A Fantasy Realm Too Vile for Hobbits - New York Times

A Fantasy Realm Too Vile for Hobbits - New York Times: “In the meantime, Mr. Martin has two more volumes planned in the series after ‘Dragons,’ with noble houses in new wars; strange, spotted children; immense climactic changes; incest; peril; portents; and magic.”

1. Mainstream media validation = late to the party.
2. What about these “strange, spotted children?” Has anyone verified that GRRM meant to say this?

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