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George R. R. Martin
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I'm not an "American First" (and maybe because I read science fiction) I'm a "Terran First". I'm a human being first.
— At Tuscon 43 (2016)
George R. R. Martin
American writer and television producer (born 1948)
- Fame69.3
- Momentum0.0
- United States rank#226
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- Fame69.3
- Momentum0.0
- United States rank#226
- Writers rank#237
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Born 1948 · age 78United States
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Updated 2026-06-08
He built the most bloodthirsty fantasy world since Middle-earth, then let HBO turn it into the biggest TV phenomenon of the 2010s — while the books that started it all remain unfinished.
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George Raymond Richard Martin was born September 20, 1948, and spent decades as a working writer before the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire made him a name people argued about. HBO adapted it into Game of Thrones, which ran from 2011 to 2019, won Emmys, and became the kind of cultural event that had strangers talking about dragons at bus stops. Time called him "the American Tolkien" in 2005, and by 2011 he'd landed on their list of the most influential people alive. The show ended, but the source novels didn't — two books still outstanding. Meanwhile the world kept expanding: preque…
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George R. R. Martin
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Ten years from now, no one is going to care how quickly the books came out. The only thing that will matter, the only thing anyone will remember, is how good they were.
— Official blog, (July 2007)
George R. R. Martin
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I think that for science fiction, fantasy, and even horror to some extent, the differences are skin-deep.
— Interview with Weird Tales (24 May 2007)
George R. R. Martin
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As a writer, my goal, (which I'm never going to achieve, and I know that, and no writer can achieve that,) but my goal is to make you almost live the books...
— Audio Interview with Geekson in Episode 54, (4 August 2006)
George R. R. Martin
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There are many different kinds of writers, I like to use the analogy of architects and gardeners.
— Audio Interview with Geekson in Episode 54, (4 August 2006)
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