Recently, George R. R. Martin, the author of the song of ice and fire, discussed the "competitive" relationship between the game of power and the Lord of the rings in an interview. "I don't understand why people are so obsessed with the comparison between the two. I hope the two plays can be successful and promote the development of fantasy novels. Of course, I also believe that we are competitive enough and I hope we can be more successful," Martin said
Martin quipped, "if they can win six Emmys, we can win seven! Anyway, it's a good thing for fantasy novels. I love fantasy novels. I hope there are more adaptations of fantasy novels on TV."
It is worth mentioning that HBO's game of Thrones won a staggering 59 Emmy Awards, making it one of the most famous shows in history, although the ending was not recognized by everyone.
Martin has talked many times about how Tolkien, the author of the Lord of the rings, influenced and inspired his own writing. In 2019, he told ign that he had read the Lord of the rings before writing the song of ice and fire. He thought Tolkien had given him great inspiration in describing the role of magic in war. "I think many fantasy epics have too much magic. Although the Middle Earth world is full of the feeling of magic, it is always on the periphery and is only used to set the stage. Gandalf is a wizard, but when the orcs attack, he will still pull out his sword to fight them," Martin said. "He didn't magically make the enemies disappear, as happened in many other stories."
"Dragon family" will premiere on HBO on August 21, while Amazon's "Lord of the rings" will premiere on prime video on September 2, 12 days after "dragon family".
