EPISODE · May 10, 2017 · 8 MIN
George R. R. Martin Doesn’t Need to Finish Writing the Game of Thrones Books
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In the beginning, George R. R. Martin created A Game of Thrones—words printed on paper and bound into books sold in shops around the world, to be read by a moderate-but-mighty number of fantasy fans. That was 1996. Fourteen years and four books later, HBO said “Let there be a TV series!” And nothing was ever the same. Since Game of Thrones began, Martin has published just one new book: A Dance with Dragons, the fifth in the Song of Ice and Fire series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In the beginning, George R. R. Martin created A Game of Thrones—words printed on paper and bound into books sold in shops around the world, to be read by a moderate-but-mighty number of fantasy fans. That was 1996. Fourteen years and four books later, HBO said “Let there be a TV series!” And nothing was ever the same. Since Game of Thrones began, Martin has published just one new book: A Dance with Dragons, the fifth in the Song of Ice and Fire series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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George R. R. Martin Doesn’t Need to Finish Writing the Game of Thrones Books
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