“The ground was so far below him, he could barely make it out through the grey mists that whirled around him, but he could feel how fast he was falling, and he knew what was waiting for him down there. Even in dreams, you could not fall forever. He would wake up in the instant before he hit the ground, he knew. You always woke in the instant before you hit the ground.”

American author, screenwriter and television producer

George R. R. Martin is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer, best known for the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. His novels inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon. He also wrote Tales of Dunk and Egg, helped create the Wild Cards anthology series, and contributed worldbuilding to the video game Elden Ring.