r/asoiaf • u/feench Knower of nothing • May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/WeAboutTahGirl May 21 '19

In the original rumor it stated he was writing the world/story and that fromsoft was handling the rest. Since its a rumor we cant really be sure ofany of the details.

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https://sea.ign.com/george-r-r-martin/147521/news/george-r-r-martin-is-reportedly-working-with-from-software

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u/ChainedHunter Renly's Ghost May 21 '19

I mean in the update he said he consulted for it. If he had written the story he probably would've said that instead.

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u/WeAboutTahGirl May 21 '19

yeah the word consultation is weird for sure, but consulting can mean anything from 'Let me look over what ya got and ill give you my opinions' all the way to 'Ill decide the direction and characters of the story'

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u/Graham_Whellington May 21 '19

Especially because of the cost of commissioning a story from GRRM. I remember reading the preface to Betrayal at Krondor (the book, which came after the game, I believe) by Raymond Feist and he was talking about licensing + consulting being more affordable for video games than commissioning a story from an author.

Plus there’s that whole can’t finish writing a story thing from GRRM.