Tickets have been sold out for months, alas. But for you lucky 150,000 who will be lucky enough to get in, here's my current schedule of signings, panels, and other public events.
THURSDAY, JULY 21
10:00 am - 12 noon Daniel Abraham and I will be signing copies of the FEVRE DREAM graphic novel at the Avatar booth (#2701),
12 noon - 1:00 pm EPIC FANTASY panel, rm 6A
1:30pm - 2:30 pm The panelists from Epic Fantasy will be signing in autograph area AA1
3:00pm - 4:00 pm The GAME OF THRONES panel, an hour long discussion of the HB0 series with showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and actors Lena Headey (Cersei), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys), Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Nicolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime). I'll be moderating.
4:30pm - 5:45pm The GAME OF THRONES cast and I will be signing posters at the Warner Brothers booth #4545.
FRIDAY JULY 22
10:00 am - 11:00 am I will be signing copies of the DOORWAYS graphic novel at the IDW
booth (#2643)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm John Picacio and I will be signing copies of the 2012 Ice & Fire calendar in the autograph area, AA 21 I will also be signing A DANCE WITH DRAGONS and my other Ice & Fire books during this appearance.
SATURDAY JULY 23
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm I will be signing A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, the other Ice & Fire books, and anything else you care to bring in the autograph area, AA 18.
5:00pm - 6:00 pm Tor Books will be giving away complimentary copies of INSIDE STRAIGHT at their booth, and I'll be on hand to sign them, along with Melinda Snodgrass, Daniel Abraham, Carrie Vaughn, and other members of the Wild Cards crew. We'll also be glad to deface FORT FREAK and any other Wild Cards books you care to present to us.
SUNDAY JULY 24
10:30 am - 11:30 am WILD CARDS panel. Half a dozen of your favorite Wild Cards writers will assemble to talk about the past, present, and future of the long-running shared world series in the field.
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm The Wild Card panelists will adjourn to AA1 to sign your books.
Later that afternoon, I will heading over to Mysterious Galaxy for my signing there, but that's offsite, and not an official part of the SDCC schedule.
A couple of notes about the signings:
1) as on my tour, I will be autographing your books, but I won't be able to inscribe or personalize them (unless by some chance you catch me at a slow time when there's no line),
2) many of these signings are keyed to particular books and projects. At Avatar, I'll be signing FEVRE DREAM, at IDW it will be DOORWAYS, for Tor WILD CARDS. The place to get your DANCE WITH DRAGONS signed is at the big general signings on Friday and Saturday. We've scheduled me for four hours of signing between those two days... so please, respect my other publishers and DO NOT ask me to sign your Ice & Fire books at the booth signings. Those are meant to promote my other projects.
[[AFTER THE CUT IS NSFW. ]]
Of course, there are certain things I am always willing to sign.
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I've been told that Ty had to fend off screaming groupies in Slovenia, too. Getting to the point where you need roadies, George.
Again, I hope you don't mind me saying, but you look like a rugged, long-haired version of Joseph Gordon-Levitt from Inception.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Znn2_jD
I'm not sure wether you'll read your comments often or not, but let's try it :)
I love your work, read your books (not all, but I'm working on it) and of course I manage, even living in France to get your latest book in my favourite little store in Lyon.
I got it since last Friday, but only read around 220 pages so far. Why not so much already ?
Because the book's so heavy that I manage to get myself a neuralgia in my left arm... extending to my right arm (since I tried to continue reading by holding the book only with my other arm)...
That's so unfair !!! So please, can you come and read me your book while I fall asleep ? I'm only living in Lyon, France, I'm sure you can enjoy the view and stay for a while ;-)
Okay, maybe it's only a dream, but that would be nice if you could come to Octogones 2 in October ;-) which is a games/rpg/fantasy (and so much more :) ) convention. So ? What do you think ?
Would you come ? Pleaaaase ? ^^"
(I was always told that you have nothing to fear for asking something to someone, only that you may expect a "no" as the answer... keep hoping though) :)
Have a nice day, and I'm hoping that you could come sign my book at least in October 2011 (and many others as well, so, maybe, I'm not *that* selfish ? ^^")
Seriously, you must train for all these sessions. 8)
But of course we'll honor that.
My mind is turning to mush. So many things to juggle, so little time.
The 2009 calendar is another story. None for sale anywhere I know.
Edited at 2011-07-20 12:11 am (UTC)
I almost ruined my calendar when my basement flooded and a lot of my other collectibles suffered water damage. Luckily, the calendar was in one of the higher safes off the floor.
I'm glad yours wasn't ruined! My basement flooded once as well and my books and photographs weren't so lucky. :(
If you wouldn't mind, could you take a look at your calendar and see who the publisher/maker/distributor is? Perhaps I could call them and get a copy from them directly? =/
Edited at 2011-07-20 10:28 pm (UTC)
Good luck with getting in touch with any customer support from Dabel. In my experience they haven't been very professional and kinda live in a bubble of their own self importance.
Anyway, George explains what happened here:
http://grrm.livejournal.com/68702.html?t
Have a great trip and a fun time in San Diego! We do love it when you visit our beautiful city!
1. I'd think he'd be able to sign anything (likely only 1 or 2 at time, tho) at the Thurs 1:30 Epic Fantasy Writers panel, since its not sponsored by a particular publisher (AFAIK), and I'm pretty sure the main reason he's on the panel is for ASOIAF. If I'm wrong, please feel free to correct me.
2. If you go to the 1:30 signing, there is no way in hell you will get into the Game of Thrones panel at 3, unless you have a Press Pass or whatever. Personally, I'm planning on lining up as soon as I get there (bw 8:00 - 9:00, Gods willing) and finishing Dance while I wait in line/sit through the other Room 20 panels. Hopefully I'll be next to someone dressed as Barristan the Bold in case we have to cut through some line-cutting Twihards like cake.
Can't wait to see you at Comicon and the LA signing!
Thank you for A Song of Ice and Fire!
I am amazed this username was free. Samwell is my favourite character.
Usually, I am an intellectually engaged but emotionnally detached and critical reader - a valuable strategy that will help me finish my Ph.D.
But it kind of dullens fiction for me.
Your books have swept that away. They have completely captured my mind and my heart. A clean sweep. ASoIaF is my first fantasy read since the Earthsea Trilogy when I was 11.
The Westeros experience is not like being a child again, and not escapist - it is like growing up to hard home truths. In Selhorys, Tyrion thinks: "This is another world .. but not so different from the world I know". Spot on.
The Samwell thing: I gather women and men read books differently. At best, men can grow sensitive to symbols and metaphors. Women go right ahead and form personal relationships with characters.
For the first time since accompanying Ged (when I was 11yrs old) or Raskolnikov (16), I have now (36) found a soulmate in this character.
Jon takes no shit: he looks Sam straight in the eye and forbids him to be a coward; not on the inside, not on the outside. He sweeps aside the little neuroses and penetrates to the man inside. Sam has the brains and the character to be a maester of generational greatness. On page 319 of ADWD right now, can't wait to hear what happens next.
Will Sam find peace in himself? Will he apply himself, develop his mind, and as a man, uncover the secret knowledge that saves Westeros from the white walkers? Your call I suppose :-)
Have to wind up here - this is my first ever fan mail, won't get needy about wanting a reply, hope you can take this honest praise at face value. You have an amazing creative talent, an amazing knowledge of people, and one sick fucking sense of humour.
Nice one.
Best from Cologne (from a native of Dublin)
Fergal
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I am on my re-read of the whole series (currently halfway through Clash. I already own A Dance with Dragons. When I get to Feast. Would it read fairly smoothly if I went a chapter of Feast and then a chapter of Dance and so on? I know Dance "catches up at some point, but I am wondering if that would read in a somewhat chronilogical way? or do you believe it would be a better experience just to read Feast and then backtrack in time with other characters in Dance?
Let me know. Thanks!
Just a quick question, are Sahara Knite, Sibel Kekili and Esme Bianco going to be in the next season, or was that a one off (especially for Ms. Knite) for them? I liked Sibel Kekili and Esme Bianco, not only because they are gorgeous, but their talent is quite apparent. They took small roles, in Ms. Kekili's case, or those that didn't even exist, in the case of Esme Bianco, and managed to bring to life some unforgettable characters. I hope D&D consider giving them some scree time on the next season!
I don't know how else to reach you, but I was wondering if it was possible for me to ask of you a favor?
It is my best friends' birthday coming up, and I thought the perfect gift for him would be an autographed copy of your book, A Game of Thrones.
We made it a habit to watch every HBO episode together while he is stationed in Hawaii, and I live in Minnesota.
If this is at all possible, please, I would be honored, and willing to pay all postage and for the book as well.
If you could, reply to my e-mail;
martko01@luther.edu
and I can give you my address.
His birthday is August 5th.
Thank you so much for writing and creating great works. You are an inspiration to many.
Sincerely,
Koreann Martin
So far in 2011, the only books that have swept the four big lists are the following:
A Dance With Dragons (No surprise here)
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly
Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
The eBook lists and combined lists are new and were introduced in February of 2011.
Congrats, George, and so far I love The Dance. I'm 300 pages into it and it's fabulous.
#1 Hardcover Fiction - A Dance With Dragons - NY TIMES
#1 Mass-market Paperback - A Game of Thrones - NY TIMES
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#1 Hardcover Fiction - A Dance With Dragons - Publishers Weekly
#1 Mass-market Paperback - A Game of Thrones - Publishers Weekly
And thanks for everything George!
Daniel