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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

A Game of Thrones



Writer: George R. R. Martin

Series: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Two (I)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Medieval Fantasy


Other Books in the Series: A Clash of Kings,
                                            A Storm of Swords
                                            A Feast for Crows
Language: English




Publisher: Bantam Books

Catalog Reference: ISBN 978 0 553 57990 1

Website: www.bantamdell.com,
               www.georgerrmartin.com

Appreciations Received: 
  
I have chosen only a very few...
The Denver Post -
"Martin amply fulfills the first volume's promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written"


"The major fantasy of the decade."


Robert Jordan -
"Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant""


Chicago Sun-Times -
"Reminiscent of T. H. White's The Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal."

Ann McCaffrey -
"Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."

Awards & Nominations:

Locus Award – Best Novel (Fantasy) (Won) – (1997)
 
World Fantasy Award – Best Novel (Nominated) – (1997)

Hugo Award – Best Novella for Blood of the Dragon (Won) – (1997)

Nebula Award – Best Novel (Nominated) – (1997)

Ignotus Award – Best Novel (Foreign) (Won) – (2003)

Glimpse:


Price:  $8.99 US, $9.99 Canada.

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