works based on a song of ice and fire
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Jon Snow Knew Something, Specifically the Idea for His TV Spin-Off
When Game of Thrones aired, much hay was made about the showmakers’ refusal to allow star Kit Harington to cut his long hair because of his role as Jon Snow, a rule that Harington himself vocally hated. Apparently, the actor has gotten over it since Thrones went off the air in 2019, because it turns…
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A New House of the Dragon Trailer Sets Westeros on Fire
Sent a few centuries before the events of Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon chronicles the civil war that tore the ruling Targaryen family apart along with the rest of the world of Westeros. And if this new trailer for the series is any indication, that war will be brutal, sexist, and very, very…
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George R.R. Martin Has the Same Game of Thrones Regrets You Do
We all have a lot in common with best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin. We’re all carbon-based lifeforms. None of us have published a book titled The Winds of Winter, although all of us would like it to be out ASAP. And it turns out all of us are bummed out…
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This Is a Real Weird Time to Start a Game of Thrones Con, But…
It’s been over two years since the Game of Thrones TV show’s contentious final episode aired. It’s been more than a decade since George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, the most recent novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, was published. Oh, and there’s a global pandemic that appears to have…