Game of Thrones books

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5 things from the Game of Thrones books we wish were in the show (Winter Is Coming)

1. Warg abilities for the rest of the Stark children. The very first scene of A Song of Ice and Fire that George R.R. Martin envisioned for his book series was ...

While Bran’s warging abilities are by far the most developed of the Stark kids, in the books several others in the family also display these abilities, most notably Jon and Arya. The very first scene of A Song of Ice and Fire that George R.R. Considering that direwolves are never seen that far south of the wall, it’s a mystical moment with broad implications for the wider series. One of those details is the fact that Jon Snow’s eyes are covered in a milky white film — a nod to the idea of him warging. This got me thinking about some of the book details that didn’t make it into Game of Thrones, and which of those were missed the most. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books we would have loved to have seen in Game of Thrones.

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