George R.R. Martin appeared to weigh in on the current controversy surrounding artwork that was launched for the twentieth anniversary of A Feast for Crows. Earlier this month, an illustrated version of the fourth e book within the fantasy sequence that impressed the Recreation of Thrones tv present hit the cabinets, however it swiftly drew criticism when followers theorized that the e book could have included AI-generated artwork. Critics on Reddit cited oddly held weaponry, weird depictions of fingers and mouths, particulars that appeared to be incorrect when in comparison with e book canon, and pictures that seemingly resembled fanart. Some customers additionally famous that if it was not AI, it merely wasn’t the standard of labor from knowledgeable artist that that they had anticipated.
On Nov. 10, Raya Golden — who not solely labored with Martin on the challenge, but additionally manages the artwork path and licensing improvement at Fevre River — denied the allegations that synthetic intelligence was used to create the imagery in a assertion shared to the writer’s official weblog.
“I alone am accountable for approving all of the licensed artwork that accompanies our SOI&F e book pushed supplies…To our data and as offered by the artist who accomplished the work in query there was NO such programing used. Whereas he’s a digital multimedia artist and depends on digital programing to finish his work, he has expressed unequivocally that no AI was used, and we consider him. SO…The official phrase from our workplace is, after all, that we DO NOT, by no means have and won’t willingly work with A.I generative artists in any means form or kind.”
George R. R. Martin Explains ‘The Winds of Winter’ Delays
Martin, 77, isn’t any stranger to criticism relating to his work — particularly relating to his timelines. The most recent e book in his A Music of Ice and Hearth sequence, A Dance With Dragons, was launched in 2011, however practically 15 years later, The Winds of Winter nonetheless isn’t completed. Whereas Martin hasn’t given up on at some point finishing it, followers are starting to doubt they are going to ever get the prospect to learn the subsequent installment of the fantasy saga. Throughout an look at New York Comedian Con 2025, Martin claimed “half the web goes loopy” every time he pronounces one more delay, however he merely has different initiatives that he enjoys.
“I’ve all the time had hassle with deadlines, and I do not really feel joyful breaching contracts or lacking a deadline or something like that,” he defined on the time. “Each time that occurs…’Why the f— is George R.R. Martin scripting this different factor when he needs to be writing Winds of Winter? What’s he doing?’”
“I wish to say, ‘I did it in 1993, guys. Come on! It was mendacity in my drawer, they usually wished it, so I bought it to them!’ Sure, I do love Winds of Winter. I am nonetheless considering it, I am nonetheless engaged on it, however actually, I really like these different issues, too.”
