“An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly.”

American author, screenwriter, and television producer

George R. R. Martin is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Born George Raymond Richard Martin, he is best known for the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, and for the television adaptations that grew from it. He also wrote the related Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, helped create the Wild Cards anthology series, and contributed to the worldbuilding of Elden Ring. His work is strongly associated with expansive fantasy worlds and long-running, interconnected storytelling.