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The 5th book, A Dance with Dragons is officially finished: http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/04/is-the-dance-done/ release date is July 12th

Yeah, good news is that critics got preview copies of the first 6 episodes and many of them felt #2 was the weakest, with #5 and 6 being the best, which bodes well considering I enjoyed #2. Here is the episode 2 recap for those interested: http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/game-of-thrones-second-episode/

For new viewer help, the character cheat sheet: http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Game-of-Thrones-Houses-infographic-Westeros-101-f.jpg and the episode recap for anything you might have missed: http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-1/

Premiere was great. HBO announced they have renewed for season 2 already! http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/04/hbo-renews-game-of-thrones-for-second-season/

HBO released their new Game of Thrones Viewer Guide, complete with interactive map and family trees: http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/#!/map/

Ton of postive reviews including an A- from Entertainment Weekly! http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/04/the-reviews-keep-on-coming/

New trailer out emphasizing the mystery of Jon Arryn's death: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T84d-lRNLs&feature=youtu.be

The 5th book finally has an official release date of July 12th: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/if-update.html

There is great coverage at www.winter-is-coming.net of the HBO series. The Making of Game of Thrones special that aired on Wednesday is online now too: http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/04/game-of-thrones-making-of-25-minute.html