Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, but where did they come from? Those tall, blue-eyed figures with their inscrutable agenda and their many undead friends are already iconic fantasy villains, and Martin certainly deserves the credit for creating an original race of icemen with attitude.Īll high fantasy novels pull from history and mythology, though, and ASOIAF is no exception. But what of the White Walkers? They rep hard for the "ice" side of George R.R. The Children of the Forest are just re-branded hobbits with a dash of old school elf-lore thrown in. Dragons are impressive, sure, but pretty standard fantasy fare.
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