In a brand new weblog submit, George R.R. Martin offered a quick replace on his travels and ideas from the previous couple of months. However whereas most of them are fairly predictable, together with an unsurprising lament in regards to the New York’s abysmal soccer franchises, his huge reveal is that he’s seen all six episodes of the brand new Sport of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and completely loves it.
Whereas it’s tempting to jot down this off as a creator who’s all the time going to say good issues in regards to the diversifications of his world, it’s essential to do not forget that Martin has typically been brutally sincere about his opinions of the HBO variations of his work.
Actually, it’s straightforward to think about that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms might find yourself as Martin’s favourite of the reveals set within the Sport of Thrones universe. The collection is predicated on Martin’s Dunk and Egg tales, that are all prequels to the primary A Music of Ice and Fireplace narrative. Whereas Martin is most well-known for the way in which his collection performs with expectations round conventional fantasy tropes, Dunk and Egg is extra simple: It’s excessive fantasy journey, with tales of boyhood fantasies of sincere bravery and brave chivalry. They’re the form of tales, as Martin has stated, that made him fall in love with the fantasy style to start with, which is strictly why they’re a few of his favourite works he’s ever written.
Alongside his enthusiasm for the primary season of the present, Martin additionally famous that the manufacturing is transferring on to season 2, which can the occasions of his story, “The Sworn Sword.” Martin additionally offers his compulsory point out of ending The Winds of Winter — progress on which can hopefully be spurred because of the Jets new head coach and the truth that the Giants are in all probability going to draft a brand new quarterback in April.
