Music producer Sir George Martin's death recently triggered a huge online panic. "Game of Thrones" fans were shocked as they mistakenly thought that it was saga creator and author George R. R. Martin who passed away.
As soon as the news of the legendary music producer's death came out, tributaries started to flow on Twitter which in turn created a misunderstanding among the HBO's hit series' fans. The confusion obviously arose over the two names, with the famous author actually "RR" in his name, but being commonly referred to simply as George Martin.
Sir George, who had famously helped The Beatles achieve global success while being head of the Parlophone record label, died on March 8, Tuesday, peacefully at his home in Coleshill, near Swindon. He had celebrated his 90th birthday in January.
However, the "Game Of Thrones" fans were seemingly more concerned about the fate of the Westeroes and Essos. The fans took over the micro-blogging site to share passionate messages of grief for the author, only to realize later that George R.R. is alive and well.
Twitter was also flooded with messages with fans revealing their panic that now that the author is dead, the series will not meet its end and they will be left in a cliffhanger for life.
Even the author has to come out and address the death hoax. The 67-year-old took to his blog to declare that he is definitely not dead.
"It was Sir George Martin, of Beatles fame, who has passed away. Not me," wrote the New Jersey native, who is currently busy writing his sixth book. "Winds Of Winter" was originally due to hit bookshelves last December and is now expected to be released by year end.
George R.R has also confirmed that the seventh and final series of the hit show will air long before the final book is released.
Earlier, the author also address the fear of the dedicated readers that he might meet his end before finishing the book by declaring that the show's producers are aware of the ending.
"['Game of Thrones' showrunners] David Benioff and Dan Weiss know some of [the ending]," the author told Entertainment Weekly, "which the fans are very worried about in case I get hit by a truck."
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