{alltv} Martin hopes for satisfactory ending to Song books

 

George R.R. Martin, author of the fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, hopes he can conclude it in a satisfactory manner with his final two novels.

During a Thursday Comic-Con panel for Game of Thrones, an HBO series based on Martin's books, an audience member alluded to some fan dissatisfaction with the ending of Lost when asking Martin about plans for the conclusion of his seven-book series.

"I hope I can bring it together in the magnificent way I see it in my head," he said. At the same time, "I'm juggling a lot of balls. I fear some may fall on my head and kill me."

Martin praised Tolkien's Lord of the Rings for its "bittersweet ending," adding, "I hope I can do something half as good."

For the second season of the TV show, expect a story with many parallel's to Martin's second Song book, A Clash of Kings, executive producer David Benioff said.

There will be new characters, such as the red priestess, and "it will be time to see the dragons and wolves grow up. … And there are bad things lurking north of the wall," he said.

It may take longer than one season to tell the story in Martin's third Song novel, A Storm of Swords, Benioff said.

When fans lamented the demise of popular characters such as Eddard Stark (Sean Bean) and Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), Martin said it is difficult for him, too, to part with characters he has known for years. (Momoa said Khal Drogo would whip his movie character, Conan, in a fight.)

To deal with that, Martin rationalizes. "It's not me killing them. It's the other characters."

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