George R.R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin is best known for his book series called A Song of Ice and Fire. Many people may not recognize that title but it was later adapted into a television series called Game of Thrones. George Martin is called "the American Tolkien" because of his writing style and ability to tell a story. Martin focuses on science fiction stories and historic story writing. Before writing Novels and amazing series that would captivate tv audiences Martin was known for his short stories and novellas. Martin is undoubtedly most known for his Game of Throne series (A Song of Ice and Fire) and has put most of his efforts into creating more content for the series with two new novels and a new novella forthcoming.