More "Game of Thrones"-related projects continue to be announced. Now people are more pessimistic about creator George R.R. Martin's ability to finish his books. By looking at the writer's blog updates, there's still hope we'll get the rest of the story soon. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire is one of the most influential book series of recent decades, carving a new path for medieval fantasy with its Game of Thrones TV adaption. A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award [2] and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award [2] and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. [3] On Wednesday morning, HBO’s official Game of Thrones Twitter account cryptically tweeted, the 10th anniversary of the publication of an interview in which author George R.R. Martin, 4METKz. Game of Thrones, the iconic HBO series, has been over for a while, but George R.R. Martin’s book series that started it all still feels like it’ll never be completed. A Song of Ice and Fire Daedelus Award for 1987: Wild Cards. Six-time winner of the Locus Award. Finalist for the 1971 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. World Fantasy Award (Howard) finalist for 1982, 1983. Finalist for the Writers Guild Award, best teleplay, anthology series, for 1986. All photographs (c) George R. R. Martin and/or their

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