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Game of Thrones, Seasons 7-8 Rewrite Part 3

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   And here it is, the final part of my Game of Thrones rewrite! Good Lord, was that a workout or what? And yes, it contains more High Fantasy aspects, a very Sauron-esque cheesy villain, as well as a good dose of heroes being heroic, heroes being in pain and distress, and heroes being horribly disappointed at the end result of their struggles. It's also my version of a bittersweet ending, which I felt would be more in line with the realistic politics of the Game of Thrones world than what the show actually did, where the Stark siblings just wound up ruling Westeros Happily Ever After......... As such, I would like to thank George RR Martin for crafting such a fine story for me to finish, as well as the show-writers, David Benioff and Daniel Weiss, for crafting such a superb show for the first four seasons, even though GRRM's criticisms of Tolkien are rather nonsensical, and the show's later seasons sank the boat, especially with the last two. Quite frankly, ou

Game of Thrones, Seasons 7-8 Rewrite Part 2

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   This is the second part of my Game of Thrones Seasons 7-8 rewrite.  Yes, this is me fanboying over both the book and show versions of Euron Greyjoy. Yes, this gets kind of corny and sets up a classical fantasy-style final battle. Yes, this is my version of horribly killing off characters because I can be brutal too. And yet, the best/worst is yet to come for our heroes! Stay tuned for Part 3! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is Part 2 of my Rewrite for Seasons 7 and 8 for Game of Thrones. Be sure to read Part 1 first, as well as my previous rewrite for Seasons 5-7 for Game of Thrones. A new day was dawning for Westeros. However, the cost of the victory for the Targaryen royal army after the battle with the White Walkers in Winterfell became clear: over half their troops were slain in the fighting. Many local lords from the southern kingdoms and the North died alongside their soldiers