As the final season of Game of Thrones premieres this week, fans are wondering just which main character will perish before the show’s conclusion. A Song of Ice and Fire author Martin is notorious for killing off much-loved characters, with over 1000 notable deaths in the books so far. In a new interview with 60 Minutes, the 70-year-old said: “I have this reputation of being exceptionally bloodthirsty.” However, he was adamant that Star Wars kills more characters than he does.
Martin said: “Star Wars kills more people than I do.
“I mean right in the opening of Star Wars they unleashed the Death Star against the planet Alderaan.”
Host Anderson Cooper pointed out that you don’t know who is living on Alderaan.
To which the author replied: “Exactly! That should mean something.”
Game of Thrones: George RR Martin ‘Star Wars KILLS more people than I do’ (Image: LUCASFILM/GETTY)
