George RR Martin the Iron Throne

In a new blog post by George RR Martin, the man behind the Song of Ice and Fire novel series that spawned the popular fantasy TV series buy Game of Thrones dvd australia, has lamented the difficulties he’s had in getting real-life versions of the Iron Throne to match up to what’s in his head.

 

As for the throne created by the producers of HBO’s television adaptation, even that’s not quite right. But Martin admits that, for most people, this version will now be the definitive one. “And, hell, in some ways the HBO throne is more real than mine could ever be. They've actually MADE theirs (though it is not actually made of iron)… And yet, and yet... it's still not right.”

Indeed, the throne he envisions is even bigger, scarier and more misshapen than the hulking creation so often seen at promotional events – as well as on screen.

The closest match that’s been created so far, Martin says, is this painting by the artist Marc Simonetti, which is featured in his 2013 calendar.

He also offers praise for the HBO throne, however, stating that it’s “a terrific design” and that he loves it but it does not quite match the description which will appear in his forthcoming novel The Winds of Winter.