George RR Martin: Game of Thrones Books Will End Differently Than TV Show

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George RR Martin says the ‘Game of Thrones’ books will end differently than the TV show.
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The 73-year-old author is currently working on ‘The Winds of Winter’ – the penultimate story in the series – and insists that the climax of his stories will be different from that of the fantasy series, where the end divided opinion and was criticized. by many viewers.
Writing in a blog post, George explained, “I worked in my conservatory. Things grow and change, as happens with us gardeners.
« Things twist, things change, new ideas come to me, old ideas turn out to be unworkable. I write, I rewrite, I restructure, I tear everything up and rewrite again, I walk through doors that lead nowhere part, and doors that open to marvels.
The author continued, « What I’ve noticed more and more lately, however, is that my gardening is taking me further and further away from the TV series.
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« Yeah, some of the things you saw on HBO in ‘Game of Thrones’, you’ll also see in ‘The Winds of Winter’ (but maybe not quite the same way)…but a big part of the rest will be quite different.
“The novels are much bigger and much more complex than the series. Some things that happened on HBO won’t happen in the books. And vice versa. »
Martin wrote that he expects people to draw comparisons between the novels and the TV show and can understand why fans will.
He said: « No doubt once I’m done there will be a huge debate over which version of the story is best. Some people will like my book, others will prefer the TV show. is fine, you pay your money and make your choice.
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