In my opinion, yes. I am a long-time fan of the book series and have enjoyed the first season of the show. There are differences, as there always are with adaptations and especially an adaptation of this scope. Just as with all adaptations with existing fandoms, some fans are bitter about it.

as someone who hasn’t read the books, no. it was the worst fantasy show I’ve watched in years. it looked like a 2010 scifi channel original.