
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/
I read the first four probably about 2-3 years ago and was pretty geeked about the possibility of a show, and on HBO no less, so less holding back on the brutality that comes with the series. I just finished the 5th book two nights ago and now have such a heavy craving for the 6th I might go through and read all five again.
And the show itself held itself very close to the novels themselves, straying very little. My girlfriend who has never read the books got hooked by the end of the first episode and watched to the last, and fantasy isn't usually her cup of tea.
But lets just say I recommend it and leave it at that.