George R. R. Martin - Author Deep Dive

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

Who should be next???

[@WastelandOasis]

You should do Frank Herbert

[@bigdurk4115]

Robert E Howard

[@kyletoole8622]

Brent Weeks

[@Adriana-gu3uo]

Robin Hobb

[@alicemcimen]

Asimov maybe?

[@vatsdimri3675]

Since a lot of subscribers of this channel are WoT fans, it is also interesting to point out there are two very clear shout-out s for Jordan and WoT in ASOIAF 1. There is a house in Dorne named House Jordayne of Tor, whose sigil is golden quill, and whose lord is Lord Trebor Jordayne. Where Trebor is just reading Jorden from right to left. (In The Storm of Sword) 2. There is an Archmaester named Rigney ( Where Rigney being taken from Jorden's real name James Oliver Rigney Jr.) who wrote "history is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again" ( mentioned in A Feast for Crows)

[@moiissnoneofyourbusiness8957]

Underrated comment.

[@calin6327]

Trebor is robert in reverse xd cool

[@EL-ISS]

I haven't read Wheel of Time yet, I'm going through shorter series but keep getting daunted by the 15 book collective. Is it possible to like read maybe 3 books, stop for a bit and read others then come back? Or would I be completely lost if I put the series down for a bit? Furthermore, why didn't Wheel of Time get a series or movie? Or if it did I assume they're not that good since I've never heard of them?

[@vatsdimri3675]

@@EL-ISS I haven't completed WoT either. It gets boring around book 8-9-10.

[@EL-ISS]

@@vatsdimri3675 I guess 3 bad out of 14 isn't too bad. But damn 3 books? And they're not skipabble?

[@errtu123]

To quote Neil Gaiman: "GRRM is not your bitch". He can take as much time writing as he wants.

[@ABLEARC]

One of my literal fears is him dying before completing the story. His death would hit me as much as a close friend's would. I started reading the books 8 years ago and have been thru 3 major relationships, a career change, several homes and college. This story of his has been with me for 1/3 nearly of my life.

[@neilpatrick1553]

Matthew Ford Then the only conclusion we'll have is the abomination that is Game of Thrones Season 8..

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

@@neilpatrick1553 hah. bummer.

[@oskarileikos]

He has a team of competent writers chosen by himself who have access to all of his notes and manuscripts and what not in regards to the final books. If he dies before finishing the books (let's hope not) the series will be finished according to his plan. So don't worry.

[@adamosborne685]

Seriously, to anyone watching I implore you to read his other works beyond A Song of Ice and Fire, his novels Fevre Dream and Tuf Voyaging are excellent and his short story collections Dreamsongs that are retrospectives of his early fiction are brilliant.

[@LightHalcyon]

I really enjoyed reading Fevre Dream. I think I'll have to find time to revisit it this summer.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

I loved FEVER Dream! But his short stories are amazing as well.

[@josephdavis2198]

Wild Cards as well, which is where marvel comics comes into play

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Fevre is his best imo. ASOI is just OK compared to FD.

[@jabyalex7868]

@@darkthorpocomicknight7891 My favourite George character is Abner Marsh! None in ASOIAF compare

[@anobjectiveninja]

I hate how a lot of critics claim GRRM simply kills off characters for shock value. If you paid attention when reading, or have read his books multiple times, you'll find out that GRRM builds towards a "main character's" death for a very long time. For instance, Jon's assassination in the Mutiny at Castle Black is heavily foreshadowed by Melisandre's visions, Jon constantly distancing and angering others in the Night's Watch - including his closest friends, etc. For the Red Wedding... At least 2 chapters preceding the event has a somber funeral-esque tone to it. With Cat emphasizing the importance of Guest Rights, and the importance of Robb keeping his Direwolf close by, it almost feels like GRRM is shouting something important is about to happen. The only "twist" that George has is that he doesn't provide any of his characters with a plot armor (something that Sanderson does too much in SA, imo). If a character is facing a life threatening situation, he doesn't magically get rescued by another character with impeccable timing. Instead, George let's the natural course follow.

[@Morfeusm]

do you think jon will stay dead, warg into ghost or will have similiar story as in the show?

[@grier2593]

@@Morfeusm the events that take place in the show, relating to Jon, have already been foreshadowed in the book, so any other outcome is very unlikely (unless George just wants to start messing with us).

[@Morfeusm]

@@grier2593 this note in parentheses brings slight smile to my face...

[@fromheaventoearth5779]

The foreshadowing of the Red Wedding goes back to the first two books not just A Storm of Swords.

[@kbg12ila]

The best line in Toy Story 2: "You can't rush art!"

[@Descro382]

Proceeds to play chess with himself

[@curzon176]

I agree with you Daniel, GRRM should be allowed to finish his work at his own pace, leave him alone. That said, it has been 7 years since his last book was released, and given that he's 70 already, it's not inconceivable that he'd be pushing 80 by the time he nears the end of his magnum opus. And he's in the zone now where, god forbid, it's not inconceivable he might perish before then. That is starting to worry me.

[@aaronsande]

Yeah 7 years is too much, that's just bullshit. Daniel is being way too kind. Sanderson does 7 books in a year, but Martin can do 1 book in 7? Nope. He's got no idea, he was totally lost, the tv series saved him. I won't finish his books. Too late. The show did, he lost me.

[@TheNorseAmerican]

I would be fine with George taking however long he needs, but at this pace he will not finish, he is not a healthy person and I doubt he will have another ten years to write the last book

[@greg_mca]

8 years since the last main line ASOIAF book was released. That's discounting his anthologies, his other series, his dunk and egg short stories (though admittedly it was partially written before 2011), the world of ice and fire, and fire and blood. He's been very busy, he just isn't focusing on the main story right now

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

@@aaronsande lol no comparison. I have enjoyed reading Sanderson, but I'll take GRRM's 10-year output over Sanderson's without hesitation. Also, fine. He's not going to finish. it happens.

[@numair8188]

The fact that he is old and has health issues actually justifies harassing him for the book? It should be the other way around. It should be ok if he needs a break. Not every author is Stephen King

[@michaelsauls1142]

I agree that writing a book is an art but I once heard from a writer that one of the best tactics is to make a plan and then adapt it to creativity as it comes. And then sort your way through it using editing techniques first drafts second drafts and third drafts. I don't blame George RR Martin for taking such a long time to write a book. I am just worried that he'll never finish the story. This would be a tragedy to the epic fantasy of of The song of ice and fire series and honestly I don't think anyone else could do it like he does.

[@JeffPenaify]

There's a big spectrum between writers who plan their stories and writers who set their narrative on the fly, most writers have a method that fits both but there's writers who cant create anything captivating by meticulously planning every detail, while others writing shines through meticulous planning and can't make anything worthwhile on writing on the fly.

[@lustchievous]

There's no 'best' way to write a story or book. Each person's creative mind works differently. Most, generally, write with a hybrid method that includes both outlining and character exploration.

[@michaelsauls1142]

@@JeffPenaify I agree but I think epic multi volume fantasy is different. If writers don't do some planning than they can get way off track from their original goal. Also, just because a book is planned out doesn't mean it can't be changed in editing.

[@JeffPenaify]

@@michaelsauls1142 I agree in general but there's exceptions. Stephen King for instance doesnt do much planning even for Dark Tower series most writers *will* an outline of some form but the scope of the outline varies greatly from individuals

[@michaelsauls1142]

@@JeffPenaify well Stephen King has an incredible work ethic. I mean, he writes six pages each day and he's turned out an incredible amount of work so he has his style down pat and it works for him. George RR Martin on the other hand hasn't finished the next song of ice and fire book and he's had 8 years. Something is off and I think it was the organization and planning in his books.

[@ligerzero7113]

I think the influence of superhero comics on Martin are abundantly clear, especially in asoiaf. Any time the theme of knighthood pops up, just switch that out for heroism, it’s the same thing. I also don’t think asoiaf is grimdark. Game of thrones is grimdark. Asoiaf can get grim and dark. But It’s ultimately the meeting point of fantastical romanticism and brutal realism.

[@tomswiftyphilo2504]

"grimdark" is a fair description of GRRM. The setting is so light and beautiful, with thick woods and towering cities of glass and so on like in other fantasy works... but then there's the taking of hands, the sexual assault, the selling young women into marriage-slavery... it's an ugly urban fantasy plot in a beautiful high fantasy setting.

[@theatheistpaladin]

"If you don't have the time to read, then you don't have the time to write." - Steven King Any questions why all authors are prolific readers?

[@JeffPenaify]

Not all, there's successful writers who are so busy writing they don't have time/motivation to read a whole novel

[@mischarowe]

Everyone reads at their own pace, so not all are prolific.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Stephen. Steven is an extreme right fanatic.

[@calin6327]

Brandon Sanderson started writing before reading

[@youtubeme7195]

@@JeffPenaify Asimov did not review other stories unless he was payed.

[@rederawl2108]

Great Video! Never knew some of the things you said in your video. I have tried to read Game of Thrones but at the moment I'm reading a Wheel of Time. Your other videos convinced me to give the 14 book series a go. The number of books was why I was hesitant but I'm loving the world so much it doesn't bother me anymore. Thank you for making the videos you have on the Wheel of Time, it's made me find a great series and got me back into reading again :)

[@antanowrites]

holy crap, I was thinking about why his name and Tolkien's sounded similar at the beginning of the video, and then you straight up told me. That's the fastest question of mine ever answered

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

NO! That's a complete myth. George his name was too much even with the one R but the double RR helped him not get lost among endless submissions. Perhaps it had a JRR touch but it was done for practical reasons.

[@williamhadley549]

I absolutely love this series, keep it up!

[@increditoaster]

apparently, he got the idea for Game of Thrones books after he watched the show

[@jakehopkins6989]

He started work on the first book in 1992, and it was released 1996. Know what you're talking about.

[@JJMB27]

@@jakehopkins6989 Sarcasm?

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

@@jakehopkins6989 Are you mad?

[@matthewdeancole]

Spoiler: Hot Pie is The Lord of Light (R'hllor). Sweet Robin is The Great Other. Ser Pounce is Azor Ahai.

[@mattmacaulay2900]

I love his short stories. There isn’t a total tone shift, though, and most of them are very bittersweet. I mean one of the stories is even called Bitterblooms

[@truthserum4662]

I’m so glad you finally made this video... it was really good

[@jamiebisson2752]

One story of his you want to read: The Way of the Cross and Dragon, an amazing science fiction story that won the Hugo Award back in the day.

[@fullcomicalchemist2195]

Please bring this back I love Author Deep Dive, you should do one of these on yourself with a friend because your actually a published author now.

[@FamilyGuy770]

Bayonne is pronounced “BAY-OWN”...lol 😅

[@tookerp]

Huh I always thought the second R came from his confirmation. A few of the Catholics I know do similar things with the two letters

[@armorfrogentertainment]

It is. Although he admitted that one of the reasons he chose the name Richard was as a tribute to Tolkien.

[@vatsdimri3675]

I know that GRRM is a slow writer compared to some others. But it's not like he hasn't written anything in the meantime. He has written two Westeros based books namely 'The world of ice and fire' and 'Fire and Blood'. And at least two prequel stories. But I hope Winds of Winter come out soon.

[@alexparadi522]

He and a group of author friends write and edit the superhero mosaic novels WILD CARDS. There are a whole wack load of these books with varying degrees of quality, but his story lines and characters in them are generally pretty great.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

GRRM turned down a Gaiman story for WC.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

@@darkthorpocomicknight7891 And that story became the Sandman (or so wikipedia says)

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

@@judeconnor-macintyre9874 Yup George admitted he rejected Gaiman - he's never I think given the whole story Neil still seems a little sore

[@AiorosSagittarius]

So, I completely understand that one shan't rush artists. As an artist myself I know that only too well. But... Don't you think 8 years are a bit long? Plus, I can only repeat what others have said. It's a founded fear that he might die before completing his story. Which would be a great shame. Also, let's not forget that he managed to write Fire and Blood in the meantime. Anyhow, here's to hoping vol. 6 ist out next year, like he said he wanted.

[@ljfisher84]

I read Fever Dream a couple years ago. Writing style is similar. Good book. Nice period piece. Somewhat fresh take on vampires. The historical aspect is definitely the standout though.

[@spencersss1251]

I get Martin taking his time and I’d rather it be done his way than rushed. I understand. But as a fan it’s hard to wait so many years for a book . Worry with martins age as well . If it takes just as long or longer to get the last book out. But for me the issue is he’s not just writing winds. He’s written multiple side stories and books in the ASOIAF universe and even separate books . Time spent on those could be used to write winds. It’s like if Tolkien was writing the silmerilion before or during the return of the king. The silmarilions great but the story of the lord of the rings would be unfinished while Time was spent on the other work. Yes he’s still working on winds but time spent on other works is time George could spend on winds.

[@iFlip4Element2x]

This is where our opinions differ, Dan.

[@thewingedserpent5823]

can you do a deep dive on yukio mishima

[@catarinathebookworm]

I have no problem with authors taking time to finish their books. However I do have a problem with authors promising it will come out very soon and never doing it. He could just live it alone or making zero promises as it is his right to do. However I know it takes time - the series is going out since 1996 for god's sake so of course it takes times - and will never harass an author for a series. Really enjoyed this video!

[@troyb5843]

Fevre Dream is worth your time. A quick read, while perhaps not up to the standard of ASOIAF, I really enjoyed it.

[@Antsy056]

I love these videos, But I wish you spent more time really digging into the career timeline and lesser known works of the author you're talking about instead of just their most known works and as for who's next Steven Erikson might be a good deep dive or Scott Lynch

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

On the comic books House Banefort of Westerlands is supposed to be a comic book reference. I read it somewhere and know nothing else about it

[@danecobain]

Fevre Dream was great and Windhaven with Lisa Tuttle was good too. Dying of the Light was terrible though ;D

[@Revanchist]

Why is it terrible?

[@danecobain]

@@Revanchist It was his first book and just wasn't well-executed! I buddy read it with a friend and neither of us looked it unfortunately. I have The Armageddon Rag on my TBR and so I'm hoping for better from that!

[@ChiIIChief]

love this series. A deep dive on Larry Correia would be dope

[@lifesabeach2597]

Gene Wolfe

[@leviackerman1799]

Being a Marvel fan it's really great to know that my favourite author loves Marvel as well..

[@MasterDrewboy]

Marvel gotta get him to write the movies so they’ll be good

[@dominicwyartt3598]

Once he’s finished dream of spring 😂😂 jokes he should

[@Nasser851000]

I predict that winds of winter will either come out this year after the show has ended or next year.

[@ABLEARC]

I think he will make an announcement shortly after the show ends. There was either some backdoor deal barring him from release or he didn't want to compete against "himself" in a way.

[@bjarneoranje]

@@ABLEARC kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXjCnnuCoa2Baas

[@Jeneric81]

Matthew Ford I kinda hope that when he realized he couldn’t outrun the show he decided to wait it out and now just mess with everyone’s expectations

[@mrc-rrn]

hello from 2022

[@fortnitegamer2788]

0:30 according to wikipedia the second R comes from his confirmation name Richard

[@turtleanton6539]

The turtles needed uvb lamps and heat lamps.

[@rohit_7777]

Please try a knight of the seven kingdoms you'll love it if u want different tone from him and from the world of ice and fire

[@amandaofhouserobinson6707]

Hey I love Ur vids ! Thanks!

[@brendansimonis3488]

I think it's fair to criticize him on not finishing the series. It's been 8 years since he last put out ADWD, and even ADWD was part of the same book as AFFC. So really he hasn't put out a new book since the mid 2000s. He's had plenty of time

[@Markadown]

He has published two novels: "World of Ice and Fire" and "Fire and Blood", as well as a few novella's since A Dance with Dragons. He also edits Wild Cards. There are other projects but a mainline book in the series has not been released since 2011.

[@matt_9112]

I won't harass him for not finishing the books, but I won't praise him as a genius (NOT denying his influence, important difference) before seeing it finished, as long a he refuses to hand it over/let someone edit it together later. After all, everyone can tie a complicated knot given enough string, untying it without having to cut the rope is something different. The interview on his writing speed, "I don't know how I managed to write as fast and doubt I will ever be able to again" gives away a lot, and to me at least, not so positively. The problem is simple: there were less plot threads, characters not yet as clearly defined and less framework/canon/lore to be considered (also no show backlash that might require changes). So far so natural, nothing to critique about that, but the fact that he isn't aware of that really baffles me.

[@tithannisk7470]

About the influence of Marvel Comics in GRRM style; I'd just have two things to say. First, his first "published" work (I say this jokingly) is a letter fan published in an early issue of Fantastic Four comics. Second, and more seriously, he was (and still is, I think) the editor and co-author of Wildcards, a series about super-heroes writtent by various authors. Another thing that has nothing to do with what I said before. The best joke about authors being slow to write (and you're right, none should rush art) was about Patrick Rothfuss when he was playing DnD in a Pax East convention (the Acquisition Incorporated games). At some point the DM (Chrsi Perkins) was reading a riddle that the players had to solve and they were all scrambling to write it down. At that point, Patrick Rothfuss says "I'm not good at this" to which another player says "At what ? Writing quickly ?" with the toothiest grin I've ever seen. Obviously, everyone (M.Rothfuss included) bursted out laughing.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Someone has done a deep dive into the Marvel/ASOIAF connection The "Marvel"-ous World of A Song of Ice and Fire - Thrones Analyzed on the Novels' MCU Connection kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mahqKDjbZ-aas

[@RKnowlan13]

In fairness, I agree that authors should not be harassed. That being said, I read GoT when my daughter was still in diapers and learning to walk. Daniel, she's in grad school now. Holy Writer's Block, Batman! So, yeah, I think it's fair for there to be some pressure on the guy to just get it done in order to try to prevent things like Season 8 of the HBO series from occurring (oops, too late). I understand burnout and needing to step away but I have to reiterate, my daughter is working on her Master's Degree. I think it's okay for George to knuckle down and get the thing done. As to the anti-fantasy elements of A Song of Ice and Fire, I always saw that as a juxtaposition of what was to come. The starting point was a bit of a giveaway. Winter was coming and a lot of ancient magic was going to slowly start creeping back into the picture and move everything towards a grim sort of high fantasy despite the best efforts of some of the worst people to keep things firmly ground in regular, nasty glum reality. I was really looking forward to that transition. I was kind of hoping it wouldn't take DECADES for what was originally envisioned as a 5-book series to still not have come full circle (no, the TV show doesn't entirely count because Season 8 desperately needs to be redone).

[@slipwhite2608]

I think I see the Stan Lee influence in A Song of Ice and Fire. Both, all the works of Stan Lee and that series have the same question at their center: What is a hero? Why is it that the imp is a hero but not the man who took the iron throne and sat there at the beginning of the series. How is it that we count a man who pushed a kid off a tower among the heroes of the series currently? Similar questions can be asked of characters in the Marvel universe. And the questions beg to be asked in both works. Also juxtapositions of the villains with the heroes tend to be handled with great care and the differences between each hero and each villain. It all seems to serve the purpose of getting to the core of what a hero is.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Here is a video on the Marvel influence: The "Marvel"-ous World of A Song of Ice and Fire - Thrones Analyzed on the Novels' MCU Connection kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mahqKDjbZ-aas

[@EL-ISS]

The SADDEST part of this .... Roy Dotrice will not be acting out the Winds of Winter audiobook. I loved that man's voice acting. Rest In Peace, old man, thanks for the good reads. I hope they choose either the actor for the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Harry Lloyd / Visaerys Targaryen) or Fire and Blood (Simon Vance) to voice act the next installment. Both are very good at what they do.

[@tejpatel5320]

To be honest, now that GOT is finished with quite an unsatisfying ending for much of its audience, I think that the next ASOIAF book is only like 1-2 years downstream. I kind of agree with Daniel a while back when he said in a video something upon the lines of GRRM waiting until GOT to be done so he could present his own ending (I don't think this is exact paraphrase to what Daniel said, but close). And I also think that the publisher will soon start pressuring GRRM to finish the series soon. Now that GOT is finished with discontent, the publisher might see great benefit to publishing the story quick enough to capture the would-be high demand before the majority of people move one from GOT/ASOIAF. (Btw, GOT = the Game of Thrones show; ASOIAF = the A Song of Ice and Fire book series.) Edit: Oh and I also agree, "art cannot be rushed," but I also want to add that GRRM could also bee facing some writers block as the longer he "delays" (for the lack of a better word) the higher the expectation we might have, at least in his opinion, and therefore writing the books might mean that he has to "try" harder to get to the same level of creativity and to try to match the expectation of his audience, which might or might not be there (\__(-.-)__/). I hope all of this makes sense.

[@CPollaers]

grrm dark fantasy

[@riedstep]

Two years after this came out, still nowhere close to the next book. I'll come check back in two years from now.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Tone - kinda similar - dark irony, explicit dialogue, and puzzle plots but each book is VERY different. Fevre is more historical, "realistic." Sandkings and NF I would regard as speculative/sci-fi - exploring a world or issue.

[@mikeearls126]

BAY OWN - that's how you say that shit.

[@maartenboy37]

I truly hope they delayed book 6 because of the show and so they can release book 7 relatively shortly ever. I say this mostly because I don't want George to die (or be stressed) because of his Magnus Opus. And you know, actually finish it.

[@davidcarroll9698]

Did you ever read David Eddings books ? Brilliant !!!

[@ahoody5780]

Whats with the ominous background music?

[@brackennielson6859]

When you have a spoiler warning can you put for which books it would spoil?

[@magnusruben9646]

Donna Tart takes 10 years between books and no one gives her shit because they're not part of a series. It's a double standard.

[@reeonrhodes-lazenby5322]

Christopher paolini, J.K Rowling and C.S Lewis

[@ImaginaryMdA]

2 more books to go... I'll see it when I read it, I've been burned before. That said, I do get it. I'm pretty terrible at procrastinating at my job. But if I ever quadrupled the expected time span...

[@michaelsauls1142]

Interesting fact is that when Alex Haley did his genealogy George found out that he has no idea who his father is after thinking another man was his dad for years.

[@Morfeusm]

whaaa

[@michaelsauls1142]

@@Morfeusm yeah look it up on KZbin under Alex Haley George RR Martin. It's amazing how his life and genealogy has influenced his writing.

[@pauldupre7532]

Stephen King!!

[@random4546]

I haven‘t read anything by Martin yet. I plan to read ASOIAF eventually, but it‘s not going to happen in quite a while. I also haven‘t seen the show. At the moment Martin‘s status of being THE current master of fantasy annoys me. The majority of the adult fantasy books on my shelves have either a quote by him of someone comparing the book to his works on the cover or back. I think it‘s the most repeated author Name on my shelve and I Don,t even own one of his books.

[@jonathanpickarski5336]

Do joe Abercrombie

[@danejohnson9906]

Nice

[@renaigh]

George says he writes Fantasy, but it's clear that his books are better suited as Dystopias

[@christophercoffman1100]

Plz do Terry Goodkind

[@patbau96]

The other R was his Catholic confirmation name lol

[@ranjaysinghnirwan5293]

Have you read wild cards written by George RR Martin?

[@Celtic_Blade]

It’s a confirmation name. He was Catholic.

[@truthserum4662]

Do Stephen king or Daniel Keyes next

[@vathek5958]

ASOIAF isn’t grimdark. It’s dark, but not grimdark.

[@trickysphinx]

I’m just scared he’s gonna die before he finishes. He’s 71 and has health issues

[@wadejohnston4305]

It's pronounced bay-own. Ahaha years later. I live in jersey

[@dk988-y]

Ok I'll say it. I Hate GOT. And am a huge fantasy fan.

[@Morfeusm]

yay! why you do not like it?

[@archlectoryarvi2873]

Ain't nothin' wrong with dat. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

[@hsdurfee]

Ive read everything up to this point and wouldn’t be able to reread it. I have different standards then I used to and can’t stand how poorly paced the main arc is now. It takes so long for anything regarding the Others to happen or be revealed. Too many sideplots that take too long to progress as well. It’s just completely boring for long periods, especially books 4 and 5.

[@bignbeefy9378]

Beverly cleary lmao

[@lsdeann_3293]

This was quite a shallow dive, to be honest. Sorry. Missed a lot out, and only talked about ASOIAF. You should've read his books before making this video. Or a smattering of them (Armageddon Rag, Dreamsongs, Fevre Dream, Thousand Worlds, Wild Cards, Windhaven, w/e) at the very least.

[@Rogue_VI]

I'm one of those who is tired of waiting. Three books in 4 years and then 5+ years for each subsequent book. That's why I never bought or read ADWD and I won't buy TWOW when (if) it ever gets released. Unless and until the series is completed, I am done with ASOIAF.

[@J50143]

Finish dat book tho.

[@beninebot1]

Brent Weeks

[@thirdworldpolyglot2095]

Deep dive on Stephen King uwu

[@thewaterwarrior9817]

Personally, not a fan of his writing style but that's okay

[@Klipschrf35]

Terry brooks

[@rrmolzen]

I'll say this about ASOIAF, he wrote a hell of a trilogy.

[@ericgrabowski3896]

Jorge Louis Borges

[@j-rleamen402]

More of a shallow dive but that's okay.

[@lifesabeach2597]

I liked the books but I don't have HBO and kind of lost interest after book 5

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Agree DWD has some great chapters but overall felt like a chore and a lot of false starts. But I do like the minor characters and curious what will happen. Oh, well, he did 4 good books and one OK. Not a bad record.

[@AliasAerius]

I'm disappointed. Not even a mention of Martin's other big series, Wild Cards.

[@startrekiborg]

It’s pronounced Bay-own.

[@PipinhoSnow]

?

[@hrsh3329]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@brittanyschlaak4643]

Stephen king

[@michaelsauls1142]

Been done already look at past episodes.

[@brittanyschlaak4643]

Oh okay thanks

[@michaelsauls1142]

@@brittanyschlaak4643 no problem.

[@hikethemike7349]

No Stephen King has not been done yet

[@michaelsauls1142]

@@hikethemike7349 umm well technically you're right. Daniel Greene has never done a deep dive about Stephen King. But he has done ten videos on his books and him in general so I'm not sure what else Daniel can say about him.

[@mrgodliak]

I have ready any books by GRRM, I may never get to them. I'm not that interested, I think the show's crudeness turned me off.

[@youtubeme7195]

Name ONE book or series he completed. Name one short story he didn't write that was 100% derivative? He is FAMOUS! for NOT finishing any story. . .in story, in book, or in editing. . . . EVER.

[@jakehopkins6989]

No, he's famous for one of the grandest fantasy sagas ever.

[@youtubeme7195]

@@jakehopkins6989 That he still hasn't finished. aver 26 years.

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

I don't know why your so angry but writing books is hard

[@jakehopkins6989]

@@youtubeme7195 Come back to me when you've finished your grand saga.

[@RBGTomorrow]

Pierce brown

[@masonkolaski]

Well that “leave him alone he’s almost finished” argument didn’t age well.

[@SlyScyther]

An author shouldn't be harassed. But every entrance into an incomplete series is a promise to deliver a conclusion to the story, and that's a promise Martin hasn't upheld. People have passed on waiting to read the conclusion to the series. And Martin isn't keeping himself in good health. The least he could do is eat a salad and exercise.

[@ABLEARC]

Wow "eat a salad and exercise"???? You have no idea what the 70 something year olds diet and exercise regimens are. You are exactly the type of person Daniel was talking about.

[@rejoyy]

Nah. No author owes anyone anything. You pay for a book and you read it. You don't pay in advance for the whole series. For readers who don't want to read an incomplete series, they can wait for all the books to come out before they start.

[@hsdurfee]

Rejoy Panakkal umm... nobody would read the first book in a series if the cover had a disclaimer warning that the series would probably never be finished. So you’re wrong.

[@SlyScyther]

@@ABLEARC except I have no personal stake if he ever finishes the book. Most authors understand the promise of a series of books. Brandon Sanderson for example Authors have deadlines for a reason, and Martin has always missed his. Meanwhile, he focuses his attention on interviews and other projects. If he dies before completing the books (and be honest, that is a very real possibility) I'll just shrug without an ounce of sympathy for any lack of fulfillment he has from not completing his work. Robert Jordan continued working on his book while he was dying of cancer, and even made sure they could be completed in his absence. I honestly just think he's selfish, and ungrateful to his fans, which I am not one of.

[@JJMB27]

@@hsdurfee You buy that book, you pay for that book and only that book. You don't pay for the next and no author has the obbligation of writing more. It's a risk we all take when buying a book that's part of a serie. That every entry is a promise is bullshit.

[@youtubeme7195]

He's also a profoundly known liar. If you actually ARE a fan of the things he says he's a fan of, you will know that he's a salesman. His POWER as a "creator" is exclusive TSoIaF, he had "Wildcards" which was a derivative, damn near plagiaristic concept, to which he contributed a grand total of 5 stories to, in a compendium of about a hundred if not more. George, was a editorial con man, with a brilliant concept that he decided to write TSoIaF and became a brilliant author. NOW, there is a phrase that everyone has one book in them, I think George proves it, because he doesn't know how to complete his first book in any way.

[@afk2514]

Lazy man.