“Game of Thrones” fans know that author George R.R. Martin has revealed at least the basic outline for his book series to the show’s producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss — and now he admits it’s entirely possible that viewers will reach the end of the “Song of Ice and Fire” story via the HBO series and not the novels.

　　When asked during a Spokane, Wash. science-fiction convention (via GeekWire) if the final episode of the series could air before the final book even comes out, Martin says, “Anything is possible.”

　　“The show is moving forward like a locomotive, or sometimes a jet locomotive,” Martin continues. “There was a period where I was worried about that. Then I said, to hell with that.

　　“Worrying about it isn’t going to change it one way or another. I still sit down at the typewriter, and I have to write the next scene and the next sentence … I’m just going to tell my story, and they’re telling their story and adapting my books, and we shall see.”

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　　Indeed, with the rate the show is going and the rate Martin is writing, it seems fairly likely that the series will far out-strip the source material. But fans needn’t worry too much about the stories diverging.

　　Martin previously spoke with Zap2it about the ways in which the TV series may differ from the novels, especially now that there are no further novels to use. He says that he expects the producers to stick to the big events at least.

　　“Major events [in the series and the novels] I think will be the same, but there will be a lot of minor events that are different,” says Martin, which Benioff echoed at an Oxford Union book talk.

　　“[The series will] eventually, basically, meet up at pretty much the same place where George is going; there might be a few deviations along the route, but we’re heading towards the same destination,” says Benioff. “I kind of wish that there were some things we didn’t have to spoil, but we’re kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. The show must go on … and that’s what we’re going to do.”

　　“Game of Thrones” returns to HBO with Season 6 in spring 2016, while the sixth novel, “Winds of Winter,” is due out … eventually. “Don’t ask me when the book is going to be done — I’ll ask my minions to lop your head off,” quips Martin for the Spokane crowd.

     《权力的游戏》的粉丝们知道作者乔治·R·R·马丁(George R.R. Martin)已经向电视剧制作人大卫·贝尼奥夫(David Benioff)和丹·韦斯(Dan Weiss)透露了小说的基本概要——而现在他承认，观众们通过HBO电视剧看到《冰与火之歌》的大结局是完全有可能的。

　　在华盛顿州斯波坎市科幻大会的访谈中，有人问道电视剧最后一集是否会在最后一本书出版前播出。马丁说道：“一切皆有可能。”

　　马丁继续说：“电视剧像火车一样往前开，有时又像飞机一样。有段时间我对此很担心。后来我想，就那样吧。”

　　“担心不能改变事实。我仍要坐在打字机前，而他们就讲他们的故事，改编我的书。到时候一切都明了了。”

　　的确，从电视剧拍摄和马丁写书的速率来看，电视剧似乎完全有可能远远超出小说内容。但粉丝们不必太担心故事走向。

　　马丁之前说过，电视剧可能和小说不同，尤其是现在电视剧已经没有小说做素材了。他说他希望制片人至少可以坚持还原重大事件。

　　马丁说：“重大事件我想会一样的，但小事件会有些不同。”贝尼奥夫也对此做出回应。

　　贝尼奥夫说：“最终，基本上和乔治的书大体相同。一些情节可能会有所偏差。但我们方向一致。我希望有些方面我们可以不用剧透，但我们有些左右为难。电视剧必须继续……这些就是我们的打算。”

　　《权力的游戏》将于2016年春季回归第六季，而第六部小说《凛冬的寒风》最终出版时间是……马丁开玩笑说：“别问我书什么时候出——我会派小黄人把你们的头砍下来。”

　　http://zap2it.com/2015/08/hbo-game-of-thrones-series-may-end-before-george-r-r-martin-done-writing/

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