Stephen King tweets his 'Game of Thrones' ending prediction

He's rooting for one character in particular.
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Sam Haysom
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Stephen King tweets his 'Game of Thrones' ending prediction
The horror master is rooting for Tyrion. Credit: Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images

Warning: Contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8.

There are many, many people out there making Game of Thrones ending predictions right now.

But if you're going to listen to any of them, surely a man who has authored around 60 novels and who is pals with George RR Martin is a good place to start?


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On Monday, Stephen King -- who has tweeted about Thrones in the past -- posted his prediction for how the whole thing might end.

He then posted the following caveat:

Soon, others were chipping in with their theories about different characters.

So, what do we think? Is King onto something?

As much as I absolutely love him, I'm not sure. For one, I don't think Tyrion will end up on the Iron Throne. I think, as Martin's self-confessed favourite character, Tyrion is likely to be killed off.

And as for both Jon and Daenerys dying? That seems more likely. But personally I think only one of them will -- either Daenerys will be killed and Jon will be forced into the position of tragic ruler, or Jon will die and Daenerys will become the very thing she always longed to prevent: a tyrant.

Still, this is Game of Thrones we're talking about. As we learned during the Battle of Winterfell, anything can happen.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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