George R.R. Martin - George R.R. Martin Pop Vinyl Figure "Turtles have always been my sigil, I suppose. When I was a kid, growing up in Bayonne, NJ, I lived in a federal housing project, and we were not allowed to have a dog or cats. The only pets I could have were turtles. So, I had an entire toy castle filled with dime-store turtles. I gave them all names, and since they were living in a toy castle, I decided they were all knights and kings...and I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles. I decided later to recast it with actual human beings. inches George R.R. Martin is the brilliant mastermind and author behind A Song of Ice and Fire, the bestselling fantasy series that became one of the most popular TV Shows ever, Game of Thrones. Now that the epic saga is drawing close to an end with Season 8 set to be released in 2019, you can celebrate the man who started it all with the George R.R. Martin Pop Vinyl Figure (RS), showing the Maester author in his trademark glasses and hat. Pop Vinyl Figures are approx 9.5cm (3.75") tall. Comes packaged in a window-display box Pop Writer Series- 01