Hichki (Movie)

Hichki (Movie).

There comes a movie in months which makes me regret not watching it on big screen and this one turned out to be one such exception. What a brilliant brilliant movie and what amazing heart-breaking performance by Rani Mukherji, I must say. Kudos to the makers to touch the subject in such an amazing way, unfortunately I had no idea before this movie of something called "Tourette syndrome". I always presumed that Rani will overdo it hence stayed away and I have no idea how the movie did on box office. Last night watched it with the whole family and each one of us loved it big time. The protagonist's fight, struggle, survival and ultimate win was so amazing, it choked me up couple of times so badly that it is hard to explain. By the end of the movie, I was actually praying that no one looks at me so I could control my emotions and stop my tears from rolling down. Loved the way story enfolds and a teacher makes such a huge impact on one student who fights to become one herself, even after suffering from the dreaded disease which leaves no stone upturned in her life to stop her from achieving her goal. How she struggles and wins in the end and does so much for the down-trodden kids of the same school where she was guided by the teacher is the rest of the story.

Casting is so superb that almost each one of the actor made a huge impact on us. Nothing is over done, no villains, just the situations. Superb. Hats off to the makers, we need more movies like these to make the society understand and accept everyone with their flaws. If you haven't seen it, you've got to watch this big time and if you have already seen it, do tell me how you liked it. I will not be surprised if Rani Mukherji picks up the National Award for best actor next year.

Mission Impossible: Fallout (Movie)

Mission Impossible: Fallout. 

My wife is (read was) a huge huge Tom Cruise fan :) so as soon as this movie released, I thought I will give her a surprise by booking the tickets without her info, have a good time, eat out and make a day with her. But... the money that I spent on the tickets (100/- a piece) it wasn't worth half of it (may be around 40/- worth actually). And she now has sworn that Tom Cruise has aged and she is definitely not watching any more action movies. Now, how sad is that. My plan of hijacking her from her office on a weekday totally derailed by Mr. Ethan Hunt :(.

Actually the whole movie looks like one big sleep walk for Mr. Ethan Hunt, who has I guess done to death the scene of disarming a nuclear weapon at the last second. How many times one can watch the same old stuff, same old formula, same crap year on year again and again. The first half is so lackluster with almost nothing to offer that I guess my wife actually dozed off. Second half is when all the action takes place but again that all has "been there done that" earlier feel to it. The whole Siachen / Nubra Valley thing and why it was being done was such a laugh out loud moment for me. I mean if the bad guys actually blasted a weapon I really wonder why an IMF agent will come to our rescue?? But that Wifey twist was a proper apne "Abbas Mastan" waala twist. I will still maintain that the first Mission Impossible movie was fantastic and second one that Chimera thingy too was brilliant, after that I have no idea what they did in last two parts and this one too is a effort in vain in keeping Mr. Cruise any younger. I hope they stop these franchisee right here with this movie and do not come out with any more in future.

I will rate it a sad 2/5. One for the Bike chase and chopper scene and one for his colleagues comic timing as they were actually "figuring it out" to how to make it more entertaining. If you haven't seen it yet, worry not, its not worth it and you are for sure missing out nothing great. And if you have seen it, do let me know if it worked for you.

A Feast for Crows - George RR Martin (Book)

A Feast for Crows - George RR Martin.

Fifth (Technically fourth) book of the series and I am not only shocked but also pleasantly surprised that Mr. Martin hasn't run out of steam yet. After reading some 4000 odd pages of story so far, I am getting (cheerful) haunting dreams of George RR Martin locked inside a room made of white paper with so many pages hanging randomly on the walls that the actual paint isn't visible anymore. What is he doing? Furiously writing something on loads of papers as we are yet to get two more books of the series from him, giving it all a superb ending (I guess we all hope that he is actually writing as we speak). The last epic that I read was "Lord of the Rings" and one of the characters that I totally loved in that was the best buddy "Samwise Gamgee" and now in this series, I am again falling in love gradually with another Sam (Samwell Tarly). How kool is that :) and guess what, this Samwell is a huge book reader, who I believe is on the verge of solving a big puzzle for the entire realm, all thanks to the books that he is reading in the story :). I mean, of-course that shows how much Mr. Martin himself loves the books.

After reading so much from him, I must say that it doesn't shock me or surprise me anymore when one of my favorite character (or say characters) gets no mention for 200 and at times 300 pages into another book. And this book is no exception when he actually skips half a dozen of the characters altogether :(. Frustrated as I may be, angry as I may be, curse as much as I could, page after bloody page, chapter after bloody chapter, he simply refuses to give me what I want. On top of that, just when I thought he will start summing up the things, he gives me another load(s) of character introductions :) I mean how can he do that? But he does that in style as it all relates so well with the story in the past and lets the reader know the reason behind so many conspiracies going on at a breakneck speed. Chapter after chapter my eyes are searching for a hint or a clue as to what happened to those characters which should get so much importance and he just keeps their re-entry delayed (so much to my own guilty pleasure), the longer he stretches I guess the better it all comes out in the end (but end is way too far as of now). I am totally intrigued by his style, my mind is boiling with so many questions and I want answers but all I get from another book is more queries and no respite in sight.

I am sure you wont believe me when I tell you that this was a 850+ page book still had an abrupt ending. As I read the last page, I actually had to shuffle back and forth to really tell myself that it had ended :) and he has written a beautiful para (no apology to the reader) that he just chopped off the remaining half into another book (thank god for little mercies) which I already have with me :).

As the title suggests "A Feast for Crows", he unashamedly has killed so many of my favorite characters from the seven kingdoms and the bloody Game of Throne has gone to such an extent that there is no looking back. What all these heirs of the so called kingdoms are doing to get the Iron Throne in the end is beyond me to explain. Shocking and amazing in equal measure is the imagination of Mr. Martin but it makes up for such a terrific read that I am totally hooked and have got no time to pick up any other stuff till I am done with the last part which is lying right besides my laptop and I am about to grab it and jump to my reading chair :). And I will be joining you guys who've been waiting for the upcoming books for how long? four years or was that five at the last count?

And for those people who told me that "A Storm of Swords" was the best of the series, I would like to say "Sorry Boss". The things just got better in this one and actually are headed for a terrific turn of events (I guess). I am so much craving to talk, meet and discuss with someone who has read them all :) but will hold off my horses till I read the next 1100+ pages of the next "A Dance with Dragons" which gives me so much hope of getting back my favorite Daenerys and Jon Snow back in game big time. Plus my new found love Jamie should get his due from the Author. And so I expect for Ser Barristan and the Hound too, the Dog can't die just like that and if he does, his brother should come back and take the action forward. Where are the "Others" why are they taking so long to come and why no attention to Stannis :(. What happened to Bran and Rickon? where is Hodor? And the Wolf pack? And the biggest question is that why is winter taking so long in coming :) whereas I can already feel the chill by just picking up the next.

If you have read this series, do you really think there is any other book series which comes any closer to this one? I am sure none other can be any better than this one for sure. If you do, I would love to know about it and will get it ASAP. This one is undoubtedly my favorite now onward, surpassing Harry Potter and Lord of Rings both by a very handsome margin.

The Fallen - David Baldacci (Book)

The Fallen - David Baldacci.

One of my colleague is a huge David Baldacci fan and soon as she came to know of my book reading obsession, she told me not to buy the latest Baldacci as she was going to get it anyways. Unfortunately neither I knew that she read books nor who this Mr. Baldacci was so I was totally blank but a book coming to me free of cost is always a big huge welcome with a wide grin on my face :), so there goes my first Baldacci book. Now the book in question is the latest from his "Amos Decker" (the FBI agent) series but was a pretty average read. The moment I came to know that it was a thriller with serial killer on lose, a treasure hunt in parallel, sleepy god forsaken town on the verge of a collapse, I wasn't expecting an Agatha Christie suspense and twist or Conan Doyle finesse but at-least a good dose of something Sydney Sheldon types but this guy came nowhere close to none. In future I would rather read a Sheldon again, instead of going anywhere close to a Baldacci book when I am looking for some fun reads. Having said that, I would really request the Baldacci fans (if we have any) to tell me one of their favorite book that I can read and give another chance to him and myself as I don't want to judge him by just one book. If that too doesn't makes me too much happy as I always want to be with the books, then I will give up on him and move on to find some other entertaining writers who are above average.

The story as I said takes place in the sleepy town of "Baronville" (Pennsylvania) when a FBI agent Amos Decker witnesses some suspicious activity in a nearby home to his colleague's sister's house in the neighborhood. Initially they were off duty and on vacation but what they actually end up doing is, uncover the truth behind the four murders which had taken place in the town a while ago, followed up by two more murders in the neighboring house of Ex FBI agents (and a couple of more shocks on the way). The whole thing just gets better when the town's bankrupt millionaire becomes a suspect on whose family's name the town is named and they indeed owned a majority of happening activities back in the good days. The entire town blames the "Barons" for its sad state and there is a rumor going around town in hush hush that their may be a fortune hidden somewhere in Baron Estate by the first Baron. Drugs is another big issue which keeps the interest of reader hooked up and keeps making the things go forward. Now with that kind of plot and story, I expected something cracking but it just turns out to be a pretty average read. Although the book was 400+ pages but still I end up finishing it in flat three days. The one thing that I totally loved about the book was that the story actually had a little heart and the FBI agent Decker was totally believable (read Lovable). With his own dark past and family's story pulling him down plus his colleague's little niece who dotes on him was the high point of the whole book. As it did choke me up at least three times and that I totally loved. Also, another thing that I will praise Mr. Baldacci big time is that he refrains from any kind of love angle between the colleagues that I so much expected and it actually made me happy in the end to not to have it in this story as that would have made it another run of the mill book.

Have you read "The Fallen", did you like it? Which as per you is the best David Baldacci novel, an individual book or may be a part of any of the series he has written. Do let me know so I can read it and make a final opinion about his works.

The Last Attractor of Chaos - Abhinav Singh (Book)

The Last Attractor of Chaos - Abhinav Singh.

Finally, I have run out of books from Game of Thrones series and till I am not able to get the last three books from my large hearted friend (wink wink) I am on a forced break of sorts (call it situational) and as I was shuffling my huge pile of unread books, this one jumped at me and said "My Writer sent this to you remember?" and Bingo!! Can life get any better for a self confessed bookworm when he or she gets a book to read straight from the Author? It just can't get any better, I say and what an amazing book and story this one turns out to be. Abhinav Singh, wherever you are man, take a bow, you have got a huge fan in me now, who will be waiting very eagerly for your next book. But let me tell you this one thing right at the very start, I loved your book and I hate you big time for that ending :), I wish I could find you in real life and grill you in person for that giving me that ending, hurry up man! Please don't do this to your fans. For those who have read it already, a big huge Hi5 and for those who haven't but now plan to read it, let me tell you that its a very engaging book, amazing suspense and a shock in the end. After being a huge huge fan of Agatha Christie, I will say I have never got cold feet reaching a books ending when I realized that there was something wrong either with the book or with me or with story but the way he ends it, Bravo. Another thing that got me thinking while reading his book is that, his one book is way way better than all Chetan Bhagat books put together, I wish CB was writing books like the way Abhinav has written. Kudos to him for this one and eagerly waiting for the next in the series.

A book is a success with me if it makes me smile while I read it and it is a grand success when it gives me sleepless night(s) in between the days I wrap it up. Fantastic story of our own Jason Borne not only made me happy but its pace was so frenetic that I had to finish it in flat two days as I just couldn't live with the suspense. The only change Abhinav offers us is that his protagonist is a Girl and on top of that she is a "Sharma" originally :) now, how kool is that ;). A pregnant woman, working for R&AW, Ex Army Intelligence loses her husband in a freak accident or was it really an accident? A nuclear warhead is gone missing in the meantime parallely. Army intelligence, R&AW as well as local cops too are a part of the cat and mouse chase between the bad men and good ones. But there is a history too to it all and why it is happening with her. Is it a terrorist activity or their own internal agents have gone rogue. I loved the way suspense builds up, the way story keeps going back n forth between the present and the past. It kept me not only glued to the narrative but it made me guess big time too (to no avail of-course). On top of that the spiritual part that he has added to the story is simply outstanding. I wish there was a way I could offer a standing ovation in a review :) he deserves that. Especially the convincing way the entire episode is handled, the dead husband trying to help his pregnant wife, How he worries about the yet to be born kid, the way his wife escapes death, how he does that and who helps him (is the best part) but the big question still remains unanswered almost till the very end, whether he will be able to actually succeed or not? You have to read this to know the answers and trust me when I say this, I am quite a lazy man hence I had to stretch it but anyone who loves reading will be able to finish this book in one sitting. It is indeed such a breeze.

Just like the story and its beautiful characters, even the book cover is amazing. I totally love the way it is designed with a pregnant woman holding a machine gun in her left hand partially hidden behind beautiful leaves. I so much wish that someone signs him up for a movie adaptation :) as it will make up for quite a thrilling woman oriented movie.

One thing that I would like to mention here which for sure doesn't take anything away neither from the story nor from the Author is the mistakes made in the book, grammatical (quite a few) and spelling (quite a handful) but since this is a self-published book (Notionpress) I will give him all the benefit of doubt I can and expect a better published book in future.Although I am no expert but mistakes are an eye sore and at times a big turn off especially for a reader like me, who reads a lot but here fortunately the story and characters are so good that I had no time minding that all.

A Storm of Swords Part 2 (Blood and Gold) ASOIAF3.2 - George R R Martin (Book)

A Storm of Swords Part 2 (Blood and Gold) ASOIAF3.2 - George R R Martin.

Fourth book of the series that I have picked up in a row, non-stop without a break (book) in between and even after reading some 3100 pages back to back, neither I am done nor I am bored with it. The magic of George RR Martin uncle just keeps getting better with the book and I hope big time that the magic continues in the next three books that I am yet to pick up. But seriously, now I know exactly what the lovers of this series mean when they swear by it. I am yet to see a single episode of the TV series, just holding my horses till I finish each and every book which is out already and then go to the TV series :). And before I forget (I must be saying this fourth time now) let me say it again that this is now onward, my favorite favorite book series for sure, till someone comes out with something better in any near future.

The story of Stark's, Lannister's, Targaryen's and their lords and knights have gone ahead with leaps and bounds. The great wall at the end of the world is still being bravely defended by none other than the love of my life "Jon Snow". Although suspense is just killing at this stage and I just can't wait but to dive for the next to put my brain and heart to rest. So many loved characters are killed by the ruthless Author but yes he sends some back from the dead too :) in such a convincing way that it puts a huge huge smile back on my face and I just want to send some bows his way at the earliest. A man's wildest imaginations and dreams that he would not like to confess, he has put in writing in his story :) if you have read and seen it, you know what I am talking about and if you haven't, Boss, you have no idea what you have missed.

As I said in my earlier blabber that GRRM has a mastery of keeping the readers guessing at the end of a book as to what happens with the missing characters and they make a re-entry in the very next book in full style that too at a time when one least expects them. I can actually make a list of my favorite characters and trust me when I say this, it will be a pretty long list :). Also, finally by God's grace he actually killed some of the characters that I wanted to kill myself from the very first chapter I believe :) much to my relief. The surreal connection of Stark's with Wolves is still keeping me on my toes and now I guess it is totally unpredictable, actually I have stopped thinking about it anymore and just want to go with the flow. But I must say that out of four books that I have read, this one is the only book that I didn't want to throw away in frustration (that's a first for Mr. GRRM). Indeed, this one is no doubt the best of the series (so far).

PS: This is one heck of book series but it's size and the (terrific) time it consumes, has made me fall back at-least four books behind my own set target for the year :) but I am still not complaining.

A Storm of Swords (Part 1 Steel and Snow) ASOIAF 3.1 - George RR Martin (Book)

A Storm of Swords (Part 1 Steel and Snow) ASOIAF 3.1 - George RR Martin.

Two and half books down in the series and I must be saying this now third time that it is indeed very engrossing, unputdownable and keeps getting better by the book. I have just finished the part one of third book and have no patience to wrap this blabber at the earliest, take a break from everything else (read my mango-man life) and get back to the part two with a vengeance as there is so much happening in it which just can't wait. But yes, with the third book in progress I can certify that here onward George RR Martin has written it for a typical TV series (if not a very dramatic movie) as I am not kidding when I confess that there were so many moments in the his book which made me shake my head in shock, typically three times with background music saying "What?", "What??", "What???" as this one was so dramatic with lavish marriage plans, some normal, some forced, some deals between kingdoms :) that it actually made it more interesting and shocking too at times. If you have read this or see the TV series, I got a shock of my life with Sansa's marriage :( poor girl. A dozen characters to follow and every chapter ending with a twist of sort that I keep asking for more and more but Mr. Martin takes his own sweet time in delivering the goods. He is not at all easy on his readers I believe as I did get some answers for questions raised in the second book and I have a list of questions that I believe will be answered in forthcoming one :).

The story of seven kingdoms and half a dozen kings fighting each other for the supremacy and that coveted Iron Throne just keeps getting better with every book that I end up reading. The House of Lannister and House of Starks need a special mention :) as their sons, brothers, kids and cousins all are on killing, dying and running spree so much that it (not at all) very hard to keep a track and check on them. I am yet to come to terms with some deaths and some vanishing characters, eagerly hoping that they do a come back soon. The 700 feet wall saving the realm from "Others" and outside forces :). Three books down and I haven't found "The Others" yet, when would they come full force? Where is Benjen Stark? Is he going to make an entry now? If you have read this, do not tell me but sympathize with me please. Can we kill the wretched queen Cersei any sooner now? how about killing them both together (read her son Joffrey too). And can we please have Ser Barristan back in the game ASAP :) and how about making them all grow a bit (say by a couple of years) as they all are still teenagers and the kind of toll Mr. Author is taking on them, seriously puts me off (read enjoy more). How about the missing Direwolfs? What happened with Bran and Rickon? and my favorite of favorite "Hodor"? What of Samwell? who reminds me so much of my favorite Samwise Gamgee from LOTR, hope he unites with Jon again. What is "Valar Morghulis"?

The first part of the third book from the series is so aptly titled "Steel and Snow". I guess all their armies are ready to attack, The Dragon Queen (My favorite Daenerys) is almost hitting back with full force and vengeance but I am afraid she is going to kill some of my favorites or won't she? And to kill the reader with suspense the next part is titled "Blood and Gold" how's that sounds? I must be saying this like a good third time but Mr. Martin specializes in turning one man into a villain at the drop of a hat and then he turns him right back in another 100 pages into a hero of sorts. So much so that the reader is actually in love with him, Jamie Lannister :) the Kind-slayer who I loved to hate earlier but now I am feeling like I am admiring the guy even after so much loss (read the books damn you) And I have no idea where the Author is taking me with his twists.

So, I have three more books to go before I join the gang of fans who are waiting for the next of the series for what? years and years of waiting? This is one of most insane book series that I have ever read. If you have read it, here is big huge Hi5 for you but if you haven't read this, DO NOT read. Stay away from the books as long as you can, at least till the last two of the series are out. As they suck you into a never ending story with no end in sight and will keep you hanging in killing suspense. I will move ahead with the next book now to quench my thirst and see how the next part turns out :).

It took me 25 days or more to finish the first one, and 15 odd days for the second but the third one only took flat 7 days :). Try as much as I can, not able to stretch them any longer and side by side, I have started downloading the TV series (7 seasons). Please tell me that the best of the series is yet to come, If you have read but if you haven't, stay away from it for another couple of years, till the last two of the series are out :)

A Clash of Kings (ASOIAF 2) George RR Martin (Book)

A Clash of Kings (ASOIAF 2) George RR Martin.

Two books down and I guess five more to go but Mr. Martin has already bowled me over big time with his earth shatter book series. This is the second book of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series better known as "Game of Thrones" and so far the things have kept getting better on the story, thrill, suspense, fantasy and what not front. It has taken almost 20+ days to finish this mammoth 876 page book but I am not complaining at all (although both my wrists are paining now). What a journey it has been so far, I thought the first book (Game of Thrones) was superb but this one takes the story couple of notches not only in content but in connect too, I am totally head over heels in love with a plethora of characters (hope and pray he keeps them alive for long) and totally hooked to it. Imagine my plight when this book got over on a Sunday afternoon and I was yet to pick up the third of the series from a dear friend who owns the paperbacks (box set). I actually called her before finishing the second last page and made sure that she was home :) so I could run to her place and grab the copy, come back home and continue the story :) as the suspense in the end was so killing, I actually wanted to ask her but somehow we both refrained :). And as I finish this, the third book(s) of the series which are again in two parts (imagine the grin on my face) with 600 and 580+ respectively are actually calling me to grab them immediately :) one after the another. I wish, someone was feeding me to read the books, I would never get out of my house for anything else :) but as always is the case, life will take its own toll on all of us and It will take me another month or so to finish them off back to back. But I am loving the experience and hoping that the series keeps getting better by the book.

There is no point talking about the story of a series of books which is like (I believe) 3500+ pages long and spread over 7-8 books. You can imagine how much and what all is going to happen in the course of those many pages when the Author is George RR Martin, a man born with the wildest of imagination. Just when I thought that I will never get another series to read which will come any closer to Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, this one has swept me off my feat and I have to put it so far, in between those two series(s), this is definitely better than Lord of Rings and a little short may be of Harry Potter, but that may change once I am done with it in its entirety, provided Mr. Martin comes out with the last two books before I hit the dead end. Although I am an Atheist, but I have started praying for his long life, till the books are published ;).

One huge reason why I love this series is the way he has handled not only the story but the characters especially the way he has put it (the language). If you have read any of the books of the series or all of them, I am sure you will agree that it is actually special to read "Sir" as "Ser" and "Master" as "Maester" and so many other words like that, which actually take you back in time (as if it is all true and really happened), the magic of those words is totally amazing. Just by changing some terms and the way he uses it, makes it so much more wonderful than how anyone else could have done in a normal way making it totally unappealing. I wish I could make a list of those changed words and terms and put it here in my blabber :). His sense of humor too is just amazing, I have laughed out loud this much in any of the fantasy or thrilling series(s) the way he makes me do in this one. Also, there is so much to hate him for too but then I give him benefit of doubt for it all being in Fiction (forgivable I believe), the way his characters handle the females especially, the brother sister relationships (calls them pure-blood), father daughter relationships (you've got to read) at times (read most of the times) it becomes cringe-worthy, but we have to take it with a pinch of salt too. I love the blood and gore as it is super fun, I love the blood dripping swords and those heads taken off of brave men and put on the wall for display :) simply too good. Of-course it chokes me to see when some of my own favorites which I pray shouldn't die, he bloody kills them with shocking speed and stone heart. Also, I hate it big huge time when one of my all time favorite character (Tyrion Lannister the dwarf) is slapped by his own sister (Queen Cersei), I actually want to see her being killed brutally ASAP (if possible in third book) and her son the bloody Joffrey, hanged or beheaded that too ASAP. Hope my wishes come true. And I have learned a new curse term called "BrotherF***er" :D

One more thing which I love about Mr. Martin's smartness is that he answers some unanswered questions from the first book in book 2 :) and I hope this will continue in future too as I loved the way he disclosed some people's doing from the first in second as I was looking for some answers thinking did I miss something earlier? How kool is that. But his twists are literally killing, as he turns heroes into villains and vice versa at the drop of a hat. If you have read it, how about Tyrion Lannister and Theon Greyjoy (although I feel sad for the later) but it is simply brilliant. And what to say about the vanishing characters like Ser Barristan was totally missing from the second part hope he makes an entry in third.

As the title of the series and the first book was apty called "Game of Thrones" the entire story is actually that only, with seven kingdom's heads playing the bloody game for the Iron Throne (I am seeing the Throne in my dreams now). There is so much happening in the story with each chapter keeping me engrossed and making the book a terrific page turner. I am astounded by the way Author does justice to almost all the characters with such fineness, I haven't read a better epic ever, I must say. But the second book somehow misses big time on Daenerys the Dragon Queen and I am hoping I will get to read about her a lot in the third part(s) but I am not in a hurry at all. For me, the heroes of the series are definitely King Ned Stark and his children. It does puts a big smile on my face to know that he has five legitimate children (Pandava's anyone?) and sixth an illegitimate child with mother unknown so far (Karn Anyone?). I am sure parallels must have been drawn by a lot of people but let me see how story progresses and who remains by the end :) but things are getting interesting by the page, chapters and books, with high hopes that they just keep getting better.

Have you read the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series? I am really keen to which one is public's favorite book of the series.

PS: After reading the two books, I really want to try a couple of things like I now really really want to taste Horse meat, as they keep eating it now and then, has any of you ever tried it? Is it even legal to eat Horse meat?
PS2: I am so much in love with the book series that the only game I play these days on my cellphone (Clash of Clans), I have re-named my clan as "Winterfell" :). At times I go crazy right in the morning raising my Cell up high in the air and shout "for Winterfell" as if it was "Ice" the greatest sword ever made, owned by my much loved Eddard Stark.