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George R.R. Martin Says Book Readers Will Hate This Season of Game of Thrones

Writer George R.R. Martin arrives at the 2015 Writers Guild Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on February 14, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
George R.R. Martin. Photo: Barry King/Getty Images

For years, readers of George R.R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire†series have rested safely, securely, and often smugly in the knowledge that, no matter what else happens in this crazy, mixed-up world, at least they knew who was about to die on Game of Thrones. Not anymore. At the Writers Guild West Awards this weekend, Martin hinted that Thrones’ upcoming fifth season would diverge from the books even more — with fatal results for the few inhabitants of Westeros who have not already been killed. “People are going to die who don’t die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy,†Martin told the crowd. “Everybody better be on their toes.†Although, since this is Game of Thrones, those toes have likely already been amputated, flayed, eaten by rats, shot with a fire arrow, and turned into ice-zombies.

GRRM: Book Readers Will Hate This Season of GoT