No one seems to have escape the devotee fury over the final exam season ofGame of Thrones . While in all likelihood no one get it quite as bad asshowrunnersDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss , even author George R.R. Martin — who wroteA Song of Ice and Fire , the book series upon which the show is establish , front repercussion surrounding the HBO hit . The volatile reaction from fans has apparently have a toll on both Martin ’s writingandpersonal life .
In an audience withThe Guardian , the acclaimed author said he ’s sticking with his original plan for the last two books , explain that the show will not impact them . “ You ca n’t please everybody , so you ’ve got to please yourself , ” he state .
He went on to explain how even his personal life has taken a negative turn because of the show . “ I ca n’t go into a bookstall any more , and that used to be my preferent thing to do in the populace , ” Martin said . “ To go in and wander from stack to stack , take down some Good Book , translate a little , leave with a enceinte stack of things I ’d never heard of when I came in . Now when I go to a bookstore , I get recognise within 10 second and there ’s a bunch around me . So you bring in a lot but you also lose things . ”
While fans of the book series are fully aware of the author ’s battle to land up the concluding two installments , The wind of WinterandA Dream of Spring , Martin hold that part of the delay has been a result of the HBO series , and fans ' response to it .
“ I do n’t think [ the serial ] was very unspoilt for me , ” Martin said . “ The very thing that should have speeded me up in reality slow me down . Every twenty-four hours I sit down to write and even if I had a good daylight … I ’d palpate terrible because I ’d be think : ‘ My God , I have to finish the book . I ’ve only written four pages when I should have write 40 . ' "
Still , Martin hasswornthat the books will get terminate … he just wo n’t forebode when .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
