George do you ever go fly fishing in New Mexico? I want to try it some day.

As I saw the picture, I first thought this would be about Armageddon Rock. Just wanted to let you know, I just finished Armageddon Rock and I loved it. Just like Dying of the Light and Fevre Dream, this one also filled me with fear and despair and excitement. Your stories never fail to shake me, because, despite their fantasy elements, they feel extremely real and true. THANK YOU!

Ha! Yes, it is Armageddon Rag, indeed. I have the German edition and somehow the publisher thought, it would be a good idea to "translate" the title into Armageddon Rock.Sometimes they do this things, where they want English names, but don't trust us to get the original one.
More examples: Bend it like Beckham -> Kick it like Beckham; A World Beyond -> Tomorrowland; Eigth Legged Freaks -> Arac Attack; Wild Hogs -> Born to be wild; Cradle 2 the grave -> Born to die.

I don't know if you fully realize it yet, but you're a rock star. A rock star that writes fiction. It's more difficult to gauge the size of your storm when indeed you are the eye, so let me be the one to shed some perspective.

You are currently cementing yourself in history as one of the greatest writers ever to grace this world with their imagination. And I'm not wasting words here.

You may say "the numbers tell me that!" But alas, we both know humans are creatures of fleeting desires, and modern culture is one of fads and cycles. So that doesn't necessarily gauge impact. In this life we may never know the true gravity of your works, but I do know this:

From a former avid reader who had lost his love of reading, you brought me back to life in a way, George. And for that I thank you. You've introduced me to so many great authors since diving into your world, and for that I thank you. And despite everything that's happened, you still yearn to deliver quality content, and for that I thank you!

There are no other words!

Over the years DB has grown on me. I strongly disliked him in Inside Straight. Arrogant and full of himself, he just kinda rubbed me the wrong way. In Busted Flush, DB started started to become like able and Steven Leigh brought it home. Thanks for sharing this gem. I was also pleased to see The Sleeper resurface. Since his first appearance in Wild Cards, Croyd has been one of my favorite characters. I eagerly await the next story in the Wild Cards universe.

You really nailed it. I hope to see more of your work and (hopefuly) DB in the future.

Mr. Martin,

Thank you so much for opening up my world to Wild Cards. I feel like I just get lost in these books and I completely lose track of time! I'm particularly drawn to the cover art. I know you are terribly busy, but do you contribute to help choose an artist? Or book cover for the wild cards series? I don't know how I'd ever manage to choose my favorite.

Thanks again, and hope we can look forward to special editions of your favorite wild cards volumes!

George I noticed in your some of your books, you write a lot about pirates, or there is certainly pirate themed chapters.
Any pirate books you can recommend or inspired you.

Steve's work is great, and if you haven't checked it out already then you should.

If I could have your ear, there was a survey and your readers seem to be torn over who Jaime is referring to here, and I was wondering if it would be appropriate to clarify that. Or if it's part of the mystery, that's fine too.

Which songs do you advice to listen while reading The Atonement Tango?

dear george rr martin my name is shade pearson big fan. I have a question on the new dunk and egg graphic novel mystery knight. when do you think it will come out?
also what do you think of the game of thrones video games!
I loved the telltale series, it was great and the game of thrones game before that for ps3 was well it could of been great, but it was just average, I loved it, but it just felt like it needed an open world field. Have you ever thought of talking to anyone about making an open world game set in your universe and planetos.

games that I love the most are skyrim, fallout,watchdogs, and gta, I love open world games, games also made me interested in learning how to make games and code.
Have a great day
Shade

Edited at 2017-01-19 08:58 pm (UTC)

I still didn't read High Stakes, so I want to know if this story contains any spoilers for High Stakes? Does it come before or after it?

Edited at 2017-01-21 12:43 am (UTC)