Fiona Macdonald. Who inspired the Game of Thrones creator? // www.bbc.com. 21 октомври 2014. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. Maybe Stan Lee is the greatest literary influence on me, even more than Shakespeare or Tolkien
Kerr, John Finlay. Second person: Role-playing and story in games and playable media // Transformative Works and Cultures. 2009. DOI:10.3983/twc.2009.0095. Martin gives a personal account of the close-knit role-playing game (RPG) culture that gave rise to his Wild Cards shared-world anthologies.
Hibberd, James. A Dance With Dragons Interview // 12 юли 2011. Посетен на 8 декември 2020. I suppose I’m a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic. I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn’t the end and there’s something more, but I can’t convince the rational part of me that that makes any sense whatsoever. That’s what Tolkien left out — there’s no priesthood, there’s no temples; nobody is worshiping anything in Rings.
Martin, George R. R,. Time to Read!!! – Not a Blog // georgerrmartin.com. 22 април 2018. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. ...favorites all, towering masterpieces, books that changed my life
Review of A Game of Thrones // Архивиран от оригинала на 2008-03-25. Посетен на 3 ноември 2007. If this absence of joy is going to trouble you, or you're looking for something more affirming, then you should probably seek elsewhere
VanderMeer, Jeff. Book review: 'A Dance With Dragons' by George R.R. Martin // Los Angeles Times. 12 юли 2011. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. In the four previous volumes of this sprawling fantasy epic, which was inspired by England’s War of the Roses in the 1400s, Martin has captivated readers with complex story lines, fascinating characters, great dialogue, perfect pacing, and the willingness to kill off even his major characters.
Publishers Weekly. A Storm of Swords // Посетен на 8 декември 2020. There's great tragedy here, but there's also excitement, humor, heroism even in weaklings, nobility even in villains, and, now and then, a taste of justice after all. It's a rare gift when a writer can invest his story with that much humanity
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George R R Martin // QBD The Bookshop. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. ... when my characters are in danger, I want you to be afraid to turn the page, (so) you need to show right from the beginning that you're playing for keeps.
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25 Grimdark Books to Add Some Grit to Your Reading List. "Lawrence himself is a professed admirer of George R.R. Martin, in particular, citing the Red Wedding as a crucial inspiration in his work. "I was impressed by how ruthless he was with characters we were invested in and how exciting that made reading the series."
Gilmore, Mikal. 'Game of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin // Rolling Stone. Архивиран от оригинала на 2014-07-08. Посетен на July 8, 2014. We look at real history and it's not that simple ... Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king
Constable, Anne. Jean Cocteau Get Green Light to Screen the Interview // Santa Fe New Mexican. 23 декември 2014. Посетен на 8 декември 2020. Martin feels strongly about the First Amendment and the idea of artists having the ability to speak their minds and not having to worry about being targets
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George R. R. Martin // science fiction awards+ database. Посетен на 6 декември 2020. (на английски)
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Wagner, T. M. A Storm of Swords / George R. R. Martin ★★★★½ // sfreviews.net. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. After all, let it never be said Martin doesn't share Shakespeare's fondness for the senselessly tragic
Wagner, T. M. A Storm of Swords / George R. R. Martin ★★★★½ // sfreviews.net. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. There's great tragedy here, but there's also excitement, humor, heroism even in weaklings, nobility even in villains, and, now and then, a taste of justice after all. It's a rare gift when a writer can invest his story with that much humanity.
Yee, Lawrence. 'Game of Thrones': Year-End Marathon to Air on HBO // Variety. Variety, 21 декември 2016. Посетен на 7 декември 2020. It has been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Drama every season it's aired, winning the award the last two years. The show has had four consecutive Golden Globe Best Television Series – Drama nominations, including for the upcoming 2017 awards, but has never won. It has won five straight Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series, and is up for a sixth in January.
Review of A Game of Thrones // Архивиран от оригинала на 2008-03-25. Посетен на 3 ноември 2007. If this absence of joy is going to trouble you, or you're looking for something more affirming, then you should probably seek elsewhere
Gilmore, Mikal. 'Game of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin // Rolling Stone. Архивиран от оригинала на 2014-07-08. Посетен на July 8, 2014. We look at real history and it's not that simple ... Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king
Cornell, Paul. Worldcon: A Love Story // paulcornell.com. 12 септември 2011. Архивиран от оригинала на 2014-07-14. Посетен на 7 декември 2020.
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Rutkoff, Aaron. Garden State Tolkien: Q&A With George R.R. Martin // The Wall Street Journal. July 8, 2011. "Mr. Martin, 62 years old, says that he grew up in a federal housing project in Bayonne, which is situated on a peninsula... 'My four years at Marist High School were not the happiest of my life,' the author admits, although his growing enthusiasm for writing comics and superhero stories first emerged during this period."
Unnatural Forces: George RR Martin discusses the necessity of magic in a fantasy // YouTube. Посетен на 8 юли 2014. If you look at The Lord of the Rings, what strikes you, it certainly struck me, is that although the world is infused with this great sense of magic, there is very little onstage magic. So you have a sense of magic, but it's kept under very tight control, and I really took that to heart when I was starting my own series.
