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I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. But, I wanted to put a somewhat different spin on it. The whole trope of absolute good versus absolute evil, which was wonderful in the hands of J.R. Tolkien, became cliche and rote in the hands of the many Tolkien imitators that followed.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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she would die as she had lived, with an axe in her hand and a laugh upon her lips.
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