George Martin as ancient Egyptian Pharaoh

CAIRO – 16 July 2018: "Game of Thrones" author George Martin posted a photo on his official Twitter account wearing a Pharaoh costume and captioning the photo: “Me and one of my minions having a bit of fun.”

Me and one of my Minions having a bit of fun pic.twitter.com/25EDxjx8fK

— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) July 14, 2018

The final season of "Game of Thrones" is scheduled to be released in 2019. The series has been nominated for 22 Emmy awards this month in different categories, including Outstanding Music Compositions, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Actress, and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

The actors who were nominated are Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Diana Rigg, among others, according to "Game of Thrones" official Twitter account.

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and television producer who is famous for his fantasy, horror and science fiction writings. He is best known for the fantasy novel, "A song of Ice and Fire", which was adapted into the series "Game of Thrones" which airs on HBO.