George RR Martin considers his resurrection approach in A Song of Ice and Fire to be more realistic than JRR Tolkien's LOTR.
How George RR Martin Came to Kill His Characters [OC]
Resurrection is one of the most common elements in modern pop culture. Many fantasy projects use it as a prominent plot device. But George RR Martin believes there should be a perfect approach to bringing characters back from the dead. The author believes that A Song of Ice and Fire executes the resurrection element better than other fantasy works.
Some notable characters in A Song of Ice and Fire have cheated death. Martin believes that whenever a character is resurrected, it must be a transformative experience. The character's survival should cost something. He argued that while his novel series smoothly follows this, another prominent fantasy medium The Lord of the Rings failed to do so with Gandalf's resurrection.
George RR Martin revealed some important details when he gave his memorable interview with Sound of Young America in 2011. While talking to John Hodgman, Martin claimed that bringing back a dead character should always be a "transformative experience". The Game of Thrones writer believes that a dead character should always return with a powerful physical or mental scar.
