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.
`Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, George R.R. Martin is by far the best' Time `I can't begin to tell you how much I love GAME OF THRONES' Jon Ronson `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 fiction's 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