Swear an oath to have tons of fun beyond the Wall with The Night's Watch Sourcebook. It's the latest in Green Ronin's A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying series, and can be pre-ordered today.

We've been waiting ages, but on October 30 Random House will be releasing the official and highly-detailed Lands of Ice and Fire map collection. Every nook and cranny of Westeros and Essos, just how George R.R. Martin intended them to look.

... with a pretty strong exception. The Song of Ice and Fire author has always been a Marvel nerd, and recently told MTV Geek that he would love to write Doctor Strange comics -- but it can't be rebooted or retconned.

I would have to have my lawyers to meet with Marvel's lawyers and work out an absolutely iron-clad contract that would say whatever I did in the story would continue to be canon forever, and would never be retconned, rebooted or reimagined out of the universe when some later writer decided to mess around with it. Because I hate that, I hate — I've always hated reboots and retcons and the fact that a writer comes in and undoes what a previous writer did and, y'know, brings dead characters back to life, kills new characters that weren't intended to die. That's the one thing I don't like about comics. That drives me crazy.

So what do you think? Is it worth it?

SPOILER WARNING: If you haven't read A Storm of Swords, watch no further. Otherwise, this handy PSA will help you cope with all the strong feelings George R.R. Martin has stirred up within you. This is your Milk of the Poppy.

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Gotta love Jon Snoo.

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With a little creative editing, this cat "sings" the Game of Thrones theme song. It may not be a Dire Wolf, but close enough.

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Artist Anita Mitura has gorgeously illustrated the House of Stark, but she didn't stop there. Her Game of Thrones gallery is a treat for any fan, including frame-worthy images of the Lannisters, Daenerys, Sandor Clegane, and more.

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