower at the Citadel!
Another HBO Shop exclusive, the Westeros poster is 11 x 17 inches and comes with a plastic sleeve and hanging hook.
It’s cold. You’re 700 feet up on a Wall of ice. It’s cold. You’re stuck here with a bunch of smelly dudes, rapers, theives and green boys. It’s cold. Your only entertainment is fighting Wildlings or becoming an Other. It’s cold. Not even Winter yet, the Summer snows are omnipresent. It’s cold. You’re here for life. What’s worse – this place doesn’t even have coffee.
What better way of reminding your brothers of the Vows you’ve all sworn than with the Night’s Watch Oath Mug, an HBO Shop exclusive Game of Thrones item. Holding 16 ounces, this ceramic mug has taken the black along with you crows. Settle in for a long night and serve up some of the Old Boar’s Hot Spiced Wine… your watch isn’t over yet.
