I read this and was immediately dismissive of a deliberate connection, but then I remembered that Pete Martell married into the most powerful family in town- the Packards, who owned the sawmill and most of the important real estate in and around Twin Peaks, including Ghostwood Forest. There's a tenuous similarity in that the Martells of Dorne were the only kingdom to marry into Aegon's empire rather than be conquered by sword and dragon. That got me thinking about other similarities between ASOIAF and Twin Peaks: Warging // BOB's ability to possess birds and other people Tyrion the Imp // The Man From Another Place- better known as the dancing midget Arya's genderbending // Dennis/Denise- David Duchovny's character The circle of weirwoods near the Wall // Glastonbury Grove- the circle of sycamore trees that serve as the portal to: The House of Black and White // The Waiting Room or The Black Lodge all speculative and probably coincidental, but enough for my brain to chew on that I shan't be getting any sleep now...
