I've read up through A Storm of Swords and I thought they were great. Heavy reading, but wonderful books. (Which is why this reviewer annoys me by calling it a "male fantasy" that "no woman alive would watch" if it weren't for the sex. Uh, no.) I hope HBO doesn't screw it up, either, but I am glad it's being turned into a mini-series instead of trying to squash it into a box office movie. Though I'm going to have to wait for it to be out on DVD.