'Game of Thrones' author to discover TV ending to his saga

The author of the book"Game of Thrones," George RR Martin, arrives to attend a book signing on July 3, 2014 in Dijon., the fantasy epic imagined more than 20 years ago by author George R.R. Martin, will have its much-anticipated finale on HBO later this year.

But in a strange twist never before seen in literature, Martin will himself discover the on-screen ending of his long-running masterwork before he has had a chance to conclude the fantasy on paper. "Obviously, I wished I finished these books sooner so the show hadn't gotten ahead of me," Martin said recently in an interview with Entertainment Weekly before the final season begins airing on April 14 on HBO."I never anticipated that."

When the Emmy Award-winning television series about noble families vying for the Iron Throne was launched in 2011, the American author had only written four of the seven books that make up his"Song of Ice and Fire" saga.But since then, book fans have eagerly been awaiting the last two novels --The plot lines for both have already been adapted to the screen based on outlines Martin discussed with screenwriters David Benioff and Dan Weiss on how he foresaw the end of his saga.

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