George R.R. Martinhas a lot on his mind , and we ’re not talk about his earmark fisherman ’s hat . Literature ’s most locomotive - driver - looking gazillionaire is a busy cat . So much so , in fact , that he just got snub by asci - fi convention in Scotland , seemingly for being too busy to fill out an app program form .
In arecent blog spot , theA Song of Ice and Firecreator claimed he attempted to begin with this yr to contact organiser for the World Science Fiction Convention ( Worldcon ) , the largest yearly gathering of skill fable and fantasy writer , artist , and fans . The festivity , held in Glasgow from Thursday , August 8 to Monday , August 12 , usually admit panels , shop , and more .
Martin had some ideas about possible events , let in a memorial panel forsci - fi source Howard Waldrop , who make pass away in January . He wrote to Worldcon ’s programing professorship to discuss the details , but labor organizer for the conventionality have a strict protocol that applies to all . Anyone take care to make a proposition has to fill out the same online app program contour — regardless of whether they ’re a earth - renowned author like Martin , who ’s sold millions of book , or someone far less well - sleep with .
“ No telephone number was forthcoming , alas , just a mannikin letter with a contact to an program and a warning that while I was welcome to go for , I could not be assure a place on the [ program ] , ” Martin wrote . Undeterred , he wrote them a couple more multiplication over the last several calendar month , but still to no avail . ( His press onusing a DOS computerand a word processor program from 1987 may or may not have been part of the problem . )
Martin was n’t delighted by this turn of events of events , distinguish fans : “ I will be in Glasgow , attend the inmate , but whether you ’ll see me , I do n’t know . I am not on any programming . It is not for lack of judge , though . ”
ForGame of Throneslovers , none of this should come as much of a surprise . The Hugo accolade - pull ahead author has been work onThe wind instrument of Winter — the next-to-last script in the serial — for roughly 14 eld now , still with no concrete end in pile . ( speak of , he also recently wrote , “ WhenWinds of Winteris done , the word will not dribble out , there WILL be a big announcement … where and when I can not say . ” )
But as fans will tell you , he has n’t been solidly ferment onThe Winds of Winterthe whole time , either . Sometimes , he have distracted and by chance write different 700 - page book that , while appreciatively received because they add to the rich lore of the world of Westeros , crucially aren’tThe confidential information Of Winter . That ’s whereFire & Bloodcame from — Martin was make on a companion mass to the master book series andaccidentally wrotefar more than he meant to .
Plus , when he ’s not casually allow for the basis for enormously expensive HBO shows , Martin ’s critique them . He recently channelize out thatHouse Of The Dragon — currently in its 2nd season and in great form at the instant , full of big dragon fights and hideous treason — use dragon sigils that are n’t technically accurate toFire & Blood , the show ’s rootage textile . accord to Martin , the sigils should featuretwo firedrake legs rather than four . He griped that the incorrect sigils even “ squirm their fashion onto the blanket of my books , over my strenuous objections ” and warned : “ Ignore canon , and the creation you ’ve create comes apart like tissue paper . ”
If you ’re attending Worldcon this August , though , look out for a familiar - looking hat in the saloon . Martin claims he ’ll be checking out artistic production and cheat around the convention but also intends to “ hang out in the bar , salute with friends both previous and new . ” And on the manner to the convention , he plans to swing out by the Seth ofA Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms , yet another show inspired by one of his work . Currentlyfilming in Belfast , the show takes place betweenHouse Of The DragonandGame Of Thronesand is based on the unretentive taradiddle collectionThe Tales of Dunk and Egg(even more specifically , “ The Hedge Knight , ” the first novella ) . Itpremiereson HBO in 2025 , but whether or not fans will have copies ofThe Winds Of Winterby then is still anyone ’s guess .
