A Dance with Dragons: Part 1 Dreams and Dust (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5)

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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 DANCE WITH DRAGONS: DREAMS AND DUST is the first part of the fifth volume in the series.

Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias Guardian
Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from Kings Landing with a price on his head. Jon Snow has been elected Lord Commander of the Nights Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.

The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by outlaws and priests, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will lead to the greatest dance of all.

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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

Author Bio

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.