- Paperback: 1200 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (18 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575081481
- ISBN-13: 978-0575081482
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 5.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 631,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The book every George R.R. Martin fan has been waiting for: a magnificent collection of the best-selling author's most evocative short fiction
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GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE is a massive collection of the best of George R.R. Martin's short fiction, containing 32 short stories and novellas, including the Hugo-winning 'A Song for Lya', the Bram Stoker-winning 'The Pear-Shaped Man' and 'The Skin Trade', which won the World Fantasy Award and is generally acclaimed as the finest werewolf story of our time. As well as the stories themselves, which span Martin's multi-faceted career, there are two television scripts, voluminous author commentary, an introduction by award-winning editor and writer Gardner Dozois and a comprehensive bibliography. This must-have volume by one of the brightest stars in the field of imaginative fiction
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Half autobiography, half short stories,
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This review is from: Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective: Bk. 1 (Gollancz) (Paperback)
This book is a great compilation of short stories from and incorporating a mix of genres by a fantastic writer, with a commentary/autobiography between different periods in his writing. The stories themselves are fun to read, but the book was so enthralling for me because of the autobiographical sections, which made the stories more engaging because of the insight into the writer's life, which in turn caused certain stories to be written.
Highly recommended for people who enjoy short stories, but beware if you think every story will be a small version of "A Song of Ice and Fire," the genres are more diverse than that, including horror and science fiction, as well as more traditional fantasy.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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It's not all ice and fire you know,
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This review is from: Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective: Bk. 1 (Gollancz) (Paperback)
Firstly let me say that I cannot compete with Blue Tyson's in depth review of the Red covered edition. As I have only purchased the blue covered book 1, I can only comment on that so here goes,...
Short stories - you either love them or hate them. I must admit that I am surprised that a book by an author with such a legion of fans hasn't had more reviews, even allowing for the confusing number of editions out there. Still, if you are a fan, you know that GRRM has turned his hand to many genres in the past, and that is exemplified in his shorter fiction. To be fair, his early published work is a bit clunky, but it is interesting to see how he has developed, and his between section summaries and biography are more interesting than I might have expected. If you had asked me if I had read any of GRRM's short stories before getting this book I would have said "No", but on reading some of these, for example "A song for Lya" I realise that I must have done because they appeared in the various SF magazines that were ubiquitous in the late seventies/early 80's such as Omni and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine - which are sadly now either defunct or incredibly difficult to get hold of. So all in all an eclectic and interesting collection well worth devouring in one hit or dipping into between other books.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read.,
By bioShark (UK, Romania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dreamsongs: A Rretrospective (Paperback)
I have enjoyed every moment reading this book. I liked the unique way to combine the biography with the short stories. In the first stories, you can observe the youth and the inexperience of the author, but nevertheless the stories are quite good, very enjoyable read.
If anybody cares, I would definitely recommended this book.
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