George R. R. Martin: The World of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones)

At long last, The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones written by George R.R. Martin, Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson, has arrived. Martin discusses the book and more with Laura Miller.

[Taospark]

"I don't know.  You have to keep reading."

Sick man.

[BenjaminRodriguezReyes]

"Deadline, what deadline?"

-The noble words of House Martin

What a magnificent troll xD

[samsquanch]

Imagine how many years this guy lived in obscurity. Everyone telling him to get things together and now he's one of the most sought after authors int he world. Take a moment George enjoy it you've earned it.

[JoeySoSick]

When G.R.R. Martin began coughing, I was afraid somebody poisoned his drink with the strangler lol

[ApplesandDragons]

1:06 Silmarillion & Tolkien
5:00 AWOIAF & Co-authors
15:02 Drogon v Smaug
16:52 Targaryens
19:05 Yandel & Gyldayn
23:11 Trident
25:42 Tradition Of Dragons
28:30 Tame A Beast
30:35 Blackfyre
36:05 The Wall Inspir
40:18 Death & Ruins
43:12 Eyrie
45:42 TV Book Comparisons
48:22 Dragonstone
49:55 Iron Throne
54:46 Dunk v Laughing Storm
55:50 Summerhall
59:12 Ironborn
59:57 Art Calendars
1:01:31 Stannis Inspir
1:03:36 Ethnicity & Religion
1:06:06 Magic & Religion
1:10:00 Clegane Inspir
1:12:09 Map Creation
1:14:54 Others Inspir
1:15:10 Birth A Dragon
1:15:40 Red God Inspir
1:19:30 Editing Process
1:21:19 Grateful Dead
1:22:48 Hodor's Name
1:23:20 Illustration
1:26:04 House Martin words
1:26:51 Mistakes
1:29:43 Dave & Dan

[VoidLantadd]

This is a guy, talking about the history of some world he made up. Why am I so fascinated?!

[SoumyadeepBasu]

1:22:54 - 1:22:56
That sudden look of regret. The audience laughing drowned his heart-ache. He’s probably thinking “Laugh all you want. Just you wait.”

[DoubleO]

I'd love to watch an animated A Song of Ice and Fire thats accurate to the source material.

[icresp]

No matter what you think of him. He held the fucking door.

[Tiarcis]

Look at that sadness with the Hodor question

[LiamM]

Think. Inside that mans head.. is the ending to Game Of Thrones.

[TrentRyanKatzenberger]

Hearing her talk about being sad when looking at that picture of Winterfell immediately brings me back to the last line of A Clash of Kings, when Bran is leaving with his small, sorry group of friends and he takes one last look back at all he's ever known and says "it isn't dead. It's just broken. Like me."

[emangination]

I could listen to GRRM all day talking ASOIAF related. The man is practically a genius on what he does. He basically created another world thru his own imagination. That's something.

[evelolivas]

The laugh of George is so cunning, I love it.

[jordanweb]

1:23:11 he addresses the hodor situation so calmly knowing that shit is a banger as plot twist 😭this man is the GOAT

[Sadcm]

Imagine being a nerdy nerd, writing your nerdiness in tomes, and then being invited to talk to the nation on tv channels and shit about your nerdy stuff that you came up with.
It is amazing xD

[RPG_Angie]

The interviewer wasn't exactly terrible, but she made me fantasize about how much better the interview would be with someone like comicbookgirl19 - someone with high energy and in-depth knowledge who would go really into detail or into overarching themes instead of wasting time on basic questions like "Who are the Targaryens?"

[wtoole]

This is a great interview. I kind of wish they'd gotten a true nerd fan of the books to do this interview. I believe she's read the books, but seems like she's not very knowledgeable. I'd love to watch Preston Jacobs chat with GRRM for half an hour. or 5.

[rn]

"Deadline? What deadline?"
This man is just amazing, always witty

[VoidStar.]

His expressions make so much sense now at 1:22:50! #holdthedoor