The Parallels Between Rob Stark and the Young Dragon

In 2001, when I read the first three books that were out so far, you could say Rob was already dead by then. And back then we noticed how much the backstory predicts the rest of the story. The years after have only reinforced this concept. So in other words, the history books have pointed us to things we could have potentially noticed already. But now things are a little stronger, a little tighter.