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George R.R. Martin | A Dance with Dragons

2025/3/21
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George R.R. Martin discusses the difficulties he encountered while writing certain chapters of A Dance with Dragons, specifically mentioning the challenges of cutting material and the decision to exclude a particularly vivid but ultimately plot-halting Tyrion chapter.
  • Challenges in cutting Arya chapters
  • Decision to exclude a Tyrion chapter despite its quality
  • Saving cut material for potential future use

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George R.R. Martin is an author and a television producer and writer. He’s most famous for his series, “A Song of Ice and Fire,” which was then adapted by HBO into the overwhelmingly popular television drama, “Game of Thrones.” In 2017, Time Magazine dubbed him an “American Tolkien.” He joins Google for a Q&A session and to share more about his novel, "A Dance with Dragons." Originally published in August 2011. Watch this episode at youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle).