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A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.
From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you've ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece,......more
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A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.
From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you've ever read before. With A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere.
A GAME OF THRONES
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE
Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. 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 forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. To the south, the king's powers are failinghis most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king's new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.
Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate...
George R. R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for his sins spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer/producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. In the mid-nineties he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris.
- Author:
- Martin, George R. R.
- Series Title:
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Genre:
- FICTION / Fantasy / Epic
- Audience:
- General/trade
- Number Within Series:
- 1
- Edition Detail:
- Reissue
- Format:
- Hardcover
- Pages:
- 694
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Bantam Dell Pub Group
- Publish Date:
- 08/01/1996
- Copyright Year:
- 1996
- ISBN:
- 9780553103540
- Height:
- 9.75 in
- Wdth:
- 6.5 in
- Thickness:
- 1.75 in
- Unit weight:
- 2.45 lb
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Book draws you in!
I watched the HBO show before reading the book, so following the story wasn't difficult. I haven't finished the book yet, but the show did a pretty great job of keeping with the story thus far! If you liked the show, you may either enjoy the book or feel it's a waste of time because you already know what will happen.
- How did the image on site compare with the actual product? Image on site did NOT match actual product. The actual image cover is blue with a horizontal sword going across the front.
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. As expected: New with great quality sheets.
- Would you recommend this to a friend? Yes
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