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It’s time Cersei destroyed the Corbyn-like High Sparrow: Game of Thrones, season six, reviewed

Now that TV has overtaken the books, will season six of HBO’s cult fantasy live up to George R.R. Martin’s sinister genius, wonders James Delingpole

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

30 April 2016

9:00 AM

So: Game of Thrones. Finally — season six — the TV series has overtaken the books on which it is based and the big worry for all us fans is: will it live up to the warped, convoluted, sinister genius of George R.R. Martin’s original material?

As regulars will know, the great thing about Martin is that you never know which of your favourite characters he’s going to kill off next.

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