Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-75.85.184.179-20160620220320/@comment-37944191-20190723195758

Jessang120

That's some awesome insight! While I wouldn't put such intricacies beyond an author like Frank Herbert (who's utterly fucking insane, but unspeakably brilliant as a result), I'm sad to say I think this goes beyond the scope of what Martin is capable of. While I'm happy to be proven wrong, I currently remain unconvinced that Martin is capable of interweaving this level of detail into his stories (I've only read the 1st book in the series, so I guess it's possible he's become a better writer in the intervening years, though once again, I'm not convinced he's improved by the margin required to do what you've suggested).