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GRRM Discussing an Upcoming Wedding with Fans in 1999 (Spoilers Extended)

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I was looking over some old SSM's and I came across this chat the GRRM had with some fans in March, 1999 (before ASOS was released in August, 2000):

SSM, Event Horizon Chat: 3/18/1999


There was plenty of good (but possibly dated info) including things like confirmation that we would find out what happened to Tyrek Lannister/Jon's chances of being removed from his vows/mentioning we will see the Green Men from the Isle of faces at some point and that the Dayne's are most likely not Valyrian.

But what caught my eye was this part that seems to be GRRM actually hinting pretty heavily at The Red Wedding:

Revanshe: Will we see more of Robb Stark? What about Ser Loras? I hear that there will be more romance in the next book. Is this true?

George_RR_Martin: Romance? Hmmmm . . . well, there will be, lessee, one, two, three, maybe four weddings in A STORM OF SWORDS. But how much romance will accompany them is tougher.

ChrisK: & a funeral?????

Revanshe: LOL, Chris.

George_RR_Martin: Robb has a bigger role in STORM than in CLASH. He's onstage more, that is. But not as a POV character; he appears in Cat's chapters.

George_RR_Martin: ChrisK, you nailed it, actually.

I can't imagine hearing this from George and not having the knowledge that I have now. It obviously went right over their heads, but man did he put it in front of them. It stinks that due to the popularity and depth of the internet that now he has to be so much more political in his answers.

Posted Jul 16, 2019, 6:16 PM UTC

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