`I feel fine`: George RR Martin reassures fans from self-isolation
(The Guardian Books News)

Game of Thrones author is `aware I´m very much in the most vulnerable population´ but is working hard on The Winds of Wintero Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellationso Coronavirus - latest updateso See all our coronavirus coverageIt is the pandemic news we have all been needing: George RR Martin is using his hours of confinement to work on his long-awaited Game of Thrones novel, The Winds of Winter.`For those of you who may be concerned for me personally ... yes, I am aware that I am very much in the most vulnerable population [for coronavirus infection], given my age and physical condition. But I feel fine at the moment, and we are taking all sensible precautions,` the 71-year-old author told fans on his website. `Truth be told, I am spending more time in Westeros than in the real world, writing every day. Things are pretty grim in the Seven Kingdoms ... but maybe not as grim as they may become here.` Related: George RR Martin: `Game of Thrones finishing is freeing, I´m at my own pace´ Continue reading...