(MAJOR SPOILER WARNING: DON?T READ IF YOU?RE NOT CAUGHT UP WITH THE ENTIRE BOOK SERIES)

I?m a Game of Thrones fanatic. I started reading the series during a 1999 vacation in Portugal, where I sacrificed sightseeing in the Algarve to finish George R.R. Martin?s 835-page masterpiece. As a longtime fantasy reader, I was blown away, fascinated, astounded.