“I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and write another dozen novels, probably some sort of imaginative literature... Never again another seven-volume saga.”

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.