The release of George R. R. Martin's upcoming book has been met with some backlash from fans accusing his co-authors of having a 'racist history.'Martin, 74, wrote The Rise Of The Dragon: An Illustrated History Of The Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One, with the help of Linda Antonsson and Elio M.
García Jr., who are being accused of racism for some of their past online posts.Many fans expressed they would be boycotting the work following Antonsson and García's remarks about casting white characters from Martin's books with black actors.
Backlash: The release of George R. R. Martin's upcoming book has been met with some backlash from fans accusing his co-authors of having a 'racist history'; Martin pictured 2014The book — which is set to be an introduction to House Targaryen and features the main characters in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel — is set to hit bookstores on October 25.
Martin recently advertised the new work on his social media only to be met with heated replies from fans who pleaded with him to cut ties with the couple, with one writing, 'I will not be buying anything with Linda and Elio attached to it.' Another one added: 'Will not be buying this book given the co-author.
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