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George R.R. Martin Teases ‘Bittersweet’ Ending to Game of Thrones Books

“I haven’t written the ending yet”, he told Observer.

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Martin was also moved by one of the penultimate chapters in The Return of the King, in which the drama of Sauron’s defeat is underscored by an intimate challenge for the hobbits. “All I can say is that’s the kind of tone I will be aiming for”. “Frodo is never whole again, and he goes away to the Undying Lands, and the other people live their lives”, Martin elaborated.

HBODaenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is still in the running for a “bittersweet victory” on HBO’s “Game of Thrones”.

The author posted a picture of himself at a special Game of Thrones-themed baseball game in New York, sitting on a replica of the famous royal seat of Westeros crafted from baseball bats. Will Jon Snow be resurrected and become humanity’s savior? However, with the 66-year-old author continuously teasing his audience about its release, many believe that the book is already done and are hoping that it will be released by the end of the year. Therefore, we would probably be forgiven for assuming that, whenever George R.R. Martin does decide to wrap up the incredulity, he will do so in a blaze of blood, gore, and betrayal.

He continued: “But every time I read it I understand the brilliance of that segment more and more”.

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“I can not control what anyone else says or does, or make them stop saying or doing it, be it on the fannish or professional fronts”, Martin wrote in his blog as a response. We’ll count down through the 30 biggest changes Game of Thrones executive producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss have made to Martin’s novels during the five years the show has been on the air, and you can decide for yourself if they were worth it. “A Song of Ice and Fire”, the previous book in this series, was a roaring hit, and ever since, fans across the globe have been awaiting the next installment. But I canceled two convention appearances, I’m turning down a lot more interviews-anything I can do to clear my decks and get this done.

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