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ASOIAF is fantasy, not sci fi. It's looking backward, and inward, not at the future or at 2025. It tries to say something timeless.
ASOIAF is about the impact of the past on our present – the ghosts of past generations, the weight of forgotten songs and broken dreams.
July 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
George's politics were shaped by the Vietnam War. He drew inspiration from the Wars of the Roses. And now he has to conclude the story during the era of Trump.
July 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
ASOIAF is an anachronism. It's an artifact from the 90s that became a juggernaut of 2010s TV, that George is now trying to finish in the 2020s, a totally different cultural era.
July 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
a peep may even peek and peer with peepers from a peak. (from a precipice or pinnacle, perhaps!)
but a peep who "peaks" atop a precipice? preposterous!!

it's not particularly important. "sneak peek" and "sneak peak" are both fine.

it's just something that peaked my interest.
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
honestly I see the merits of "sneak peak". the spelling matches. there's a logic to it.
I suppose one could peek from a peak. a peak could be a perfect place from which to peek.
however I feel that "peek" fits well with "peep" and "peer" and "peepers".
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM