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Bring on the unicorns! George RR Martin's Game of Thrones surprise

Contending with the TV series spoiling his books every week, can we really blame GRRM for tantalising his diehard fans – with unicorns?

How surreal must it be for George RR Martin right now, to see Game of Thrones viewers cavorting with exultation about this week’s epic battle of Winterfell while his own version of the story of the Starks , Lannisters and Targaryens continues to stagnate in plotlines the TV show covered three seasons ago. However, Martin – who has frequently admitted that he is finding the sixth and penultimate novel in his fantasy series The Winds of Winter “challenging” to write – is keeping us hanging on for his final two books with promises that his version of the story will have its own surprises. And in an interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson this week, he revealed that he’s bringing in unicorns.

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