George R.R. Martin

Game of Thrones Week One: It’s all about family values

Last night, HBO’s Game of Thrones took us to a magic kingdom. Really, Westeros is just like Disneyland: There are castles, there are supernatural beings, there are cute creatures… okay, maybe not quite like Disneyland. We were shocked and outraged and intrigued and thrilled by “Winter is Coming”… but actually what really jumped out at…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 18

Which are you more excited about: Doctor Who or Game of Thrones?

Two huge cultural juggernauts are coming to your television screens in the next week or so: Game of Thrones on Sunday, and Doctor Who a week from Saturday. Which are you more pumped up about? Which are you more excited about: Game of Thrones or Doctor Who?survey software

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 15

Will HBO’s Game of Thrones gamble pay off?

With a $50 million budget for 10 episodes, Game of Thrones is one of the biggest dice-throws in television history. HBO couldn’t start small with its adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s bestselling series, so the network had to risk all. But will HBO’s bold gambit in spending so much on a dark, weird series pay…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 14

Spoiler-Free Preview: Game of Thrones really is an astonishing achievement

You’ve never seen anything like HBO’s Game of Thrones before. Lavish, bloody, dark, weird and sometimes amazingly sweet, the cable channel’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s bestselling book series delivers the goods. We’ve seen the first six episodes, and here’s our spoiler-free preview of them. In a nutshell: the series features a host of astonishingly…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 13

10 Great Series that Torture Their Characters (And Make You Love It)

With Game of Thrones coming to television this weekend, many more people will soon know the joy of vicarious masochism that is George R.R. Martin’s storytelling. But Martin’s not the only creator who abuses his characters for your perverse enjoyment. What are the other series that are A) awesome and B) cruel to their characters?…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 12

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

What does it mean if a character’s last name is Snow? What’s a Kingslayer? What’s beyond the great wall? The cast crew and author George R.R. Martin explain everything you need to know about HBO’s Game of Thrones. Beware spoilers…

Television Meredith Woerner Apr 8

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

George R.R. Martin is taking his time finishing his A Song Of Ice and Fire book series, because he doesn’t want the ending to be as unsatisfying as the end of Lost — an assertion that has ruffled some feathers. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen Lost’s finale episode… Martin’s critiques of the island-castaway show,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 7

Check out the gorgeous landscapes of Westeros, plus photos of the Game of Thrones food truck!

Behold George R. R. Martin’s metropolis, King’s Landing. We’ve got a collection of high res landscapes from Game of Thrones, including a look at the 700-foot-tall Wall. Plus our photos of the Game of Thrones food truck! The Wall. On the Northern border of the seven kingdoms stands The Wall. It’s 700 feet tall and…

io9 Meredith Woerner Mar 29

10 Moments from Game of Thrones That We Hope the TV Version Includes

It’s the little moments of character-building and insight that make George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones such a spellbinding book. And there’s no way that HBO can make every incident fit into a ten-episode miniseries. But here’s hoping. With its huge cast of characters and its tangle of complicated intrigues, the first book of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 28

Griffins are the new awesome

While you’re waiting for A Dance With Dragons, why not distract yourself by taking a ride with some griffins? K.J. Taylor’s The Dark Griffin is the best high fantasy novel we’ve read in ages. Taylor’s author blurb in the back of The Dark Griffin starts with a quote: “A lot of fantasy authors take their…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Mar 14

George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons gets a release date: July 12

Winter is coming this summer! George R.R. Martin’s long-awaited next book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance With Dragons, is coming out on July 12. And it’ll be a whopping 900 pages, as long as A Storm of Swords. What took Martin so long? He tells Entertainment Weekly: I’m not…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Mar 3

Orbit’s new e-book deal: Buy a science fiction novel, get a fantasy novel free. Or vice versa!

Would die-hard science fiction fans like some fantasy novels if they gave them a chance? And would fantasy fans discover that they really love science fiction? Orbit Books’ new promotion aims to find out. Orbit announced that everyone who buys the “bonus ebook edition” of The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham will receive a complimentary…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Mar 3

New extended look at Game of Thrones slices through the drama, with Valyrian steel swords

This new extended trailer for Game of Thrones actually starts explaining who these characters are, and what sort of awesome will be spewing from their mouths. It’s impossible not to get the tingles when Sean Bean tells Lena Headey that he was “trained to kill.” Here’s the longer synopsis: Seven noble families fight for control…

Television Meredith Woerner Mar 1

Explore the 7 kingdoms of Westeros in HBO’s Game Of Thrones map

You’ve seen video footage of Game Of Thrones’ countryside including the infamous Wall, a 700-foot structure of ice and earth that spans the length of the continent. Now see where it’s located, on complete this map of Westeros. https://gizmodo.com/game-of-thrones-feature-takes-you-inside-the-kingdoms-o-5768414 We were sent an interesting package from HBO, loaded with the scents of Westeros — but…

Television Meredith Woerner Feb 25

Game of Thrones feature takes you inside the Kingdoms of Westeros

HBO has released an excellent featurette from their live action adaption of George R.R. Martin’s Game Of Thrones — including our first snatches of dialogue. It also breaks down the kingdoms and takes you inside Westeros. Check it out! Game of Thrones premieres on HBO April 17st.

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 23

First screens from Game of Thrones PC game

Looks like there’s a dance with dragons happening in your town, in this awesome screen from the Game of Thrones: Genesis tie-in game. According to the early buzz, this will be a strategy-based game, in which the raw cunning of a Tyrion Lannister can outweigh the might of a dozen armies. Let’s hope the game…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 16

10 Biggest Time-Sinks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Where does the time go? For some of us, that’s a question involving time-loops and FTL drive. But for a lot of us, the explanation has more to do with massive books, bursting DVD sets and addictive games. We asked over on our Facebook page what your biggest science fiction/fantasy time sinks were, and many…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jan 27

So what did A Game of Thrones really do to that nature reserve?

Our excitement for HBO’s Game of Thrones adaptation was in danger of being squelched when we heard that the production company had trashed a nature reserve. So we investigated — and thank goodness, it seems early reports were somewhat exaggerated. We reported last November that the production company, Fire and Blood Productions, was filming a…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 25

Game of Thrones has a release date (and read a recap of the 15-minute teaser clip)

HBO’s television adaptation of Game of Thrones will debut Sunday, April 17, and you can also read scene-by-scene recaps of a 15-minute teaser clip that debuted this week at Winter Is Coming and TV Squad. [EW — thanks, izikavazo!]

Television Cyriaque Lamar Jan 8

Winter is Coming! Count down the days with this gorgeous Song of Ice and Fire 2012 calendar

Hugo-nominated artist John Picacio brings the menace and fire of Westeros to life with his draft cover of the 2012 Song of Ice and Fire calendar. We already showed you some images from Ted Naismith’s beautiful 2011 calendar — now there’s a reason to look forward to 2012 as well! [via Not a Blog] https://gizmodo.com/gorgeous-art-brings-the-castles-of-george-r-r-martins-5581996

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 20

Game of Thrones Week One: It’s all about family values

Which are you more excited about: Doctor Who or Game of Thrones?

Will HBO’s Game of Thrones gamble pay off?

Spoiler-Free Preview: Game of Thrones really is an astonishing achievement

10 Great Series that Torture Their Characters (And Make You Love It)

25-minute Game of Thrones documentary explains everything you need about Westeros

Why George R.R. Martin is wrong about the ending of Lost

Check out the gorgeous landscapes of Westeros, plus photos of the Game of Thrones food truck!

10 Moments from Game of Thrones That We Hope the TV Version Includes

Griffins are the new awesome

George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons gets a release date: July 12

Orbit’s new e-book deal: Buy a science fiction novel, get a fantasy novel free. Or vice versa!

New extended look at Game of Thrones slices through the drama, with Valyrian steel swords

Explore the 7 kingdoms of Westeros in HBO’s Game Of Thrones map

Game of Thrones feature takes you inside the Kingdoms of Westeros

First screens from Game of Thrones PC game

10 Biggest Time-Sinks in Science Fiction and Fantasy

So what did A Game of Thrones really do to that nature reserve?

Game of Thrones has a release date (and read a recap of the 15-minute teaser clip)

Winter is Coming! Count down the days with this gorgeous Song of Ice and Fire 2012 calendar

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