George Raymond Richard Martin (September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his epic A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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I read an interesting article in Guardian about authors who pretty much wrote science-fiction, but refused to acknowledge that what they wrote was, in fact, science-fiction. The story might take place in the future, might explore the effects of apocalyptic events… but there are no lasers or robots. Therefore not sci-fi, right? In a way it’s understandable to refuse to be categorized and keep your doors open to a wider audience, but on the other hand it seems crazy to alienate the readership that is most likely to pick your book up. It reminds me a little of when the Sci [...]
George R.R. Martin was born on September 20, 1948, is still alive and kicking, and mostly famous (in our circles) for his fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire (hereafter simply known as ‘Ice and Fire’, because the full title is too long, and the acronym ASoIaF is almost as bothersome to write).
When writing this first sentence I checked out Robert Jordan’s biography to see when he was born, so that I could scare you by drawing some parallels between unfinished epic fantasy series and old age. Uncanny as it might seem, Jordan and Martin were born on the [...]
Cyanide Studios has acquired the interactive rights for the A Song of Ice and Fire series of books by George R.R. Martin.
This is pretty big news for ASoIaF fans, but really, I’m not sure how this will be pulled off. The only type of game this could really produce is something like Civilization or maybe an RTS. There’s just not enough magic in the series for Cyanide to pull off a RPG of any kind, and the types of characters you could play would be pretty limited. A sellsword or a knight. There’s just no room for diplomats, politicians, and [...]
