A Game of Thrones (Hardback reissue): The bestselling classic epic fantasy series behind the award-winning HBO and Sky TV show and phenomenon GAME OF THRONES: Book 1 (A Song of Ice and Fire)

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The series' popularity skyrocketed in subsequent volumes, [24] with the second and third volumes making The New York Times Best Seller lists in 1999 [40] and 2000, [42] respectively. He further confirmed that some of the plot of the book might be revealed in the upcoming season of Game of Thrones. Featuring interviews with key actors and crew members that capture the best scripted and unscripted moments from the first two sea¬sons, as well as a preface by George R. The first novel in a brand-new epic fantasy trilogy by the author of Fevre Dream and The Armageddon Rag.

Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage A Feast for Crows has a 63-page list of characters, [10] with many of the thousands of characters mentioned only in passing [51] or disappearing from view for long stretches. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

All day, Will had felt as though something were watching him, something cold and implacable that loved him not. Influenced by his television and film scripting background, Martin tries to keep readers engrossed by ending each A Song of Ice and Fire chapter with a tense or revelational moment, a twist or a cliffhanger, similar to a TV act break. In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. That when things are, on the whole, pretty crappy [in the real world], it's a deep joy to dive headfirst into something so completely immersive, something from which there is no need to surface from hours at a time. Since the events on the Iron Islands were to have an impact in the book and could not be told with existing POV characters, Martin eventually introduced three new viewpoints.

No matter which Game of Thrones house is your favorite, reading the Game of Thrones books will take you on an adventure. Jonathan Burton has worked as an illustrator since 1999, after graduating with an MA from Kingston University, London.

He described his writing as coming from a subconscious level in "almost a daydreaming process", [94] and his stories, which have a mythic rather than a scientific core, draw from emotion instead of rationality. This pushed Martin back towards writing books, where he did not have to worry about compromising the size of his imagination.

A Clash of Kings was the first book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series to make the best-seller lists, [27] reaching 13 on The New York Times Best Seller list in 1999.The popularity of the HBO series has made its version of the Iron Throne an icon of the entire media franchise. Before it even premiered, the TV series had boosted sales of the book series, with A Song of Ice and Fire approaching triple-digit growth in year-on-year sales.