Review
‘Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best’
Time Magazine
‘Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world … one of the greats of fantasy literature’
SFX
‘The sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads … Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias’
Guardian
Product Description
The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast.
Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men… all will play the Game of Thrones.
Winter is coming…
From the Back Cover
A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
'A Game of Thrones' begins a new fantasy trilogy, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' We think it is a wonderful book, perhaps the best of its kind since 'The Lord of the Rings' itself. We are convinced that once you start to read George R.R. Martin's story, you won't want to rest until you have finished it.
But for you, the reader, a new book is a substantial investment. How do you know that we aren't exaggerating its merits? To answer that question, we came up with the idea of this special preview edition, which enables you to read the early chapters of the book at a very low cost. If you like it – as we're sure you will – then you can return to the bookshop from which you bought this preview edition and you will be able to buy the complete novel at a special price. You really can't lose!
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.About the Author
George R.R. Martin is the author of fourteen novels, including five volumes of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, several collections of short stories and numerous screen plays for television drama and feature films. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
