George R. R. Martin

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: George R. R. Martin attends the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin wanted House of the Dragon to begin 40 years earlier

Exactly how involved is George R.R. Martin in House of the Dragon?

George R.R. Martin on why sci-fi/fantasy is less optimistic these days

George R.R. Martin: The Winds of Winter is “three quarters of the way done”

WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: George R. R. Martin attends the LA Special Screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Tolkien" at Regency Village Theatre on May 08, 2019 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin: House of the Dragon needs “four full seasons”

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How House of the Dragon fixed one of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones regrets

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Take the Black: House of the Dragon preview special

HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 18: Co-Executive Producer George R.R. Martin arrives at the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 3 at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 18, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

House of the Dragon different from Game of Thrones in “significant ways”

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How HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel breaks new ground while honoring canon

WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: George R. R. Martin attends the LA Special Screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Tolkien" at Regency Village Theatre on May 08, 2019 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin close to wrapping major storylines in The Winds of Winter

WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 08: George R. R. Martin attends the LA Special Screening of Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Tolkien" at Regency Village Theatre on May 08, 2019 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin was “out of the loop” for later seasons of Game of Thrones

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: George R.R. Martin speaks onstage at the "House of the Dragon" panel during 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin now COVID-free, mulling House of the Dragon season 2

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 23: George R.R. Martin speaks onstage at the "House of the Dragon" panel during 2022 Comic Con International: San Diego at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin “feeling fine” after testing positive for COVID

SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - AUGUST 16: American writer George R. R. Martin speaks during a press conference in St. Petersburg, Russia on August 16, 2017. (Photo by Sergey Mihailicenko/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin cancels trip to Comic-Con (UPDATE: He showed up!)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: George R. R. Martin attends the "Game Of Thrones" Season 8 Premiere on April 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin loves how “dark” the Game of Thrones prequel is

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 03: George R. R. Martin attends the "Game Of Thrones" Season 8 Premiere on April 03, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

House of the Dragon vs Lord of the Rings rivalry is “crazy”

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Take the Black: House of the Dragon unveiled!

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - MAY 14: Joseph Quinn attends Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 4 Premiere at Netflix Brooklyn on May 14, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage)

Who was Joseph Quinn’s Game of Thrones character?

House of the Dragon “starts with the Great Council of 101 AC”

Emma D’Arcy as "Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen" and Matt Smith as "Prince Daemon Targaryen" in House of the Dragon. Photograph by Ollie Upton/HBO

House of the Dragon is a “dark…complex…very human” story

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There’s “a lot of Tyrion” in The Winds of Winter

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: Writer George R.R. Martin attends the Sony Pictures presentation during Comic-Con International 2014 at San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

George R.R. Martin: Multiverse of Madness “woke the sleeping Marvel fanboy in me”

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Take the Black: House of the Dragon goes to SDCC

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Writer George R. R. Martin attends the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)

George R.R. Martin will be at the House of the Dragon panel at SDCC

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The Winds of Winter: George R.R. Martin “wrestling with Jaime and Brienne” chapters

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George R.R. Martin on how House of the Dragon improves on his book

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George R.R. Martin on the importance of death in storytelling

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House of the Dragon is “a very faithful adaptation” of Fire & Blood