In a conversation late last month, Martin, the man who over the past three decades meticulously constructed the “Thrones” universe in his various books, discussed why he felt strongly about this George R.R. Martin says he’s getting “a flood” of emails about Sunday night’s Game of Thrones, and no wonder. The sixth episode of the fifth season, “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken The "Game of Thrones" Season 4 finale was full of shocking twists and surprises, but the most mind blowing of all was Tyrion's epic scene in the Tower of the Hand. While escaping from prison with the help of Jaime and Varys, the Imp takes a detour to the Tower, strangles Shae, who he finds naked in his father's bed, and then shoots Tywin with a Patrick Rothfuss on…”The George R.R. Martin Effect” At one point, someone in the stream notes that fantasy authors seem to be in a competition with each other to have as many characters as Perhaps it was years ago, and Martin has already written himself out of whatever corner he’d painted himself into. In any case, you have to wonder which dead character was/is giving him problems Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has criticised J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings due several questions he has about events after the War of the Ring. Martin, who has created A Song of Ice and Fire, has previously been on the record saying how fond of The Lord of the Rings he is, but also questioning Aragorn’s tax policies. Game of Thrones's creator George RR Martin explains to Jessica Salter why his epic fantasy, which features boobs, swords and dragons, surprisingly appeals to women. Martin, whose most recent Song of Ice and Fire book, A Dance of Dragons, came out in 2011, has been living in an “isolated mountain cabin,” he wrote, with a revolving staff of assistants (whom C5Pxrl1.