The final season in the saga was considered by both critics and fans to be a let-down regarding plot and character development, which seemed to have fallen away.

But rest assured, there is still hope that our beloved characters will get the ending they deserve — thanks to their original creator, George R. R. Martin.

When asked whether the ending of the HBO of series would have any effect on the ending of A Song of Ice of Ice and Fire, Martin told The Observer, “No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t change anything at all. You can’t please everybody, so you’ve got to please yourself. Some of [the theories] are right and some of [the theories] are wrong. They’ll find out when I finish.”

Sadly we have no time frame for that…

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George R. R. Martin is here for us!

The author of A Song of Ice and Fire, who is also writing and executive producing the prequel, spoke to Entertainment Weekly, where be revealed how many kingdoms we can expect, which families will appear, and title possibilities.

While no official name has been locked down as yet (though Blood Moon seems to be the working title), Martin has put his hand up for The Long Night.

“I heard a suggestion that it could be called The Longest Night, which is a variant I wouldn’t mind,” he said.

What we do know about the prequel is that it is set around 5,000 years prior to the events in Game of Thrones, when the altercation with the White Walkers went down.

But that’s not to say that we won’t get to see our favorite families.

“The Starks will definitely be there,” Martin said. “The Lannisters aren’t there yet, but Casterly Rock is certainly there; it’s like the Rock of Gibraltar. It’s actually occupied by the Casterlys — for whom it’s still named after in the time of Game of Thrones.”

According to Martin, there will be far more kingdoms than the 7 in GOT.

“If you go back further, then there are nine kingdoms, and 12 kingdoms, and eventually you get back to where there are a hundred kingdoms — petty kingdoms — and that’s the era we’re talking about here.”

The prequel is currently filming in Northern Ireland, while Martin is (still) writing the 6th Ice and Fire novel. Hooray!

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The series featuring dragons, deadly duels, and plenty of deception has been a part of our lives for 9 years, and in just a few weeks it will all be over.

As it turns out, we aren’t the only ones who are sad that it’s reaching its conclusion.

George R. R. Martin is, too.

The 70-year-old, who created Westeros and all the characters we’ve come to know as part of his novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, says that he has mixed feelings about leaving the world behind on screen…

“It’s complex and I’m a little sad, actually,” he told Rolling Stone. “I wish we had a few more seasons. But I understand. [Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] are gonna go on to do other things, and I’m sure some of the actors were signed up for like seven or eight years, and they would like to go on and take other roles. All of that is fair. I’m not angry or anything like that, but there’s a little wistfulness in me.”

Just perhaps, this means that Martin will finally finish The Winds of Winter…

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Loyalists to A Song of Ice and Fire have literally had to wait years between novels.

Five books of the best-selling series have already been released with another two expected.

The last book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, was released way back in 2011, resulting in producers of the television series having to veer ahead of the novels and in some cases take a very different turn for certain characters.

That trend is likely to continue as author George R. R. Martin has now confirmed that the wait will probably be as long Daenerys Targaryen’s pursuit of the Iron Throne…

The 69-year-old wrote on his blog: “Winds of Winter will not be released this year. No, winter is not coming… not in 2018, at least. You’re going to have to keep waiting for THE WINDS OF WINTER.”

At least we’ll have the books to curb our withdrawal from the TV series ending… when they eventually come out.

The post The Latest “A Song of Ice and Fire” Book Has Been Delayed… Again appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The final season in the saga was considered by both critics and fans to be a let-down regarding plot and character development, which seemed to have fallen away.

But rest assured, there is still hope that our beloved characters will get the ending they deserve — thanks to their original creator, George R. R. Martin.

When asked whether the ending of the HBO of series would have any effect on the ending of A Song of Ice of Ice and Fire, Martin told The Observer, “No, it doesn’t. It doesn’t change anything at all. You can’t please everybody, so you’ve got to please yourself. Some of [the theories] are right and some of [the theories] are wrong. They’ll find out when I finish.”

Sadly we have no time frame for that…

The post The Ending of “Game of Thrones” Won’t Affect the Book appeared first on TheDailyDay.

George R. R. Martin is here for us!

The author of A Song of Ice and Fire, who is also writing and executive producing the prequel, spoke to Entertainment Weekly, where be revealed how many kingdoms we can expect, which families will appear, and title possibilities.

While no official name has been locked down as yet (though Blood Moon seems to be the working title), Martin has put his hand up for The Long Night.

“I heard a suggestion that it could be called The Longest Night, which is a variant I wouldn’t mind,” he said.

What we do know about the prequel is that it is set around 5,000 years prior to the events in Game of Thrones, when the altercation with the White Walkers went down.

But that’s not to say that we won’t get to see our favorite families.

“The Starks will definitely be there,” Martin said. “The Lannisters aren’t there yet, but Casterly Rock is certainly there; it’s like the Rock of Gibraltar. It’s actually occupied by the Casterlys — for whom it’s still named after in the time of Game of Thrones.”

According to Martin, there will be far more kingdoms than the 7 in GOT.

“If you go back further, then there are nine kingdoms, and 12 kingdoms, and eventually you get back to where there are a hundred kingdoms — petty kingdoms — and that’s the era we’re talking about here.”

The prequel is currently filming in Northern Ireland, while Martin is (still) writing the 6th Ice and Fire novel. Hooray!

The post Here’s What We’ve Learned from George R. R. Martin About the “GOT” Prequel appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The series featuring dragons, deadly duels, and plenty of deception has been a part of our lives for 9 years, and in just a few weeks it will all be over.

As it turns out, we aren’t the only ones who are sad that it’s reaching its conclusion.

George R. R. Martin is, too.

The 70-year-old, who created Westeros and all the characters we’ve come to know as part of his novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, says that he has mixed feelings about leaving the world behind on screen…

“It’s complex and I’m a little sad, actually,” he told Rolling Stone. “I wish we had a few more seasons. But I understand. [Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] are gonna go on to do other things, and I’m sure some of the actors were signed up for like seven or eight years, and they would like to go on and take other roles. All of that is fair. I’m not angry or anything like that, but there’s a little wistfulness in me.”

Just perhaps, this means that Martin will finally finish The Winds of Winter…

The post We’re Not the Only Ones Upset About “Game of Thrones” Ending appeared first on TheDailyDay.

Loyalists to A Song of Ice and Fire have literally had to wait years between novels.

Five books of the best-selling series have already been released with another two expected.

The last book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, was released way back in 2011, resulting in producers of the television series having to veer ahead of the novels and in some cases take a very different turn for certain characters.

That trend is likely to continue as author George R. R. Martin has now confirmed that the wait will probably be as long Daenerys Targaryen’s pursuit of the Iron Throne…

The 69-year-old wrote on his blog: “Winds of Winter will not be released this year. No, winter is not coming… not in 2018, at least. You’re going to have to keep waiting for THE WINDS OF WINTER.”

At least we’ll have the books to curb our withdrawal from the TV series ending… when they eventually come out.

The post The Latest “A Song of Ice and Fire” Book Has Been Delayed… Again appeared first on TheDailyDay.