GRRM’s official site has been updated with a lengthy “News” update concerning the big announcement that “A Song of Ice and Fire” has been optioned as a televised drama by HBO. George goes into some more details about how this came to be, his previous experiences with queries about the rights to the series, and his level of involvement in the development and production process (not daily, as his priority remains the remaining novels in the series).
Variety and CHUD.com report that HBO has acquired the rights to turn George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” into a dramatic series! The plan is for each season to cover one novel. In the first season, George is set to script one of the episodes himself, with the rest written by the executive producers, David Benioff (“Troy” and D.B. Weiss (“Halo”).
This is a major step towards bringing the series to the screen, but it should be noted that no production date has been set, and questions such as where the series would film are still open. Essentially, the series has been optioned by HBO as a possible prospect for production in the future.
George’s S.O., Parris, has confirmed the news here, and even discusses some of the dreamcasting.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with new posts to the “Not a Blog”. Of particular interest for fans in the New Haven, Connecticut is this post, in which George mentions his plans to check out some of New Haven’s most renowned pizza establishments on February 21st and then invites fans in the area to join him.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with information on Subterranean Press’s forthcoming release of the limited edition, Thomas Canty-illustrated A Feast for Crows.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with an extensive update of his “Not a Blog”, which includes information concerning the progress he’s made on various fronts but also the fact that A Dance with Dragons has not progressed as far as he hoped because of the various disturbances and obligations he had. He will not finish it by the end of this year, and will no longer post speculation as to when it will be done. In the “News” section, GRRM has announced that he has concluded negotiations to allow Haute Productions to produce miniature busts based on the series, and possible future production of pre-painted resin statues and even a chess set. The sculptor, Justice Joseph, is well-regarded in the business.
Other updates include some new foreign edition covers in “Cover Art”.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with the news that a new publication date has finally been set for the rerelease of Armageddon Rag; it will be out in February of 2007.
GRRM has also updated his "What I’m Reading" section with his views on Jacqueline Carey’s duology Banewreaker and Godslayer, which he very much enjoyed (as did we).
In the eighth and final installment of George R. R. Martin’s podcast series, GRRM discusses the fans of "A Song of Ice and Fire". Besides using iTunes and RSS feed aggregators as discussed here, the episode can also be directly downloaded for listening here.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with his latest loss in the literary awards season in the "News" section, but it’s more than made up for it by the excellent sales of the A Feast for Crows paperback. "From My Readers" is also updated with several new entries.
In the fifth installment of George R. R. Martin’s podcast series, GRRM discusses “Weird Stuff”: fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Besides using iTunes and RSS feed aggregators as discussed here, the episode can also be directly downloaded for listening here.
In the fourth installment of George R. R. Martin’s podcast series, GRRM discusses his experiences with Hollywood. Besides using iTunes and RSS feed aggregators as discussed here, the episode can also be directly downloaded for listening here.
GRRM’s official site has an updated “Not a Blog” entry recapping his recent travels. He concludes with the plan to try and get A Dance with Dragons completed by the end of this year, and mentions fruitful discussions with editors at a number of publishers, including comics publishers such as Marvel, DC, and Random House Comics. There is also an update in "News" regarding the re-publishing of The Hedge Knight graphic novel by Dabel Brothers Productions in hardcover, thanks to DB Pro’s partnership with Marvel; the "Cover ARt" gallery has been updated to include the two editions of the hardcover will sport.
In the third installment of George R. R. Martin’s podcast series, GRRM gives advice to budding writers about how to get a start. Besides using iTunes and RSS feed aggregators as discussed here, the episode can also be directly downloaded for listening here.
GRRM’s official site has been updated with an update to the “Life and Times” section with a pictorial look at Parris and himself over the years.
The second podcast has now been made available. For those interested in adding the podcast to iTunes or their RSS feed aggregators, see here. The audio file, in which George discusses his beginnings as a writer, can be directly downloaded here.
On top of all the other promotional endeavors that we’ve seen for A Feast for Crows, word has just arrived that Bantam Spectra is producing a series of eight podcasts by George. The first one is available today, and discusses the origins of “A Song of Ice and Fire”.