The Winds of Winter - Preview Chapter - Arianne I

Preview chapter from George RR Martin's upcoming "The Winds of Winter."
If you like what you're hearing, be sure to check out my channel, where you can find all of my A Song of Ice and Fire recorded chapters in order in playlists! And leave a comment! I don't care about any youtube algorithm reach nonsense but I love hearing from people who are listening!
I am in no sense a professional reader, voice actor, or what have you. I began this audiobook project some years ago when some friends of mine jokingly said they'd read A Song of Ice and Fire (my favorite fantasy series) if I personally recorded the whole series in audiobook form and sent it to them. Having now made my way almost through the first two books in the series, I decided to join the small community of people who post their own amateur audibook readings to youtube, and share my efforts.
I have no intention of profiting off of the work that is copyrighted to George RR Martin. This upload is a tribute to a series I deeply love, and I strongly encourage you to purchase these books. You won't regret it.
Also I should give full credit to my cat, Claudio, for the frequent background meows and purring sounds you hear throughout.
Art by Matt Olson www.deviantart.com/mattolsonart

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  • @ceartais65
    @ceartais6511 ай бұрын

    This is what we needed on the show! Instead we got BAD POOSY

  • @Alexander-tu3iv
    @Alexander-tu3iv7 ай бұрын

    "Pretty boys had ever been her weaknesses, especially of they were dark and dangerous as well." God Arianne is such a mood.

  • @joshuaberdan8877
    @joshuaberdan88772 жыл бұрын

    Id like to see someone from Dorne be successful at something

  • @Caramelo23606

    @Caramelo23606

    Жыл бұрын

    They were pretty good at defending their lands and sovereignty, they should've stay that way

  • @vanessasempireoftwigs198

    @vanessasempireoftwigs198

    Жыл бұрын

    best comment

  • @charlinethom1624

    @charlinethom1624

    Жыл бұрын

    That's because a lot of them are hot heads.

  • @hijo1998

    @hijo1998

    3 ай бұрын

    @@charlinethom1624hot heads and hot bodies

  • @SherlockHolmesb-kp4ru

    @SherlockHolmesb-kp4ru

    2 күн бұрын

    ​@@charlinethom1624Not surprising when you know where they live

  • @biropgrules
    @biropgrules3 жыл бұрын

    "and everywhere the dragons danced, people died." I am looking forward to seeing exactly where they will in fact, dance. i imagine that there will be other places than King's Landing.

  • @vanessasempireoftwigs198
    @vanessasempireoftwigs198 Жыл бұрын

    i find it hilarious and weird that every person that is going to ask dany for her hand is absolutely convinced she will say yes to them. no doubts at all, just hinging the entirety of all their plots and schemes on dany marrying them.

  • @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    11 ай бұрын

    Faegon quentyn drogo(kinda but Not really) hizdar her own damn Brother victarion euron and god know who Else might be coming Up next quite distirbing how many people crave fire and blood

  • @kingofdragons7

    @kingofdragons7

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@user-mk1ui7iu6unot Faegon, he is the true Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaegar

  • @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    10 ай бұрын

    @@kingofdragons7 nuh-uh

  • @kingofdragons7

    @kingofdragons7

    10 ай бұрын

    @@user-mk1ui7iu6u why not? There is no evidence that he is not, Varys was the only person that could have saved him and he has the silver hair and purple eyes of the Targaryens

  • @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    @user-mk1ui7iu6u

    10 ай бұрын

    @@kingofdragons7 illiryo and varys sent Chests full of "cloathing" which Duck has to unload and the ancestral sword has to come Up again its definetly the sword blackfyre there are also signs that varys is a blackfyre why Else would a magician Pick him in particular for a fire spell and that would also give us a reason as to why He shaves so thuroughly The cheesemongers wife Sarah was also definetly a blackfyre With Melis the *Male* Line died Out so it was Stated Varys and/or illyro Said that there are Things more Binding than gold or primises... *Blood* that would bind them Also Mr. Martin would never have the golden company Serve a Red Dragon that would Go against every established rule of writing There are 0 reasons why He should be rheagars son who miraculously survived by being swapped Out in Front of His mothers eyes and also Things almost never Go as they are First presented Like the 3 royal children are Bastards Born of incest Jon isnt asharas neds or willas son but lyanas and rheagars And so on and so forth The mumers Dragon that Danny will slay can only be faegon because Jon is a true Dragon and she wont be Killing him or unmasking him or whatever If He was rheagars son then shed have little reason to kill him but to Claim the throne but then she wouldnt try knowing His right is stronger and shed realize the Iron throne isnt the real important Thing but Life and freedom for her people which she will get by ending the Long night and finishing this ice Zombie bullshit There is literally No reason to believe that faegon is truegon other than that it was introduced to us as such which is basicly nothing Also clothes wouldnt be a Gift as the chesemonger Said it was His Gift to him The Looks and the sword will be the only Claims to legitimacy He could grasp so He will definetly have the sword it couldnt be anywhere Else

  • @2KOREAN
    @2KOREAN Жыл бұрын

    Someone needs to connect David with George. David needs to be the official audiobook reader. No one else comes close. Dave's got the gift

  • @alsharpe7213
    @alsharpe72133 жыл бұрын

    Man David reads a song of ice and fire is the best thing ever!!!!!!! Thank you David

  • @DavidReadsASoIaF
    @DavidReadsASoIaF3 жыл бұрын

    Some of you have raised the point that a lot of my recordings have dynamic contrasts that are too much - quiets too quiet alongside louds that are too loud. With this chapter, I used compression on the track to try and deal with that (not sure why I never attempted that before). Those of you who listen in the car, before going to bed, etc, let me know if this seems like an improvement, and I'll start doing this consistently and figure out a little more about hwo to fine tune it.

  • @tortelli2249

    @tortelli2249

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think you always do a great job. ☝

  • @thegrimmarcher202

    @thegrimmarcher202

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tortelli2249 Me too

  • @pukeleterson9512

    @pukeleterson9512

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't listen to them, you're doing great sweety

  • @maxbloo

    @maxbloo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wise up. You re doing a great job.

  • @justinrogers1807

    @justinrogers1807

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never noticed except for the horns blowing

  • @thegrimmarcher202
    @thegrimmarcher2023 жыл бұрын

    Praise the downed god for Dave has blessed us again.

  • @maddyg2320
    @maddyg2320 Жыл бұрын

    Arianne's plan to steal Myrcella was really dumb. Clearly a child's mentality! She even convinced others to go along with it, that's what shocked me 😂

  • @azsultan_
    @azsultan_3 жыл бұрын

    Congratulation on the channel passing 1milion views. Well deserved!

  • @jimboslice6367
    @jimboslice63672 жыл бұрын

    It takes a strong will to turn down that invitation from Arianne. I would have accepted lol

  • @lxfj2128

    @lxfj2128

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣least ur honest

  • @highgrounder2012
    @highgrounder2012 Жыл бұрын

    I don't get why everyone is hating on the martels, quentin had to try something or he'll be shamed for returning home with his tail between his legs that's a truth no one can deny And ariane eveb though she doesn't have interesting internal dialogue in this chapter her concerns about the nature of viserys' death is not unwarranted even though it might make her take a rushed decision concerning aegon, and I see that she doesn't realize she's in the game of thrones when she said "it's just a game" that's a grievous mistake I hope though she gets someone to put some sense in her

  • @TheCbot88
    @TheCbot88 Жыл бұрын

    This darkstar farce is, for some reason, also being hidden from Arianne and Daemon, but not the sand snakes. And Oberyn‘s paramour, I guess.

  • @cassandraayersman6360

    @cassandraayersman6360

    10 ай бұрын

    What😮

  • @jaimegraterol8745
    @jaimegraterol87453 жыл бұрын

    This is the best KZread channel

  • @maddyg2320
    @maddyg2320 Жыл бұрын

    Doran, Quentyn & Arianne are truly delusional. All 3 actually believe that Daenerys will marry Quentin & return to Dorne with her dragons.

  • @DominionSorcerer

    @DominionSorcerer

    Жыл бұрын

    I mena, to be fair, why wouldn't they actually believe that? They don't know Danny's true situation, all they've heard is her being an exile princess seeking to reclaim her kingdom(s) and here Quentyn comes, offering her the support of the sole kingdom untouched by both war and famine so far, and which would eagerly take up arms for her cause if she would only agree to marry him.

  • @jessicawilliams2485

    @jessicawilliams2485

    Жыл бұрын

    If dany didn't marry hizdar she would have married Quintin when he asked so she would have the backing of dorne. There was no way of knowing she was going to conquer the slave cities.

  • @vanessasempireoftwigs198

    @vanessasempireoftwigs198

    Жыл бұрын

    i see both sides. yes dany would have welcomed quynt and dorn if he had come earlier. but its also funny that quynt, euron, and victarion just assume dany has nothing better to do than to marry them, like she’s not making her own decisions and forging her own path. everyone underestimates the dragon

  • @kingofdragons7

    @kingofdragons7

    10 ай бұрын

    Daenerys was stupid for refusing Quentyn

  • @MackerelCat

    @MackerelCat

    Ай бұрын

    Dany needs a fleet, Quentyn couldn’t offer her that. Presuming Hizdar is killed in the battle of fire, Vicatarion has a decent chance - unless of course he is just too batshizz for Dany.

  • @justinrogers1807
    @justinrogers18073 жыл бұрын

    Oh the week of travel ended thank god needed new video been scratching my neck for 3 days now in withdrawal

  • @daboos6353
    @daboos6353Ай бұрын

    Half the comments are calling the Martell's idiots for assuming Daenerys would marry Quentyn, when Daenerys herself literally says she would have, if Quentyn hadn't come so late. Doran and Arriane have no idea about Hizdahr or that Daenerys wants to stay to protect Mereen.

  • @hiswayservicesblog9288
    @hiswayservicesblog92882 жыл бұрын

    Daenerys was the sister of Rhaegar, Arianne. Viserys was the true child of the Mad King. I'm sure King Arys would've been proud of him for dominating mind.

  • @oz4087
    @oz40873 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David

  • @michaelbonnett4347
    @michaelbonnett43473 жыл бұрын

    Love the channel!

  • @thetalesofelbek7042
    @thetalesofelbek70423 жыл бұрын

    I think Arianne will take a rush decision and marry fAegon , possibly with Doran permission ,that would be very tragic for the Martells(

  • @Argos-xb8ek

    @Argos-xb8ek

    2 жыл бұрын

    I totally see that happening

  • @FreedumbFighter29
    @FreedumbFighter293 жыл бұрын

    Im so glad youve returned my liege

  • @RedIron914
    @RedIron914 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent job. It would be awesome if you did fire and blood.

  • @TheHaHaNinja
    @TheHaHaNinja4 ай бұрын

    Intresting that a Dornish lady so far from the north is has green dreams. I'm guessing the Toland's of Ghost Hill have blood from the First men in them. But since they are so far removed from the culture of the First Men they have no Idea what to make of her dreams and just dismiss them.

  • @mishasa2751

    @mishasa2751

    3 ай бұрын

    There're caves nearby and children of forest lived there. It might have something to do with the little girl's dreams

  • @zardox78
    @zardox78 Жыл бұрын

    2:00 "They struck out north by northwest..." Uh oh. Somebody better tell Alfred Hitchcock! Seriously, north by northwest is NOT an actual compass direction. That's why it's the title of a movie about a person who doesn't really exist (whom Cary Grant gets mistaken for). The actual direction is called northwest by north. Somebody should clue GRRM in about that.

  • @deoncannick6028
    @deoncannick60283 жыл бұрын

    Read fire and blood I know since the point of view would be different it’d be a challenge but I think you’d do it better than these other KZread audiobook readers

  • @tomservo4299
    @tomservo42992 жыл бұрын

    So I have to admit I went through feast like I was ripping a bandaid off so I am murky with the dorne narrative but the show did a horrible job servicing a part of the story that was chance to possibly improve one the books maybe.......also and I am new to the channel this guy is great and I hope it isn't an insult when I say he sounds like wil wheaton reading a book and that is a good thing wil wheaton does this professionally

  • @DavidReadsASoIaF

    @DavidReadsASoIaF

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! And thanks for listening!

  • @kingofdragons7

    @kingofdragons7

    10 ай бұрын

    Really? I thought Arianne and Cersei's chapter were the best part of A Feast for Crows

  • @knowthinself8107
    @knowthinself81072 жыл бұрын

    ...i think Roy Dotrice whould like your readings....

  • @billychops1280
    @billychops12802 жыл бұрын

    I love Daemon Sand

  • @williamschaeffer409
    @williamschaeffer4093 жыл бұрын

    do any of your students know about your channel?

  • @ceartais65
    @ceartais6511 ай бұрын

    Spotted Sylva got off lucky her friends get exile, and she gets to be a rich lady of a castle

  • @justinrogers1807
    @justinrogers1807 Жыл бұрын

    Miss new videos by David

  • @AnarchoCatBoyEthan
    @AnarchoCatBoyEthan8 ай бұрын

    Do you plan to do Fire and Blood anytime David? Or the world of ice and fire?

  • @aaron_rosales4
    @aaron_rosales43 жыл бұрын

    Will u read fire and blood? I'd love to hear ur mushroom voice

  • @user-no4di9ro7c

    @user-no4di9ro7c

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dave told, that he isn't really interested in "Blood and Fire", so I am afraid no

  • @jaimegraterol8745
    @jaimegraterol87453 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever thought about doing some other books besides got?

  • @DavidReadsASoIaF

    @DavidReadsASoIaF

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m planning on recording...... something else once I finish trhe Winds previews, but I’m kind of agonizing over what to do next. Just recently I’ve thought I might go back to the source and record The Hobbit, but the other day I thought maybe I’d throw a curveball and do Clan of the Cave Beat. There’s so many possibilities it’s hard to pick!

  • @chrisfain7244

    @chrisfain7244

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can I vote for you doing alll the middle earth books??? Lord of rings, silmirollion, and the hobbit

  • @KabbalahSherry

    @KabbalahSherry

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DavidReadsASoIaF - Would love to hear some Sci Fi from you. Like the "3-Body Problem" trilogy for example. 😏💯

  • @oz4087
    @oz40873 жыл бұрын

    Darkstar did nothing wrong! Sylva Santagar tried to kill Myrcella and Darkstar saved her life! Doran and Arriane are both manipulative Vipers who accused Darkstar of a crime to get rid of a Possible Sword of the Evening, that will fight in the Long Night and knows about R+L=J.

  • @jimboslice6367

    @jimboslice6367

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like crackpot

  • @lxfj2128

    @lxfj2128

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @maddyg2320

    @maddyg2320

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not too shocking as most of these characters are conniving, even the supposed "good" ppl!

  • @highgrounder2012

    @highgrounder2012

    Жыл бұрын

    What would they earn from preventing him from becoming sword of the evening, they have no knowledge of the long night or R + L = J Where did that occur to you?

  • @Thereisanalienpresenceonearth

    @Thereisanalienpresenceonearth

    Жыл бұрын

    @@highgrounder2012 😂

  • @2KOREAN
    @2KOREAN Жыл бұрын

    Arianne is cool and everything... but those harebrained schemes and skanky musings 😂 (eg. Pondering if she could seduce JonCon like she did Oakheart)

  • @iiifff2782

    @iiifff2782

    11 ай бұрын

    Her and Victarion would be a match made in hell

  • @2KOREAN

    @2KOREAN

    11 ай бұрын

    @@iiifff2782 I had to consider that for a bit. Victarion is misogynistic AF, as well as quite narcissistic. Arianne is Dornish, ergo she ain't having none of that shit. That said, I can envision her identifying Victorian's deeply engrained trauma and using it to her advantage (eg. Calm/soothe the demons in his soul to make him more tolerable/complacent/emotionally attached to her) to achieve her own agendas. Since the topic came up, I think Oberyn and Cersei would have been some kind of fucked up masterpiece couple.

  • @dtv2181
    @dtv21812 жыл бұрын

    Sunsphere continue to get shitted on

  • @ethanragbir8311

    @ethanragbir8311

    2 жыл бұрын

    common dornish L

  • @Spllyn
    @Spllyn Жыл бұрын

    Worst Isof chapter? Well read though!

  • @joshosborne683
    @joshosborne6835 ай бұрын

    Is Doran a genius or bafoon? I really don't know