a free shadow Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 You can ask George RR Martin one question and he is /bound by blood magic/ to tell you the thruth.The good one can be "When does the next book come out?", but I bet he does not know that himself.What would you ask?Will Ser Robert Strong find true love?Was there a dragon in Winterfell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nausicaä Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Why didn't you include Jon's reaction to the news of his so-called friend marrying and raping (as far as he knows) his innocent little sister to steal her birthright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drunkard Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 George, this may not be strictly about ASOIAF, but WHY DO YOU ALWAYS LOOK LIKE A FISHERMAN!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a free shadow Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Short of that Id ask if Sandor is dead or aliveQ: Is Sandor Clegane aliveA: Oh, yes!You: Hurray!GRRM grins.Ten years later. You open your new book. Sandor Clegane/The Hound is dead, but here comes a new character, a peasant with two lines, named Sandor Clegane. And his lines are deeply symbolic.Brienne: Good man, have you seen my sister, a maid of three and ten with auburn hair?Sandor Clegane No 2: No, never in my life.All the fans of the Sansa and Sandor pairing cry. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qhorin Halfhand and Yoren Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Seriously now, I would wait until the books are finished to ask him questions or try to ask him about things that will probably not be revealed in later books. I don't want spoilers and I prefer getting information that further reveals more about some characters from the books themselves. Also I like some events remaining ambiguous. Still there might be exheptions to that but probably I wouldn't ask of him that type of question at least before all the books come out.Here are some questions I could ask, preferably after reading all the books, they are really nothing special.A) What are in your views the biggest weaknesses of your books?B In AFFC and ADWD there seems to be too slow pacing at times in comparison to previous books, why is that the case? Do you believe that was a weakness?C) Do you regret any direction that you took with a certain character, and in hindsight you would have preferred to have written them differently?Based on who wins the Iron Throne and other issues after reading the other books I might come up with some other questions at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val the Wildling Princess Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 What the hell did Bran see when he looked in the heart of winter that made him so terrified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Lady Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 What the hell did Bran see when he looked in the heart of winter that made him so terrified?Oooh good catch!Inspired by the thread about the Others, I would ask him what their goal/ reason for appearing now is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurms McKenzie Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Why are there no tortoises in your books? IT'S AN OUTRAGE!!!! :angry2: :angry2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 How far do you take your red herrings?I like to think I'd ask him something more all-encompassing or philosophical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurms McKenzie Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I like to think I'd ask him something more all-encompassing or philosophical.Do tell.Because I for one, take the tortoise issue very seriously.......... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Hodor Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I'd probably ask him if Jon was alive, and if he is, how he survives.I'd also want to ask him what the hell is going on with Jaime and Brienne. Something very interesting is happening with those two characters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a free shadow Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Why are there no tortoises in your books? IT'S AN OUTRAGE!!!! :angry2: :angry2:But there are. Multiply turtles. :read:Tyrion glanced up from his writing. “My name is Hugor. Yollo is hiding in my breeches. Shall I lethim out to play?”“Best not. You might frighten the turtles.” Haldon’s smile was as sharp as the blade of a dagger.Ser, you are being careless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Do tell.Just that I'd try to think of a question that gives broader information about the story from a story-telling level and not a plot level."Will ice or fire overcome the other, or do you foresee a balance?" is, I think, in the former group."Is Jon dead?" is in the latter."If you had to pick one family that this story is about, who would it be?"vs."Is Sandor Clegane alive?""What is the relationship between the Starks, the Wall, Winterfell and the Others?" is probably a combination of both.Basically, I'd ask questions that would give me a broad impression of his thinking and where his mind is going, versus just asking for confirmation or denial of things that 1. I could probably figure out on my own or 2. will be revealed at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkan Stark Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Why the fuck you kill all the characters I like ??? :| :| :| :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark@heart Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Why did Robb & Greywind both have to die? You could have really killed Bran & Rickon and no one would have cared. Why Robb? Why Greywind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I would try to avoid asking him a question about content so as not to be spoiled. I'd rather wait for the books to reveal their secrets to me in the way GRRM intended. But I would like to use the blood magic truth serum to find out whether it is true, as he says, that he has always known where his characters were going and what their fates were, has always known that Young Griff would pop up later on, or whether he has actually been changing things as he goes. IMO whether he has masterfully planned everyhing or changed it up as he went along has major implications for the torrents of theorizing that go on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkhal Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Lets cut to the core of what's important here. I would ask this: How will House Lannister stand at the end of the series? Because all the rest are really just extra to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stop Rhaegar HAMMERTIME! Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Good man, have you seen my sister, a maid of three and ten with auburn hair?OrWhere do whores go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I wouldn't, instead I'd ask him where he got that hat from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a free shadow Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 I wouldn't, instead I'd ask him where he got that hat from.And if he does sleep with it :) Did it inspire any hats in ASoIaF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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