Originally Posted by CDSmith

Read the five existing books and you'll understand. The story does take a huge turn at some point and Dorne and what's been happening there while all this other stuff (wars, the wall, etc) was going on.

People bitched about the books as well for this. I'm not sure why people can't just accept that THIS is the way it happened, just shaddap and let the author tell it already. It will all be tied together by the end, of that I have zero doubt. And, possibly by season 6, or maybe in a final season, I think Bran will play a huge role. Huge.

I'm more anxious to get at that 6th book. Martin, come on man, let's get it cracking already.