A Game of Thrones - Chapter 59 - Catelyn IX

From George RR Martin's "A Game of Thrones."
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 enife www.deviantart.com/enife

[@TheWormsHole]

Dude your delivery of Frey ranting about his accumulated grievances, "what I wanted was to get rid of a daughter!" is phenomenal, you're doing a great job. Seriously.

[@comradestannis]

His Walder Frey is the best.

[@hermithefrog629]

25:04 "What good are apologies, I ask you?" Just like George to throw a detail like that at the end of a long diatribe so we forget about it in hindsight?

[@biropgrules]

take note of the fact that robb was smart enough to leave a force strong enough to take control over the twins if need be. thats going to become very, very important later, and help explain robbs actions in the later books.

[@fyviane]

what does it explain?

[@TheCbot88]

Edmure takes them to fight the Lannisters while Robb is in the west. Or at least he talks about it.

[@SlowdriftKADM]

It took me nearly 10 episodes and looking from garden to street and back over and over, before I realized the cat is in the audiobook, not a hollering stray. Not my proudest moment.

[@StephanieAnnSAS]

I did the same. I moved rooms because I saw a cat out side of my bedroom window weeks ago and thought it was back.

[@johnobrien6185]

Walder Frey voice well done truly!

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Thank you!

[@comradestannis]

Heh.

[@agreeableWitch]

Your roose bolton voice is so perfect. Gives me shivers. So fun :D

[@comradestannis]

His Roose voice is underrated.

[@reillykennedy3138]

great walder frey voice! bang on character introduction thanks to you and grrm

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Thank you! I agree this is a really excellent character introduction. I love how Lord Walter does that classic very old very grumpy man behavior of going off on lengthy tangents about all his past resentments while he’s talking, which kind of made it difficult to record in that scratchy voice!

[@thegrimmarcher202]

He sounds and talks like my grandmother

[@dawnmcnairney5960]

@@thegrimmarcher202 😆🤣

[@kingofdragons7]

​@@thegrimmarcher202what an awesome grandfather eh?

[@rajond7881]

love how cat realizes she played herself again when Frey says lil sweet robin was spose to foster with stannis lol

[@gideon2835]

I started listening to the official audio book but then switched back because yours is honestly better

[@darkmoon8400]

Lord Walter Frey... OMG he is so damn rude.. 😳But very funny 🤣

[@TheCbot88]

Old Walder knows how to do sums and fractions. 😂

[@comradestannis]

Late Walder Frey

[@odellelottering9375]

Frey not getting why they call him the late lord frey is actually so funny

[@malovela]

Joining the chorus: Your Walder Frey is magnificent! I couldn't tear my ears away. 🙃

[@peterheyes8552]

You absolutely nailed the characters voices. The ONLY voice I was not keen on was Varys when sounds like a old woman, but everyone else you absolutely nailed it. This is much better than the official ASOIAF audio books. Well done. I wish there was some low background music to help with the suspension and tension.

[@williamcasey9898]

i know its far too late as replies go, but I have taken to sometimes peppering in some of the GoT soundtrack from spotify while I listen. Pretty neat experience. I imagine some sort of DnD ambient atmosphere/music playlist would also complement well enough.

[@peterheyes8552]

@@williamcasey9898 i actually might do that myself lol. Thanks

[@JanicePhillips]

Agree about the eunuch's voice, but not the background music. I'm listening to an audiobook, not a cheesy tv show, thanks. I prefer Claudio's choice of background music anyways.

[@comradestannis]

Varys sounds like he should.

[@leondzananovic6576]

Same with Harys Swyft who also sounds like an old woman.

[@relllife3920]

Amazing job with the Walder Frey voice. Got me laughing and hella entertained.

[@sherryberry6558]

The beginning of the end for robb stark

[@jacobsquare4812]

Your Late Lord Frey is my favorite so far xD Absolutely love it

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

Even though he is horrible person there's something likable about walder, in a weird way.

[@williamcasey9898]

in a land of bullshitters, even a repugnant truth teller is something of a relief.

[@BTBAM819]

Yes! He's very fun to read

[@comradestannis]

He's funny. That's it, tbh.

[@giacomoromano8842]

​@@comradestannis he is understandable, so to speak. Always shitted upon, besmirched, insulted, he became bitter and rude and it got worse with age, to the point that anything became a slight and any offense is remembered. It got so worse that he is literally coping by clinging on any "victory" he gets, from fathering children to outliving people.

[@rajond7881]

Can't believe I'm agreeing with comrade Stannis here. But walder frey is funny, that's it lol

[@christophertracy7136]

Theon's way 2 cocky but this is set-up and Robb Stark's going 2 cross that bridge 🌉 under any cost. Walder Frey reminds me of a troll who will get his toll! So the Freys look like weasels,🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@comradestannis]

I like Theon, tbh.

[@stevenstone307]

Fantastic reading

[@Devoted2Mariah]

Your Lord Frey voice is spot on lmao. These are great performances. 🎉

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

Never trust a bloody Frey!

[@comradestannis]

The Catelyn haters will be back and with even greater numbers.

[@AndrewJ9673]

Catelyn haters are the righteous! The few!

[@comradestannis]

@@AndrewJ9673 They're everywhere.

[@rajond7881]

Well she does get a buncha innocent people killed. We don't get much from the innkeeper but I liked her. And she gets hanged all bcuz Cat wants to kidnap a innocent man. She doesn't consider how that's gonna affect everyone else. Well she does but doesn't care Cat haters are right for their POVs I'm team Innkeeper, and she gets killed bcuz of Cats dumb*ssery

[@comradestannis]

@@rajond7881 "Well she does get a buncha innocent people killed." So does Tyrion and a lot of characters in this book series.

[@rajond7881]

@@comradestannis the difference between someone like cat and tyrion is, Catelyn started the war. Never once apologizes or relents despite all the evidence being against her. She never once saves someone except Bran. Tyrion is RESPONDING to the war being started against him. Kinda has no choice but to fight 🤷. But at least he tries to save people, including Cat. Imo he should've let her die in the mountains of the moon 🤷 would've saved everyone a lot of trouble including himself. And tyrion apologies when he can, like he tells Penny sorry about her brother later on, even though it wasn't his fault he died and Penny literally just tried to kill him. That's compassion, something Catelyn lacks. Catelyn would rather go to war then take care of her toddler and crippled son. She's rightly named the stoneheart

[@theelectricprince8231]

8:37 OH BOY

[@jawadkazmi5327]

Frey voice WOW.

[@bryanhamstra4045]

Tywin set up the westerling girl to lose her virginity to robb and he would feel bad and his stark honor would force him to marry the girl and piss off the freys which set up the red wedding

[@ayushman3359]

Tywin is a genius

[@alexmoes3225]

You give Tywin too much credit. He can't organise Robb being injured in battle and taken to the Westerling's home to recuperate.

[@giacomoromano8842]

​@@alexmoes3225 it was a collaboration between Lady Westerling and Tywin, if i remember correctly. Lady Westerling is scum, and even Jaime treat her like shit when he later occupy Riverrun and "save" her and her family.

[@prieterico]

Nope. It was literally spur of the moment. You're over appreciating Tywin, he's not all powerful, the Westerling contacted Tywin out of fear and because they are greedy

[@jj947]

@@alexmoes3225he also didn’t orchestrate Theon pretending to burn Bran and Rickon to make Robb sad

[@pavelpavel3179]

Sir David the Magnificent

[@kngoepe4200]

Hoster should have destroyed this unruly vassal.

[@jessp8238]

He should have married one of his oldest daughters after his Whent wife died.

[@AlanOLeary209]

Share meat & meade with him in the castle.. ohh rob

[@johnrutkowski4166]

Your Walder Frey voice is most show accurate

[@SJ-yi3tu]

Ser Daisy 😆

[@JC-iw8qd]

Yup da walder fellag

[@knightsfb32]

20,000 fresh corpses indeed