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Game of Thrones' George R. R. Martin Has Consulted on Japanese Game

posted on 2019-05-21 01:55 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda

Author George R.R. Martin revealed in a blog post on Monday that he has consulted on a Japanese video game.

Martin is best known for his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels, which inspired HBO's Game of Thrones television series. The series aired its final episode on Sunday. Martin published A Dance with Dragons, the fifth novel of A Song of Ice and Fire, in 2011, with two more novels planned.

Source: George R.R. Martin's blog via Gematsu

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