Topic > The importance of fandom - 1161

Martin. It is the best-selling fantasy saga of the last ten years, selling more than 15 million books worldwide. The books have also been translated into more than 40 languages. The HBO series has won countless Emmys and, also thanks to the books, is the third most watched series in HBO history. It averages just over 10 million total viewers per episode in the United States and also holds the title of most pirated program of the past two years. With over 4 million followers on Facebook and 450 thousand followers on Twitter, a statistic that grows every day. Game of Thrones fans like to call themselves the "Brotherhood Without Flags", "the Bookwalkers" who watch the TV series but have also read the books. 'The Unsullied' who are fans of the TV series who haven't read the books. and the "GRRuMblers" who wish George RR Martin would finish the last book before he dies. Many websites have been created for fans to get more from Game of Thrones. westeros.org and winteriscoming.net are two places to get news, forums, and role-playing games from the series. towerofthehand.com for rereading books and podcastoficeandfire.com for podcasts. The New York Times felt that Game of Thrones was a "Nerd Alert" that would appeal only to "Dungeons and Dragon types", which raised the most expectations with the books and TV series expanding well beyond fantasy . Book fans tend to be creative, well-read, and patient as the last published book had more than 1,000 pages and had a long wait of 6 years after the fourth book was published. Who knows how long it will be before the sixth book comes out