George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire is one of the most popular fantasy series ever, with the first 5 books selling almost 100 million copies. It also spawned the mega-hit TV series Game of The HBO show pulls from a recent George R. R. Martin book outside of his A Song of Ice and Fire series. By Milan Polk Published: Aug 17, 2022 2:46 PM EST. Save Article. George R.R. Martin is a brilliant writer and that's the real tragedy of his Winds Of Winter delay. FilmMagic. I’ve been listening to the wonderful audio book of George R.R. Martin’s first Song lRnZ.