George R. R. Martin Says ‘People Thought I Was Dead’ After Sir George Martin Died

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George R. R. Martin recalled — at a New York Comic Con panel for HBO Max’s upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — the moment when people thought he was dead after Sir George Martin died in 2016

At the time, the author released a “Not Dead Yet” post on his blog to assure fans that he was alive and “still writing”

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will premiere on Jan. 18

George R. R. Martin just had a flashback to a “disconcerting” life moment.

While discussing “kings and lords” at a New York Comic Con panel for the upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on Thursday, Oct. 9, the 77-year-old author of the fantasy book series recalled when people thought he had died nine years ago.

“I don’t wanna