The Worlds of George RR Martin

The Inspirations Behind Game of Thrones

Tom Huddleston

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Francis Lincoln (Adult ti
08 October 2024

Film, TV & Radio; Television soap operas; Literary reference works; Fantasy

In the many realms of modern fantasy there is only one true King, and his name is George Raymond Richard Martin. With A Song of Ice and Fire, Martin has created a world on a scale almost unrivalled by any other single writer. Approaching two million words and still evolving, this genuinely epic series of novels, with its deeply interlocking narratives, finely crafted drama and enormous range of characters, is a creation of extraordinary breadth. So how did a writer best known for short stories come to craft such a gigantic sequence of novels, and what is the key to their extraordinary success? What sources - historical, literary and personal - did Martin draw upon in the writing, and what inspiration did they give him? The Worlds of George R.R. Martin is an in-depth bringing together of the enormous range of inspirations behind Martin's work - from historical borrowings as wide-ranging as the Roman empire, the Wars of the Roses and the Mongol conquests, to diverse literary and mythological texts, and Martin's own family experience and biography.

By: Tom Huddleston
Imprint: Francis Lincoln (Adult ti
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9780711288522
ISBN 10: 0711288526
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction The North The Wall Winterfell The Iron Islands The Crownlands King’s Landing Dragonstone The Twins West & South Casterly Rock Highgarden and the Reach Dorne Essos The Free Cities Vaes Dothrak Slaver’s Bay and Beyond Epilogue Bibliography Endnotes Index Picture Credits About the Author and Acknowledgements

Tom Huddleston is an author, journalist and musician based in North London. His novels include several science fiction and fantasy stories for younger readers including the eco-futuristic FloodWorld trilogy. He spent a decade on the Film desk at Time Out magazine and is now a freelance Film & TV journalist writing for, among others, The Guardian and Little White Lies.