George R.R. Martin is the globally bestselling author of many fine novels, including A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, which together make up the series A Song of Ice and Fire, on which HBO based the world's most-watched television series, Game of Thrones. Other works set in or about Westeros include The World of Ice and Fire, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His science fiction novella Nightflyers has also been adapted as a television series; and he is the creator of the shared-world Wild Cards universe, working with the finest writers in the genre. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: `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' SFX `Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages' THE TIMES `I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers' ROBERT JORDAN