George R. R. Martin

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders — Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon — who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns.

Long ago a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.

Drakarnas tid 300 år före Game of Thrones landsteg Aegon I i Västeros. Med sina systrar vid sin sida besegrade han de sju konungarikena och inledde drakarnas styre. Genom storslagna strider och politiska maktspel försvarade huset Targaryen sin tron och styrde världen med järnhand. Det här är deras berättelse. I Eld & Blod (Del II) skildrar den bästsäljande författaren George R. R. Martin den mest fängslande dynastin i Västeros: draklorderna Targaryen. Som kända från succéserien Game of Thrones berättas nu deras historia, från erövrandet av de sju konungarikena till upptakten till det ödesdigra Drakarnas dans.

Drakarnas tid300 år före Game of Thrones landsteg Aegon I i Västeros. Med sina systrar vid sin sida besegrade han de sju konungarikena och inledde drakarnas styre. Genom storslagna strider och politiska maktspel försvarade huset Targaryen sin tron och styrde världen med järnhand. Det här är deras berättelse. I Eld & Blod Historien om huset Targaryen (Del I) skildrar den bästsäljande författaren George R. R. Martin den mest fängslande dynastin i Västeros: draklorderna Targaryen. Som kända från succéserien Game of Thrones berättas nu deras historia, från erövrandet av de sju konungarikena till upptakten till det ödesdigra Drakarnas dans. Vackert illustrerad av Doug Wheatley.

A new collection of Wild Cards stories, previously published on Tor.com and together in one volume for the first time In hardcover for the first time, Full House--edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin--brings together the Wild Cards stories that have been previously published on Tor.com, including works from: Daniel AbrahamCherie PriestDavid D. LevineWalter Jon WilliamsPaul CornellCarrie VaughnCaroline SpectorStephen LeighMelinda M. SnodgrassAnd more

A stunning calendar featuring never-before-seen illustrations of the Targaryen civil war chronicled in the #1 New York Times bestseller Fire & Blood, the inspiration for the upcoming HBO series House of the Dragon. The Dance of the Dragons is the most infamous period in Westerosi history, in which two legitimate claimants for the Iron Throne, along with their supporters--and their dragons --fought for the right to sit that legendary chair. Now in the pages of this epic calendar--the first focused exclusively on material from George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood--a selection of artists unveil thirteen original images from the glorious and bloody days when the Targaryens reigned supreme, and their dragons held dominion over the skies.

The Inspiration for the HBO Original Series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in George R. R. Martin's FIREBLOOD.

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV'S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon"The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin's fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped."--Entertainment Weekly Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen--the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria--took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel's worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros. Praise for Fire & Blood "A masterpiece of popular historical fiction."--The Sunday Times "The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the title's promised elements. . . . It's hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should 'bend the knee, ' 'take the black' and join the Night's Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end."--The Guardian

Cuando los reyes est n en guerra, toda la tierra tiembla... "Ahora hay m s reyes en el reino que ratas en un castillo", afirma uno de los personajes de Choque de reyes. Despu s de la sospechosa muerte de Robert Baratheon, el monarca de los Siete Reinos, su hijo Joffrey ha sido impuesto por la fuerza, aunque "quienes realmente gobiernan son su madre, un eunuco y un enano", como dice la voz del pueblo. Cuatro nobles se proclaman, a la vez, reyes leg timos, y las tierras de Poniente se estremecen entre guerras y traiciones. Y todo este horror se encuentra presidido por la m s ominosa de las se ales: un inmenso cometa color sangre suspendido en el cielo. En esta novela prodigiosa nada es realmente lo que parece ser. Los protagonistas, trazados con una complejidad asombrosa, son capaces de hacerse odiar o amar desde las primeras p ginas. George R. R. Martin, con pulso firme y en rgico, vuelve a ofrecernos un brillante despliegue de personajes en una trama rica, densa y sorprendente. Nos convierte en testigos de luchas fratricidas, intrigas y traiciones palaciegas en una tierra maldita, donde fuerzas ocultas se alzan de nuevo y acechan para reinar en las noches del largo invierno que se avecina. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SERIES: BOOK 2 In this thrilling sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

A groundbreaking and "wonderful" (Library Journal, starred review) anthology of fantasy, science fiction, and romance from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, edited by the acclaimed George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. From epic fantasy, post-apocalyptic America, to faerie-haunted rural fields in 18th-century England, to an intergalactic empire, join star-crossed lovers as they struggle against the forces of magic and fate. A star-studded cross-genre anthology Songs of Love and Death features all-original tales from seventeen of the most prestigious names in romance, fantasy, and science fiction. Contributors include: -Neil Gaiman -Diana Gabaldon -Jim Butcher -Robin Hobb -Marjorie M. Liu -Jo Beverley -Mary Jo Putney -Peter S. Beagle -Jacqueline Carey -Carrie Vaughn -Yasmine Galenorn -MLN Hanover -Kristine Kathryn Rusch -Linnea Sinclair -Cecelia Holland -Tanith Lee -Melinda Snodgrass -Lisa Tuttle

Canci n de hielo y fuego III "La espada llameante dej a su paso largas estelas de fuego... El acero cant contra el acero". Arrasados por la guerra, los Siete Reinos pronto sufrir n un largu simo invierno que se predice excepcionalmente crudo. Mientras la violencia y el clima empeoran, los personajes entra ables e infames que ya conocemos contin an debati ndose entre feroces batallas y perversas intrigas palaciegas: Joffrey, el cruel rey adolescente, sigue haciendo de las suyas ante el azoro de los propios miembros de su clan, los Lannister; Robb Stark, rey de Invernalia, ha ganado todos sus batallas, pero est perdiendo la guerra; Daenerys, la princesa de los tres dragones, est al frente de un ej rcito de mercenarios decidida a cumplir su destino: recuperar el reino del que fue despojada. Pero otra fuerza con la que nadie contaba, los Otros, surge desde m s all del Muro de Hielo: un ej rcito sobrenatural cuyos cuerpos inertes quiz no puedan ser detenidos. Mientras el futuro de este mundo cuelga en la balanza, nadie descansar hasta que los Siete Reinos hayan estallado en una aut ntica tormenta de espadas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SERIES: BOOK 3Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. A STORM OF SWORDSOf the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . . But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.

An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series that inspired HBO's Emmy Award-winning GAME OF THRONES. From ancient times the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. The ice dragon had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara’s home. And only a winter child – and the ice dragon who loved her – could save her world from utter destruction.

A young, naive but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience. Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg - whose true identity must be hidden from all he and Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen, and one day he will be king.