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The power dynamics between Game of Thrones readers and watchers will soon shift.

The HBO show’s creators have revealed that the series will end before the books do—something fans have been aware of for some time given George R. R. Martin’s writing pace — and will follow the same plot. In other words, the show will be full of book spoilers.

Show runner Davide Benioff told Oxford Union:

(h/t: Vanity Fair)

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