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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
By (Author) George R.R. Martin
Book 1
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperVoyager
19th May 2014
27th March 2014
United Kingdom
Paperback
912
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 45mm
570g
HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martins internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series.
Completely immersive Guardian
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground
Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
From the fertile south, where heat breeds conspiracy, to the vast and savage eastern lands, all the way to the frozen north, kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men . . . all will play the Game of Thrones.
It has captured the imaginations of millions for the same reason the archetypal dramas of Homer, Sophocles or Shakespeare have lasted for milennia
Guardian
What an epic journey. I just love the whole concept Martina Cole
When times are tough, there is no better distraction than these magical tales Guardian
Martin has not only raised the bar for writers of epic fantasy but pushed and stretched the boundaries of the novel itself The Times
Fantasy fictions equivalent to THE WIRE Telegraph
Complex storylines, fascinating characters, great dialogue, perfect pacing, and the willingness to kill off even his major characters LA Times
Mr Martin is a literary dervish, bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers New York Times
George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed 'the American Tolkien', George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.