Gather around kiddos, “George R.R. Martin” is going to read some nursery rhymes. OK, it’s obviously not the Song of Ice and Fire author, but the tales he tells certainly have the flavor of a Martin fantasy. I really wanted to hear his take on the Big Bad Wolf, but he didn’t do that one. Maybe he’ll get around to it in five or six years.
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