![]() ![]() ![]() although I've never met the man, I admire Christopher Tolkien, his son, who has been the guardian of Tolkien's estate who has never allowed that. While Oberyn had the upper hand for most of the fight, he. “I've always admired Tolkien and his immense influence on fantasy. Pascals character had one of the most gruesome deaths in the series when he went up against The Mountain (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson). “I'd hate to see that actually,” said Martin. With dynamic characters, complex relationships, beautiful scenery, and action-packed scenes, there’s nothing quite like diving into epic fantasy stories. However, he will not license other authors in the manner that the estates of Ian Fleming (James Bond) or Robert Ludlum (Jason Bourne) have done, or that George Lucas did with the Star Wars franchise. To help you get over this lull, we have put together a list of 12 more epic fantasy books like Game of Thrones: full of action, drama, and some pretty fantastic worldbuilding. Martin himself has written three novellas, the Dunk and Egg series, which are set in the same world, 100 years before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire. "And then we get abominations to my mind like Scarlett, the Gone with the Wind sequel.” But one thing that history has shown us is eventually these literary rights pass to grandchildren or collateral descendents, or people who didn't actually know the writer and don't care about his wishes. ![]() “I don't think my wife, if she survives me, will allow that either. Martin speaking in Brisbane, with actor Jerome Flynn, who plays Bronn. ![]()
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