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Delariona wrote: Honestly, how this is comparable to Got? Got kills many of it's main characters whereas in the Riordanverse the only main character died is Jason, and is Luke whom is joined to the Titans. Other were always minor characters in the series. Very, very ridiculous and funny compare. I think a lot of people misunderstood my comment. If you read closely, you'll see that I wasn't saying that the Riordanverse was exactly the same as GOT. Rather, I was saying how the mood and the plot was slightly taking after the series - that is, darker and more mature, with the unexpected character death especially striking. The fact that Rick is doing this doesn't make it immediately an 18+, gory, HBO TV show. In fact, my original message wasn't comparing the series to Game of Thrones, I was comparing to all the other series Rick has wrote (except, of course, the Tres Navarre saga). The other series were lighthearted and definitely tailored to a younger audience. Sure, there were some dark moments, but nothing compared to the Burning Maze.

It's like I said before: RR realizes that his original audience has grown up and wants more realistic stories - and he delivered. Personally, I like the direction his books are heading, but it may disincentive younger readers. We'll just have to wait and see.