Books with author GeorgeR.R.Martin

This is the long awaited fourth installment of George R R Martin's classic "A Song of Ice and Fire", continuing the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since "The Lord of the Rings". "A Feast for Crows" brings to life dark magic, intrigue, and terrible bloodshed as the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as any in its violent past. The War of the Five Kings has ripped Westeros apart. The bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning Lannisters occupy the Iron Throne, with allies as ruthless as themselves. Lord Frey was host at the Red Wedding, so called for the massacre of the guests, their screams unheard above the music of the feast. Euron Crow's Eye is as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, sworn to deliver the whole of Westeros to the ironborn. No less to be feared are their enemies. The Starks of Winterfell and the Martells of Dorne seek vengeance for their dead. And the last of the Targaryens, Daenerys Stormborn, will bring fire and blo

The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

"In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to... Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones"--P. [4] of cover.

George R. R. Martin's a song of ice and fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labeled by time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J. R. R. Tolkien, populated by a huge cast of fascinating, complex characters and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years. Three great story lines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the seven kingdoms, the defense of the towering wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the others and across the narrow sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world. Seasons one and two of the HBO adaption of a game of thrones aired world-wide to critical acclaim. The box set includes A game of thrones A clash of kings A storm of swords - 1: Steel and snow A storm of swords - 2: Blood and gold A feast for crows A dance with dragons - 1: Dreams and dust A dance with dragons - 2: After the feast About the Author George Raymond Richard Martin is an American author and screenwriter. He is also the author of a song for Lya, songs of stars and shadows, the Armageddon rag, portraits of his children, the sworn sword, the princess and the queen and a clash of kings. George R. R. Martin has a masters degree in journalism. He began his professional writing career at age 21, writing science fiction stories. His first story, the hero, was published in the galaxy magazine. He has also written horror stories, but is most famous as a writer of fantasy fiction. His epic, a song of ice and fire, has earned him comparison with J. R. R. Tolkien. He has received a lot of recognition and honors for his writing, including Hugo awards, the world fantasy award and the Quill award.