George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 48

RIP, Paul

I was saddened yesterday to read of the death of Paul Allen.

I cannot claim to have known Paul well, but I met him a few times, and always enjoyed his company.   He had a house in Santa Fe, and when he was there, we would sometimes get together for a breakfast and talk about… well, all sorts of things.

With great power comes great responsibility, Stan Lee once wrote.  In the modern world, there is no power greater than wealth.  Paul Allen used his great wealth for the benefit of his community...

Superheroes v Aces

Here’s a cool new video from the Wild Cards event at the Jean Cocteau in August of 2017, wherein our wild card authors discuss their favorite comic book superheroes… and whether their own Wild Cards characters could take them in a fight.

Yes, it took us quite a while to get this edited and on line.   Sorry about that.   What can I say?  We’re busy.

I wasn’t interviewed myself, since I was busy running around herding cats and running the whole shebang.   But if I had been I would have said my...

“Retro Geffen Award” for Best Translated Fantasy

GRRM received a “Retro Geffen Award” for Best Translated Fantasy !

The Geffen, is presented by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy every year at the ICon festival.  We were unable to attend the festival, but George is grateful to receive this honored award from the Israeli Society.  Thanks for helping us spread a bit of Westeros around the world! THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MINIONS OF FEVRE RIVER

No Simple Highway

A lovely version of one of my favorite songs.

Enjoy.

NFL Woes

Yes, I have been watching the NFL this year, when my schedule permitted it… which has not been every week, alas.

What can I say?  Life is cruel and full of pain.

The Jets and their new kid quarterback looked like world-beaters in week one.   Oh, sure, Darnold threw a pick-six on his first pass in the league, at which point I texted to my brother-in-law, “Please just kill me now.”  But he shook it off and turned things around and for the rest of the game he looked like the second coming of Joe...

IAIA Scholarship to help Native Students

Fevre River and GRRM are proud to announce a new scholarships for film students at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

The scholarships, which will be distributed to students in the college’s Cinematic Arts & Technology Department, include one covering a full year of tuition, $15,000, and two $5,000 scholarships, possibly as soon as the current academic year.

Read all about it at the ABQ Journal https://www.abqjournal.com/1226151/ge...

 

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We Didn’t Start the Virus (with apologies to Billy Joel)

Here’s a treat for the Wild Cards fans out there.

A FIRE & BLOOD Excerpt just for YOU!

I’m back from the Emmys and happy to be the first to share this exclusive look at my upcoming history of Westeros and the Targaryen lords in FIRE & BLOOD.  I hope you’ll enjoy this tiny taste of what’s to come!

FIRE & BLOOD will be fully illustrated by Doug Wheatley and written from the perspective of Archmaester Gyldayn.

Portions of the book have previously appeared here and there.   The chapter about Aegon’s Conquest was published, pretty much as written, in THE WORLD OF ICE & FIRE.  But al...

Starport a NEW Graphic Novel

Fevre River is proud to announce STARPORT,  a new hardcover graphic novel coming March 2019 from Bantam!

Based on one of the TV pilots George wrote in the 90’s during his first run in Hollywood, this rarely seen story will be illustrated in full color by Hugo Award-nominated artist Raya Golden (Facebook – @rayagoldenillustration), and assisted by her artistic accomplice Rachel Hilley. (Instagram- @RLHilley) Both currently local New Mexican artists.

This one of a kind bright, bold and brillian...

ONE-EYED JACKS is hitting the streets again!

Tor’s reissue of ONE-EYED JACKS comes out today, which has been out of print for more than twenty years.    Now back in print with a brand new cover by David Palumbo as well as a bunch of brand new stories to add to the ever growing Wild Cards World!

One-Eyed Jacks features the writing talents of Walton Simons, Chris Claremont, Lewis Shiner, William F. Wu, Victor Milan, Stephen Leigh, Melinda M. Snodgrass, and John Jos. Miller, along with previously unpublished stories from Carrie Vaughn and...