Sons of Chaos
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Writer: Chris Jaymes
Illustrator: Ale Aragon
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release date: June 2019

I’m a sucker for a good historical novel. Done right, it can drop you into a time period, introduce you to characters you see as dear friends or bitter enemies, and immerse you into historical events in a deeply meaningful way. The graphic novel Sons of Chaos by writer Chris Jaymes (Party of Five, Chicago Hope, Lost) illuminates the harrowing 19th-century events of the Greek War of Independence through the lens of tragic underdog Marcos Botsaris. Game of Thrones meets 300 in this bleak-yet-epic saga portraying the costs of brutal and anything-but-fair conflict with impressively natural pacing. Massive, lustrous pages serve as a backdrop to the grandiose, fantastical, and occasionally wincingly violent artwork illustrated by Ale Aragon (28 Days Later, Deadpool).

Back in September, actor Kristian Nairn revealed that his Game Of Thrones character Hodor, the gentle giant who only speaks his own name, won’t appear in Season 5 of the HBO series. Aside from filming the show, the actor is also a DJ who has been on a sold-out world tour called Rave of Thrones.

But what will Nairn do once the tour ends? TV and radio host Jamie Stangroom recently sat down with the actor to discuss his options for work and to, of course, get him to say “Hodor.”

Watch the 5-minute video here below, which includes Nairn auditioning for a commercial for the Pretty Good Fried Chicken hair salon (yes, a fried chicken place that also does hair cuts.

Tonight, the first episode of the anticipated television series Game of Thrones premieres on HBO at 9pm, with encore showings at 10pm and 11pm.

The first season is based on A Game of Thrones, the first novel in George R.R. Martin‘s book series, A Song of Ice and Fire. I know a lot of people wanted to read the book before they watch the show, and though the series is just hours away, there’s still time to get prepared before tonight’s episode, thanks to a free ebook excerpt from A Game of Thrones, which covers the events and story from Episode 1.

Check out the 70-page excerpt from Random House here below.