George R.R. Martin is the author of the Song of Ice and Fire series, which HBO adapted as Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones ...

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And, a very small man can cast a very large shadow." — Varys Varys understood power better than anyone else on Game of Thrones, having fought his way to the top and survived four kings along the ...