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Which novelist wrote the original book series in which Cersei Lannister is portrayed as less ruthless than her HBO counterpart?
Answer
George R.R. Martin
George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' novels inspired Game of Thrones, and the show's writers made Cersei notably more villainous than his original portrayal.
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Cersei Lannister's cruelty in Game of Thrones diverges sharply from books; show producers deliberately made her far more ruthless than George R.R. Martin wrote.
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- J.R.R. Tolkien
- J.K. Rowling
- Patrick Rothfuss
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