George R.R. Martin Discusses His Book FIRE & BLOOD
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2022
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When you know more about the history of a fictional world more than your own you know that the writer is really good
Real history is MUCH more complex
I was just thinking this, it’s so true! Fantasy history is just so enjoyable I spent over an hour tonight reading fire and blood I could not put the book down 😊
Don't get me wrong I love history but it's so morbid and fantasy is just fun.
That’s actually kind of pathetic
@@JJ-nu8qi The further we go back in our own history, the more fantastical it becomes. When history becomes legend, and legend becomes myth. There could be more truth to our own ancient myths than we give credit. Perhaps magic is real, but we just forgot how to access it?
“No one wants to read about the prosperities in the reign of Jaehaerys”
My favourite chapters in the book strangely
Yeahhh Ri8
I think I like those chapters because it seems that during his reign Westeros. it was peaceful and just kind of normal lol. Just cool to read about a king that was on top of things.
Fr life was sooo good when jahearys was king,those times never came back in westeros🥺🥺
The golden years of Targaryen rule. Jahaerys was the best monarch in the history of Westeros
No joke. “My lords, I will have roads!” was a more climactic moment for me than Vhagar’s death.
“Im not the fastest writer in the world” well I’m glad he said it
GOT was published in 1996. A Clash of Kings was published in 1998. A Storm of Swords was published in 2000. He is a fast writer, but he's trapped in a puzzle he cannot get out of. He will never publish Winds of Winter. Never. He wrote himself into a bad corner.
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@@homelessjesse9453no, maybe he has written winds of winter and now he is trying to finish a dream of spring that's why he is taking so long, i mean come on, how a book wants 13 years to write? He will suprise us
@@minas8973 Maybe. To be fair, he had to deal with a toxic fanbase that wrote so many bad fan-fictions, it's going to be difficult to come up with something new and shocking.
@@minas8973as of a year ago, he said he was 3/4 done with WoW. So unless he wrote 25% of a book in a year when the other 75% took 12 years, he is not finished with WoW. I’ve been saying what the above commenter said for years. He’s either got the mother of all writer’s blocks or he’s written himself into a corner and has no way out/no way of finishing the story. There is no book of fiction that takes a decade to write and these books will unfortunately never be finished. I’ve resigned myself to that fact about 4-5 years ago.
Just noticed his buttons have dragons engraved on them. Love it
I think that’s the Skyrim symbol
I remember being so shocked finding out GRRM was American. He understands British history so well it’s shocking
We're taught British history in school to some degree or another, and lots of US Americans are obsessed with the monarchy
Fire and Blood was an awesome read I wish we could get a series showing Aegon's conquest
It is currently in production at HBO.
@@micomator No, it’s not . HBO has planned 6 shows and none of them is about the conquest.
aegons conquest and roberts rebellion are definitely the most popular stories people want to see. I think the dunk and egg would be really good too
There were so many wars, it would be too expensive to show on screen.
Good news! It's being developed now 😭
The guy is a bona fide genius. He’s given us a fabulous fantasy world based on our own with his own unique spin. So many places still open to explore. Thanks George
George is amazing, I've never been so immersed in a fictional world as the one he created
That's why I have patience because I know he's going to do something amazing with Winds of Winter too
George finishing Fire and Blood to avoid working on The Winds of Winter, was what I like to call “productive procrastination”… like when I clean the house because I don’t want to grade papers.
I really don't care how long it takes (despite my impatience for wanting to know) for him to tie his story together... As long as he is able to produce something that he's proud of, i know ill enjoy it. His love for Tolkien really shows in his work and was able to add his own touch to the unique world building allowed by such a complex history. But my favorite part of his writing is having a story told from various perspectives... It allows revelations to be staring you right in the face and encapsulates so much more depth than a story edited by the victor!
The testimony of Mushroom is hilarious
Ikr... it's like mushroom always read/heard the testimony of the septon first then sort of dramatically exaggerated it to another freakin' extent. Everything he wrote was nothing but a hyperbolic version of the latter's testimony.
That dude is a straight fucker. Loved reading his opinions on things. Wish there was more of him.
I love Mushroom, he's a lot of fun...
Kinda very self aware in terms of what he's writing.
@@mansimarsingh8541 I honestly feel more than half of Mushroom’s testimony is closer to the truth
@@thomaspappalardo7589 I feel quite the contrary, and if anything i trust him the least.
He makes everything spicier for the sake of it, and most of the time has no evidence whatsoever to backup his claim.
To put an example, how did he knew that Jeyne Arryn was a nymph that blackmailed Jace into having sex?
You know, that woman that never married, and died in the hands of her female "companion".
And then Jace's adventures continue and he goes to fuck and marry a bastard sister of Cregan not mentioned by anyone else nor by him ever again, and on an on...
He's just a fool that destroyed his own testimony, wich is sad because yes, he probably told a few factual things that only he could know...
George is an excellent writer. Love the world and the great characters he has created. Thank you George.
I have so much respect for this man. I'd love to be able to meet him and just thank him for all he has given us.
People seem to be really missing what Martin was doing with Fire and Blood. The amount of people saying this isnt exactly how it happened in the book for House of the Dragon. The entire point of writting as if by an in world Maesters hundreds of years after the events is that it may not be an accurate account. So saying it's not exactly how the book portrays it, makes sense. The book is only supposed to be a historian doing his best to piece together events he wasnt there for. So Martin is flat out telling us this is probably not exactly how it really happend.
So rather than the show writers taking certain liberties you think the show overall is going to be the more accurate display of what happened? I’m pretty sure laena dying by her dragons fire in the show vs her not making it to vhagar in the book had nothing to do with historical accuracy and was just thought to be a “cooler” ending to her life
@@ColeSpeaks103 so in a video where he explains the way he wrote the book you still dont get it. I'm impressed.
@@ColeSpeaks103 GRRM himself has literally said the show is closer to what's factual than the book, now obviously certain scenes like Rhaenys and her dragon during the Usurpers coronation were only added for casual viewers BUT that doesn't discount what GRRM himself said
@@ryanwalker8843 he never even referenced the show being more accurate than the book. He just explained how history is accounted for, through different perspectives like real history. How do you know for a fact the show story isn’t being told the same way. Is it not based on the book?
@@Lord_Clarke and I haven’t seen they anywhere, him saying they sure is more accurate so if you have a source or link I’d appreciate it
From a watcher to now a reader of his books must say I'm pleased he also wrote some stuff for Elden Ring
Lol George expressing every history lovers plight.
Correction 06:58 Edward II was not deposed by his son but by his own Wife "Isabel of France" and her lover the powerful Marcher Lord "Roger Mortimer".
Isabel and Roger Mortimer ruled England as Regend until Edward III (The murdered Kings son) overthrew them, Isabel was imprisoned, Roger Mortimer hanged. Edward III later started the famous 100 Years War against the french, claiming the Throne of France through his Mother, Isabel of France.
I can't wrap my head around the fact that George actually published a book in my lifetime (I only discovered him and the world of game of thrones in 2019) can't believe this is happening. I'll get it as soon as I digest it being real. I'm sharing this hoping anyone else feels similarly, cause otherwise I just appear to be a weirdo
How young are you? 😂
@@williamkennedy6241 young enough for the ASOIAF novels to my FIRST NOVELS I'VE EVER READ. I've never been a reader until I came across the show and the theories that stem with it - literally everyone saying the books are way better than the show left me no choice really. Following that I read The Walking Dead comics, Dune (still working on that one) and planning to read Lord of the Rings soon. I'm 20, by the way - not that age matters in the book club.
I did read Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps and Percy Jackson growing up so I knew how to read novels - but never one like almost a thousand pages long until recently!
@@williamkennedy6241 also how OLD are you for even asking that question lmao
Fire & Blood was published in 2018.
You're older than 5, right?
@@AntonQvarfordt ay I meant no book got released AFTER I discovered the universe so it's still the first book I've seen published live- I phrased it as clickbait even tho it wasn't needed and that's my bad, it's an old habit
and Jaehaerys is my favorite part of the book lol. My lords I will have roads!
The things i would do to get those 20 new novels!
I walked into this book with some consternation after what I heard from some readers. But I absolutely loved Fire and Blood and it read brilliantly. That may be because I read a terrible lot of actual history books and it’s written in the style of a historian covering the first half or so of Targaryen rule. I was surprised by how much content is actually in the book. It doesn’t just mention a ton of names and cover a reign in a couple of pages. We get quite an in-depth look at some of the most important events in the history of Westeros.
I personally loved it so much I bough the illustrated companion book The Rise of the Dragon. Although as fantastic as they both are, I still want to see a new ASOIAF book already. Don’t get me wrong, I love the world building, because it brings the world to life and gives you a fresh perspective rereading the original series. Which I haven’t done just yet, but you will obviously know a ton more back story if you read Fire and Blood.
I’ve always gravitated towards House Targaryen, so I couldn’t get enough of this.
How did he write the first three books so fucking fast?!
Four years? That is about the right amount of time for that level of literature.
@@sfjlfkjsdlfkjds The actual idea of the book series was probably floating around his head long before that.
@@johnsham7568 its public information how he came up with it and the original plan. It was meant to be a trilogy
I believe the series was originally planned to be a trilogy, and that those first three were the "first" part of that. Then Feast and Dance were what would have been the second part, and Winds and Dream are the last part. Heck, we see evidence of the breaking apart of bigger books with Feast and Dance, as those two were originally just one book but the publisher begged him to split it.
@@johnsham7568 he started writing asoiaf in 1992, so not in 4 years. he had said earlier that alot of stuff for book 1,2,3 were written simultaneosly, just like book 4 and 5
“I’m not the fastest writer in the world” 😂
"I'm not the fastest writer in the world"
Yeah we fucking know.
Contrary to George’s belief about Jaehaerys reign, it’s my favorite part of the book so far. For context I’m about 500 pages in
I love Jaehaerys! He’s one of my favourite, and Alysanne.. she’s one kind of a woman! Love them so much!
Are we going to get second part or not? That's the only question that should've been asked.
In choosing to compile the Fire & Blood & Rise of the Dragon to accompany the House of the Dragon series, George RR Martin took his focus off the present to expand on the past thus making House Taragaryen relevant again.
George has lost some weight and is looking healthier. Gives more hope that he might actually finish the books before the Reaper comes for him.
Wow, so cool the guy from Aqua does everything
Fire & Blood 🩸 is incredible
Among the targaryen names, at some point there will be a "Daegon" or just Dagon.
I would rather discuss the Winds of Winter and A Dream of Sp-..oh right...
Wow
Where do you get those dragons eggs and dragon figures 😮
They are amazing huh? You can find loads of Drogon figures online.
BUT WHAT ABOUT WINDDDSSSS GEORGIE
The only thing about fire and blood is the outragous amount of names that dont always matter
when the wind of winter and fire blood second volumen ????
this interview is interesting, GRRM admits that, upon request of HBO, WoW has been put aside for a while to concentrate on finishing Fire and Blood.
What is the difference between fire and blood, and rise of the dragon. I am kind of lost 😅
جورج ❤️
Why are these so quiet? I have to max out my speakers to hear what's going on.
Wow so it was the publishers fault why we havnt gotten wow
Daemon survived. He'll come back in the current series.
About the same chance that Ned Stark will come back.
Sure, he’ll come back flying on Caraxes
He would be over 200 years old and I’m pretty sure Bloodraven is the only old magic Targaryen lurking about
the book says nobody survived that fall in godseye. the amount of force the two dragons hit the ground made a tsunami
But Laenor? 100% coming back. Predict the showrunners will use the death of his mother as the motivating factor.
Aren't they discussing Fire & Blood? They never talked about The rise of the dragon
It’s the same thing as Fire & Blood. The Rise of the Dragon is a shortened version of Fire & Blood with new artwork to help visualize
@@soamazing5010 which one should i read im still confused?
@@clkgtr12 Fire and blood because it has more information than the rise of the dragon
@@ryboid1492 okay thank you
@@clkgtr12 Rise of the Dragon is like the visual aid of Fire & Blood
This interviewer is bombing
Definitely freezing... this way your body is intact for the resurrection
this was meant for another video but youtube auto played the next one and I would rather explain it here than go back. What is done is done
"I'm not the fastest writer in the world."
Yeah, no shit.
Thanks for your input, Joe Nobody!
His sigil is a turtle
Honestly his writing pace isn’t that bad given the quality he just keeps writing himself into walls and progressively getting more discouraged. The first 3 books were easy for him but during that whole time writing he thought he was gonna do a 5 year time jump.
I genuinely think he’s been in a mess since he realized he couldn’t do that.
I think it’s more to do with the pressure fans put on him to finish. Anybody would struggle to finish anything if you’re constantly being hounded on when you’ll finish.
@@ashjonah32 it has been over a decade, and he doesn't seem to be focused on finishing (what with all his other engagements).
Our pressuring is warranted to a great degree
he's never gonna finish the original book series huh?
Nope
Especially when the publishers tell him to finish text books instead
Cute
*My* *Favorite* *Targaryens*
1. *Daemon* the Rogue Prince
2. Jaehaerys I the Conciliator 🐐👑
3. Alysanne the Good Queen 🐐👑
4. Aegon I the Conqueror
5. Visenya the Dowager Queen
6. Brynden Rivers the Lord Bloodraven
7. Baelor Breakspear
8. Aemon the Dragonknight
9. Daemon Blackfyre
10. Rhaena the Black Bride (daughter of Aenys I)
11. *Rhaenyra* the Realm's Delight
12. *Viserys I* the Peaceful
13. *Rhaenys* the Queen Who Never Was
14. *Baela* the Dragon Twin
15. *Viserys II*
16. *Aegon* *III* the Dragonbane
17. Maegor the Cruel
18. *Aemond* the Kinslayer
19. Daenerys the Breaker of Chains
20. Alyssa (Viserys & Daemon's mother)
So I have the same favorite Targaryen as George R.R. Martin. So what? He creates these characters. His favorite dragon is Balerion which would be my favorite dragon as well. Tyrion Lannister was his favorite from Game of Thrones who was also my favorite. Well, at least up to S4.
Among book readers, Viserys I is not exactly regarded a good king. In fact , many readers blame him for the civil war breaking out. But Paddy added so much layers to him that he raised the character's stock from the TV show. Paddy truly deserves an Emmy.
There is a Blu-ray version that will add some deleted scenes. I believe once this Blu-ray version is out, this longer cut should be the only version that HBO should keep re-airing. The version we just watched is the Make-Daemon-A-Demon cut.
Sick and tired of HBO writers trying to dirty GRRM's favorite Targ that Matt Smith has to come up with improv to prevent them from assassinating his character. I'm aware Daemon isn't good but at least give him a fair shake and stop insulting his fans thinking we are all morons.
Ryan Condal and Sara Hess come off extremely condescending to their viewers. Sorry if Daemon isn't written like Paul Rudd, Sara.
Where's Egg?
Why do you assume that GRRM has no input on Daemon’s character arc? He works with the writers on nearly every facet of the story, he would provide his input where its needed. No one wants another GoT S8
You start with self-centered, murderous Daemon? "Maegor II to be" if for not the simple fact he loved his brother? Dafuq
Same with Rhaena, she started as a character one feels pity for and hopes for a happy ending, but quickly becomes the self-centered abuser herself.
@@cancerino666 you don’t know much about Daemon then let alone the books. Because Daemon isnt at all another Maegor. He walks the fine line.
Dany at number 19? I don't think so. She's at least in the top 5.
great interview but the interviewer puts me to sleep
No. The interviewer is quite good. He seems really into the books
He's more confused than we are about the stupid books. 🤣
Dammit, George. Stop doing interviews and keep writing. *_Then_* you can do a few interviews about the last book for a few months. But if you want to finish the last one before 2060, you better get to work.
Bro this guy is human not a slave calm down
Love, George. This host is awful though.
I don’t wanna sound racist but in regards to fire and blood too much time is spent on targaryian race and not on wessos
The book and the series are specifically about the Targaryens and the civil war with dragons. How do you hot understand that?
@@mikes5637 but why, why is so much time spent on things that have little to no weight in the stories
targaryens are nothing more than history
I'm guessing you're frustrated (like everyone else) because we still haven't seen Winds of Winter, and yet GRRM has spent much of his time on so many "side projects." 😅 I think his procrastination also comes from the fans' disappointment on the latter seasons of the show. We don't know if that was actually GRRM's true ending for ASOIAF, both for books and the show.
But as far as F&B is concerned, "Fire and Blood" is literally the House Targaryen's words. Obviously the book will be about the Targaryens. If you don't like them, then don't read it. Theirs is a legitimately good story, and House Targaryen is a fan favorite. The book will still be profitable.
Also, there's no "wessos" only Westeros and Essos, so... 😅
@@annie-sc💯
Fire and weiners