George R.R. Martin is an American author of fantasy who was birth on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. He is best known for his Song of Ice and Fire trilogy (1996–), which is a deadly epic about many factions striving for control of a mythical nation. It served as the basis for the spin-off series House of the Dragon (2022–) and was converted into the immensely famous television series Game of Thrones (between 2011 and 2019).