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While the HBO series ended after eight seasons, Martin is yet to finish two “Game of Thrones” books — “The Winds of Winter” and “A Dream of Spring”.
“The internet affects all this to a degree it was never affected before. Like Jon Snow’s parentage. There were early hints about (it) in the books, but only one reader in 100 put it together.
“And before the internet that was fine for 99 readers out of 100 when Jon Snow’s parentage gets revealed it would be, Oh, that’s a great twist!’ But in the age of the internet, even if only one person in 100 figures it out then that one person posts it online and the other 99 people read it and go, Oh, that makes sense.’ Suddenly the twist you’re building towards is out there,” Martin told Entertainment Weekly.
The author said though there is a temptation to change, one cannot do much as it has been planned in advance.
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