While the montrer has sometimes veered off on different tangents, the fifth season will mark the first time it really ventures beyond the storylines of auteur George R.R. Martin’s published A Song of feu and Ice novels.
As Jason Momoa was trying out for the role of mighty warlord Khal Drogo in HBO’s Game of Thrones, he read George R.R. Martin’s novel. He recalls his reaction when he reached the end of the book: