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George R.R. Martin
October 17, 2018
Jeet Heer
Game of Thrones has a political message. Republicans probably won’t hear it.
August 29, 2017
Alex Shephard
Game of Thrones Learned All the Wrong Lessons From George R.R. Martin
The author has taken too long finishing his magnum opus. The show, in contrast, has been too quick.
June 27, 2016
Clio Chang
Game of Thrones has a travel-time problem.
June 27, 2016
Steven Cohen
How Game of Thrones Changed George R.R. Martin’s World
By streamlining his sprawling epic in Season 6, the show put a new spin on Martin’s themes of violence and chaos.
May 11, 2016
Alex Shephard
Good news: There’s a new The Winds of Winter chapter. Bad news: It’s set in Dorne.
March 8, 2016
Adam Peck
The trailer for the new season of Game of Thrones is here. Let the nitpicking begin!
March 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Slowly but surely, we are learning things about season six of Game of Thrones.
February 25, 2016
Alex Shephard
George RR Martin is now competing with Game of Thrones.
January 2, 2016
Jeet Heer
George R.R. Martin starts 2016 by disappointing his fans.
April 17, 2015
Jeet Heer
Science Fiction's White Boys' Club Strikes Back
April 14, 2014
Hillary Kelly
The Definitive List of Everyone in Westeros Who Wanted That Character Dead
Game of Thrones' most hated character finally got what he deserved
March 29, 2013
Laura Bennett
The Man Behind Game of Thrones's Murky Moral Worldview
George R.R. Martin and the genesis of a fantasy world

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