George R. R. Martin
Also known as George Raymond Richard Martin, GRRM, George R.R. Martin, George Raymond Martin, George Martin, George R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, also known by the initials G.R.R.M., is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Martin also wrote a related series of novellas, Tales of Dunk and Egg, which have been adapted by HBO as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–present). Outside of A Song of Ice and Fire and its related media, Martin helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022).
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George R. R. Martin is an American author and screenwriter best known for creating the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which became the hugely successful HBO television show Game of Thrones. His work matters because he fundamentally shaped modern fantasy storytelling and television, spawning multiple adaptations and related projects that continue to attract millions of viewers worldwide.
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- 20 September 1948
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- The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2011
- The End of the World -- stories of the apocalypse
- The Sworn Sword / Homecoming / The Monarch of the Glen / The Yazoo Queen
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- Il regno dei lupi. Le cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco vol. 3
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George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known by the initials G.R.R.M., is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Martin also wrote a related series of novellas, Tales of Dunk and Egg, which have been adapted by HBO as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–present). Outside of A Song of Ice and Fire and its related media, Martin helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022).
In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. He is a longtime resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he helped fund Meow Wolf and owns the Jean Cocteau Cinema.
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