User blog comment:Savannah Star/Martin and Tolkien/@comment-5670832-20121111042038

Hello, and welcome! George R.R. Martin has been referred to as the American Tolkien, he modestly says that he will believe that if people are still reading him in 50 years. Tolkien is epic fantasy taking you to another world, but Martin is probably more entertaining for a modern audience, if for nothing else there's a lot more humor. The plot twists and intense characters make for amazing books