The fantasy series that inspired Game of Thrones may be too similar to adapt

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Game of Thrones kicked off an arms race for fantasy adaptations over the last decade and a half, but in the process it may have hurt the chances of other great books getting the same treatment. Studios rushed to create prestige streaming shows based on other popular book series in the genre, from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to The Witcher, The Wheel of Time, and beyond. However, the books that directly inspired George R.R. Martin have not gotten the same treatment yet. Ironically, these stories may be too similar to Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire . Even if audiences would like to see them on screen, it's easy to imagine that creators and studio executives fear treading territory that feels to familiar after we've already seen Westeros.