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'''George R.R. Martin''', born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, [[New Jersey]], is a popular [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] author and editor, most famous for his series ''A Song of Ice and Fire.'' The series is loosely based on the [[War of the Roses]], a feud in 15th century [[England]] for the throne.
[[File:George R.R. Martin.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|George R.R. Martin declared in 2011: "You would consider me an atheist or agnostic. I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that makes any sense whatsoever."<ref>{{cite news| title=EW interview: George R.R. Martin talks 'A Dance With Dragons'| date=July 12, 2011| author=James Hibberd| publisher=Entertainment Weekly| url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/07/12/george-martin-talks-a-dance-with-dragons/ }}</ref>
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<small>(Wikimedia Commons photo: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GRRM_Ljubljana.jpg Martin photo], see [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en license agreement])</small>]]
'''George R. R. Martin''', born September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, [[New Jersey]], is a novelist and short story writer in the genres of fantasy, horror stories and science fiction. In addition, he is a screenwriter and television producer. Martin is best known for ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' which is his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that [[HBO]] (Home Box Office) used a basis for its dramatic series ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. The series is loosely based on the War of the Roses, a feud in 15th century [[England]] for the throne.
== Religious views ==
When asked about his religious views, Martin replied: "I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an [[atheism|atheist]] or [[agnosticism|agnostic]]. I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that makes any sense whatsoever."<ref>{{cite news| title=EW interview: George R.R. Martin talks 'A Dance With Dragons'| date=July 12, 2011| author=James Hibberd| publisher=Entertainment Weekly| url=http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/07/12/george-martin-talks-a-dance-with-dragons/ }}</ref>
== Martin's anger at fans who are speculating about his health and his future time of death ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and obesity]]
Martin [http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_and_obesity#George_R._R._Martin is overweight]. In 2014, Martin became angry about some of his fans speculating about his health and the time of his future death due to concerns that he would not finish his lengthy fantasy series before he dies.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/martin938393/ George RR Martin gives impatient readers the finger] by Alison Flood, The Guardain, Thursday 10 July 2014 07.18 EDT</ref> In response, in 2014 Martin published a picture in ''The Guardian'' which featured him giving those fans a profane gesture using his middle finger (see also: [[Atheism and profanity]]).<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/martin938393/ George RR Martin gives impatient readers the finger] by Alison Flood, The Guardain, Thursday 10 July 2014 07.18 EDT</ref>
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