George R.R. Martin hints at a ‘tragic’ end for Tyrion in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ books
George RR Martin’s plans for the end of his A song of ice and fire the series are much bloodier than the end of Game of Thrones.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the next HBO A Knight of the Seven KingdomsMartin discusses the conclusion of A song of ice and fire. Even though he hasn’t finalized the end of his epic saga, fans have been waiting since 2011 The winds of wintervolume six of seven – he has ideas about how it will differ from Game of Thrones. The series, created by David Benioff and DB Weiss, surpassed the source material in season 5.
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“I was going to kill more people,” Martin said The Hollywood Reporter. “Not the ones they killed [in the show]. They made it a happy ending.”
Fans of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) may say otherwise, but several fan-favorite characters received a kinder farewell. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), for example, became the Hand of the King to Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright). For Martin, however, this ending is not intended for the Tyrion book.
“I don’t see a happy ending for Tyrion,” Martin revealed. “His whole arc has been tragic from the beginning.”
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This statement does not necessarily confirm Tyrion’s death in A song of ice and fire. He could be imprisoned, or tortured, or all sorts of horrible things. However, the future does not look bright for him, if Martin ever finishes his series.
However, Game of Thrones may have saved a character in the book from an equally tragic fate.
“I was going to have Sansa [(Sophie Turner)] die, but she’s been so attractive on the show, maybe I’ll let her live,” Martin said.
In Game of ThronesSansa finds herself as Queen in the North – a far cry from the death Martin might have originally planned. Given the long wait The winds of winterit may be years before we know whether Martin has truly changed his mind about Sansa’s fate, or what tragedy he has in store for Tyrion. But there’s also a very good chance we’ll never know.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres January 18 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
