George R.R. Martin's two most recent books. The next step in the story, for both the books and show, was to depict the fallout in Dorne after Oberyn's death, since the kingdom itself had remained
George R.R. Martin at the season 8 "Game of Thrones" premiere in April 2019. Taylor Hill/Getty Images Martin spoke about the ending of "Game of Thrones" in 2020 with Welt, a German news site.
01:33. George R.R. Martin’s masterwork fantasy saga is set to reveal its epic conclusion on HBO, and not on the printed page where he launched his tale 23 years ago. Naturally, Martin has George R.R. Martin reassures fans the books won't end like Game Of Thrones Martin hopped on his "Not A Blog" this week to address fans' biggest concerns since Game Of Thrones ended back in 2019 Take it from me: Show George R.R. Martin the deep-cut quote from his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy saga you’ve got tattooed on your forearm and he’ll geek out. “Wow,” he told me in his Not only had Game of Thrones—which debuted on HBO two months before the release of the fifth book and seems “George R.R. Martin doesn’t need to finish writing the Game of Thrones books.” ist34L.