( CNN ) -- `` Game of Thrones '' fan Dave Goldblatt is preparing to die -- and by the pen of George R.R . Martin no less . Goldblatt , a Facebook employee , is one of the generous contributors to Martin 's recently announced charity auction benefiting the Wild Wolf Sanctuary and the Food Depot of Santa Fe in New Mexico . As announced last week , the author of the `` Song of Ice and Fire '' books -- which have been adapted into HBO 's Ã¼ber-popular series `` Game of Thrones '' -- is offering a selection of prizes for fans who donate money to his chosen causes . A donation of $ 25 would be met with a thank you e-card , while a donation of $ 100 gets a campaign T-shirt and a thank-you video . And for a contribution of $ 20,000 , Martin offered to create a character in honor of the donor and put him or her in an upcoming `` Song of Ice and Fire '' installment , with a bonus of the character meeting one of Martin 's famously ghastly deaths . Only two people could win that prize , and Goldblatt is one of them . As part of the deal , he gets to choose his character 's `` station '' in the world of `` Thrones , '' and the 30-year-old really wants to be a Valyrian , because `` for whatever reason , I thought the Valyrians were cool . '' `` I 'm just lucky enough to be in a position to do this , '' Goldblatt told ABC News of his $ 20,000 contribution . `` Obviously , the money is going to charity , so it 's an added bonus . I did n't immediately seek to help wolf sanctuaries , but the more I read about the charities , I learned it was a worthwhile cause . '' According to The Hollywood Reporter , the two $ 20,000 prizes were gone within hours , much to Martin 's surprise . `` The outpouring of love and support has been far greater than I could ever anticipate , '' the writer told the magazine , `` and has left me astonished and at a loss for words . '' Perhaps Martin should n't be so shocked . `` Game of Thrones '' is now HBO 's most-watched series of all time , surpassing even `` The Sopranos . '' For the most part , the reclusive author has been happy with how his epic `` A Song of Ice and Fire '' has been translated for TV , although he would make a few changes if he could . For example , instead of just 10 episodes a season , Martin told The New York Times he wishes HBO would grant `` Game of Thrones '' 13 , so that `` we could include smaller scenes that we had to cut , scenes that make the story deeper and richer . '' As it is , the highly acclaimed `` Game of Thrones '' draws an average of 18.4 million viewers per episode -- and that 's even with gruesome scenes such as a recent death by exploding head . `` Despite my sinister repute , I actually find it hard to kill off characters that I 've been writing about for some time . Good guys or bad guys , they 're all my children , '' Martin told The Hollywood Reporter . But with these two new characters , `` the slaughter should be easy , since the victims will be laying down their lives in a good cause . I will do my best to make their ends memorable . '' Goldblatt is n't sure what his character 's name will be in Martin 's book , or how the character will meet his inevitable grisly fate , but he 's nonetheless satisfied with his choice . `` I want to be a Valyrian if at all possible , '' Goldblatt told the magazine . `` But he figures it out himself . I would n't want to impinge upon his creative process . ''
A fan donated $ 20,000 to charity to be killed off as Dracula in a George R . Martin book . Martin : Martin says he 's been astonished by the support . The fan wants his character to be a Valyrian .