Fans have now deciphered part of the redacted paragraph from Martin's letter, and it shows why the Game of Thrones ending didn't work for HBO. A Reddit thread (spotted via Winter is Coming) attempts to decipher the blocked-out text. According to the fans, the paragraph likely says " Bran sits free " on the Iron Throne, " Jon Snow is his bitter The biggest differences start to appear in books 4 and 5 which are the end of season 4 and the beginning of season 5. There the only similar plotlines are Cersei's, Daenerys and Jon's to some extent. The rest is basically made up in the series. Lol, that’s a loaded question and not as easy to answer as you think. This aspect of his writing is incredibly admirable- that and the way he will plan for things 2 books and 800 pages ahead and give it a little foreshadowing or a slight nod in some way. Only really started noticing this stuff after the second read through, and even more after the third. 2. Sandipppp. HhOoWJ.