--- description: The 'Game of Thrones' author thinks he's pretty cute in cuddly form title: Here's 'Games of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin With a Doll That Looks Just Like Him image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's _Games of Thrones_ Author George R.R. Martin With a Doll That Looks Just Like Him by [Katy Osborn](/author/katy-osborn/) ## Katy Osborn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2015 8:43 PM CUT by [Katy Osborn](/author/katy-osborn/) ## Katy Osborn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2015 8:43 PM CUT Between the five books of his _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series and the hit HBO show that has grown from it, _Game of Thrones_ mastermind George R. R. Martin has been quite prolific over the last 20 years. But for the _GoT_ fanatics out there who can’t wait for the sixth book’s release to get their next Martin kick, a San Francisco Bay Area toy manufacturer has just created a talking plush replica of the Jersey-dwelling writer. Among the toy’s catch phrases? “It’s a nice day for a red wedding,” and “I’m working on it!” Martin apparently thinks he’s pretty adorable in cuddly form: > [](https://twitter.com/GRRMspeaking/status/616688344504922113) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/"},"headline":"Here's Games of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin With a Doll That Looks Just Like Him","datePublished":"2015-07-02T20:43:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:21:44.593Z","description":"The doll isn't giving out any spoilers","url":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katy Osborn","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katy-osborn/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/","name":"Here's Games of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin With a Doll That Looks Just Like Him"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Is 'Games of Thrones' Treatment Of Women Too Much?","description":"This season of 'Game of Thrones' has been brutal towards women. But is it too much?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vn6UV5cw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-12T03:04:09.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vn6UV5cw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/","duration":"PT2M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3945215/george-r-r-martin-toy/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```