Warning: contains spoilers forGame Of Thronesseasons 1-4.
Theres something irresistible about looking back on the humble beginnings of the enormously famous.
Martins original outline forA Song Of Ice And Fire.
Martinsthree-page letterwas faxed in October 1993, three years beforeA Game Of Throneswas published.
Joffrey, Martin informs his publisher, will not be sympathetic.
you’re able to say that again, George.
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The same goes for Martins explanation that the cast will not always remain the same.
Old characters will die and new ones will be introduced.
Some of the fatalities will include sympathetic viewpoint characters.
I want the reader to feel that no one is ever completely safe.
No fear there, sir.
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3.
Arya however, has a completely different relationship with her older half-brother…
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5.
It wasnt always the plan for him to disappear though.
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Martins letter says that Tyrion does so in response to Joffreys brutality.
Not so in the original plans.
And three, Dany would have killed husband Khal Drogo as revenge for his murdering her beloved brother Viserys.
Thats a complete turnaround from the grieving, eventually adoring Khaleesi she became.
Five major characters would survive until the end
Those five?
Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Stormborn, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, and Jon Snow.
Epic sounds like just the word.
Readthe letter (mostly) in full via Winter Is Coming, here.
