George R.R. Martin has commented on House of the Dragon, the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel scheduled to premiere in 2022 as one of the year's most-anticipated new shows. Posting on his website, Martin revealed that he saw a rough cut of the first episode and he came away very impressed.

"I've seen a rough cut of the first episode. And loved it. It's dark, it's powerful, it's visceral… just the way I like my epic fantasy," he said.

Martin praised showrunners Ryan Condal and Miguel Sopochnik for doing an "amazing job" with the series. Martin added that the cast is excellent as well, even if you don't necessarily know all the actors.