George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 11

Back in April, “Monster Hunter” (the premiere episode of the first season of DARK WINDS) won the Wrangler Award for the Best Television Drama from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma.

I posted all the details on my Not A Blog:  https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2023/04/16/dark-winds-wins-wrangler/

I was not able to attend the awards ceremony in person, alas, but the good folks at the museum promised to send the award.

I’m delighted to report that the Wrangler finally ro...

Eight is enough, they say.

But wait a minute.  Who says?   Okay, okay, there was that sitcom way back when, and sure, eight is enough when you’re talking children.  In fact, you could even say that eight is MORE than enough… kids.

When you are talking Emmy Awards, though… well…

It’s still pretty damn good.

Nominations for the 2023 Emmy Awards were announced last week, and I am pleased and proud to report that HOUSE OF THE DRAGON racked up eight nominations:

Those of you who have been following the news out of Hollywood will already know that SAG-AFTRA, the actor’s union, has gone on strike, joining the Writers Guild of America (WGA).  We have been striking since May 2.   If you’re in LA or NYC or… sometimes… here in Santa Fe, you may have seen our picket lines.   The pickets have gotten bigger since the actors joined us, and you may see some familiar faces holding signs.

Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, gave a rousing speech when the announci...

AT ComicCon 2023 this year?

Check out Carrie Vaughns newly adapted version of NOW and THEN a Wild Cards story n Graphic Novel form.  Illustrated by the talented Renae De Liz in full blazing color, this beautifully designed adaptation brings the Wild Cards world to rip roaring life.  Even though this title is premiering at SDCC you can order your copy from your favorite bookseller.

Check out De Liz’s other work at her website and check out the official cover below and if your art at Comic Con s...

Hey Hey all,

Sadly we will not be attending SDCC this year due to, well a lot of things really but we are proud to be behind a few pretty awesome premiers this year down in SoCal.  Best of all this year we have the honor of announcing that the great and talented Justin Sweet has graced us with some original painted art.  All done in oils in his usual Frazetta-esqe loose textural style.

Check out the cover here and be sure to check out the Random House booth to see or pick up a copy, San Dieago...

… for all you aces and jokers, old or new.

As it happens, PAIRING UP is not the only Wild Cards book coming out on July 11.

On the same day, Tor Books will also be releasing their trade paperback edition of FULL HOUSE.

FULL HOUSE is a collection of stand-alone Wild Cards stories originally published electronically on Tor.com.

We have a great lineup once again:

“When We Were Heroes”                                                 Daniel Abraham
“Evernight”                                        ...

This is an exciting month for all of you Wild Cards fans out there… and for all the other readers who have not discovered Wild Cards yet.  (What are you waiting for??)

We’re pleased to be able to announce the release of the PAIRING UP,  the thirty-second volume in the series (don’t worry, you can enjoy this one without having read the previous thirty-one volumes), an original anthology of all new, all original tales about love, lust, and heartache in the world of the Wild Cards, featuring some o...

When I’m not writing, you can often find me reading.   I’ve been a voracious reader since grade school… and I love talking about books almost as much as I love reading them.   So when a British fellow named Reginald asked me to come on his podcast to discuss one of my favorite books, I was pleased to agree.   The hard part was picking a book.   I have a lot of favorite books, and favorite authors.   Tolkien, Heinlein, Lovecraft, Waldrop, Fitzgerald, Dickens, Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, Jack ...

Awards season is upon us, and I am pleased to report that DARK WINDS has won two Vision Awards, given annually by the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC).

Zahn McClarnon won for best performance in a drama, for his portrayal of Joe Leaphorn.

And DARK WINDS itself was voted the Best Drama Series.

You can find more details about the award, and full list of the winners, here:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dark-winds-leads-namic-vision-1302...

Mark July 30 on your calendars.

That’s the day that Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are set to return for the second season of DARK WINDS, our adaptation of the award-winning “Navajo Detective” series of novels by the late great Tony Hillerman.  I had the honor of being one of the Executive Producers on the series, along with Robert Redford, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Anne Hillerman, Zahn McClarnon, Vince Gerardis, Graham Roland, and showrunner John Wirth.

If you missed the first season, you can stream it...