The main character, Jon Snow is still very much alive. Actually, killing of some of the characters that you have attached yourself to is what makes it so brilliant, but also what puts alot of people off the series. I LOVE the fact that you can not expect any of the characters to survive, it gives it a sense of unpredictability. While in most fantasy you can expect most if not all of the heroes to survive atleast towards the end of the series.. in this book you really cant expect anything and thus actually makes it more belivable. Especially how Robb and Caetlyn Stark died was friggin awesome (the wedding). Robb was doing extremly well in the war, and being a hero and prodigy og Eddard, then get horribly murdered :)
Edit: Actually my favourite characters is still alive.. Jon Snow, Tyrrion Lanister and Aria. Tyrrion Lanister is especially awesome. I would have LOVED a book where evil won, and the heroes got annihilated in a heroic last battle.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2009 03:55PM by Cerunnir.