epa06147057 US writer George R.R. Martin attends a news conference in St.Petersburg, Russia, 16 August 2017. The author of ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ series of fantasy novels, which inspired HBO series ‘Games of Thrones’, visits to take part in St.Petersburg Fantastic Assembly. The event runs from 18 to 21 August. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV ORG XMIT: SPB01
