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a b c Harte, Bryant (July 12, 2011). "An Interview with George R. R. Martin, Part I". indigo.ca. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012 . Retrieved February 15, 2012. According to Martin, the fantasy genre rarely focuses on sex and sexuality, [38] instead often treating sexuality in a juvenile way or neglecting it completely. [84] Martin, however, considers sexuality an important driving force in human life that should not be excluded from the narrative. [123] Providing sensory detail for an immersive experience is more important than plot advancement for Martin, [22] who aims to let the readers experience the novels' sex scenes, "whether it's a great transcendent, exciting, mind blowing sex, or whether it's disturbing, twisted, dark sex, or disappointing perfunctory sex." [123] Martin was fascinated by medieval contrasts where knights venerated their ladies with poems and wore their favors in tournaments while their armies mindlessly raped women in wartime. [38] The non-existent concept of adolescence in the Middle Ages served as a model for Daenerys' sexual activity at the age of 13 in the books. [112] The novels also allude to the incestuous practices in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt to keep their bloodlines pure. [124] a b c d Poniewozik, James (April 18, 2011). "GRRM Interview Part 2: Fantasy and History". Time. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012 . Retrieved January 21, 2012.

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Webb, Charles (May 21, 2012). "Westeros Goes Social with 'Game of Thrones Ascent' ". MTV. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012 . Retrieved June 8, 2012. The success is all the more remarkable because [the series debuted] without mass market publicity or any kind of buzz in the fantasy/SF scene. George R. R. Martin earned his following the hard way, by word of mouth, by hooking his characters into the psyche of his readers to an extent that most writers of fantasy only dream of. [125] a b " 'Winds Of Winter' Chapter — George RR Martin Releases 'Game Of Thrones' Excerpt – Hollywood Life". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014 . Retrieved March 28, 2014.

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The Winds of Winter [9] was originally intended, in the very early stages of the series, to be the final installment of A Song of Ice and Fire (then conceived as a trilogy). [35] Following his expansion of the series, Martin eventually concluded it would be succeeded by one final novel, A Dream of Spring. [36] Gettell, Oliver (December 6, 2016). "George RR Martin on Winds of Winter: Things are getting worse". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016 . Retrieved December 21, 2016. Watch Martin's full Q&A above. a b c d e f g h i Martin, George R. R. (May 29, 2005). "Done". georgerrmartin.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012 . Retrieved March 6, 2010.Prudom, Laura (September 20, 2015). " 'Game of Thrones' Sets Record for Most Emmy Wins in a Year". Variety. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016 . Retrieved September 21, 2015.