Still, in most respects the game feels reasonably plausible as part of the Game of Thrones series, but it should not be considered canon for A Song of Ice and Fire unless GRRM confirms that various aspects are canon. The spin-off products are fun, but not canon.Įlio has reported that the game also falls under show canon more than book canon and quotes GRRM stating something similar. If I change it, the version in the books is canon. I’ve allowed that, but I caution them that I’m still telling the story. Some of the gaming products want to use my notes or some materials I have. I’ve made this point with some of the spin-off products. Nothing is actually canon until it appears in the novel. There is back story-but it is subject to change. I have some secret about them or their personality or their fate.
As I write them down, I have something in my head or in my notes. In the genealogy for a house, I’ll list the three children of a particular lord and lady. I also have a fair amount of back story in my head. Martin: I have a huge number of genealogies that are in the appendices. RL: How much back story have you created? Have you mapped out the world’s physics, geography, history, astronomy, etc.? I've since found an interview where again GRRM confirms that only the books are canon.
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I know that House Forrester exists in your books, so I just wanted to clarify: Is the information that we get about them and the Whitehills (their seats, their sigils and their words) valid, or is it only canon within the tv series universe? Thanks. However, it is definitely not canon to the books, and GRRM has even answered this himself.Īngelos_l: I recently played the Telltale Game of Thrones game. So ostensibly the story should be consistent with the rest of Game of Thrones.Īs this answer states it is probably canon to the show. Martin's personal assistant Ty Corey Franck is working with Telltale Games as a "story consultant" for the developer's upcoming episodic series based on the acclaimed fantasy franchise. In terms of canonicity, the Wikipedia page links to this article:Ī report from The New York Times reveals that Game of Thrones creator George R.R. So this first batch of episodes is just the first of several. As linked from the Wikipedia page, this article says:Īllison noted the Games of Thrones project, though still in early development stages, took more than a year of conversation with HBO to seal the deal - a multi-year, multi-title deal, to be exact. The game's first 'season' is not complete, so we don't have the complete story yet.
post-Red Wedding, pre-Purple Wedding), at least so far. In terms of timeline it's between the colored weddings that we've seen in the show (i.e. Also the familiar characters we see in the game are modeled after the actors from the show. You'll note that in the logo, it matches the HBO show's style and it lacks the 'A' in A Game of Thrones. It was made using HBO's license, not one gotten direct from GRRM. If it's canon with anything, it would be the show.