NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES "GAME OF THRONES" From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you ve ever read before. With "A Game of Thrones, "George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere. A GAME OF THRONES A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom s protective Wall. To the south, the king s powers are failing his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself. 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 sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones. Unparalleled in scope and execution, "A Game of Thrones" is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won t let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more.
MARTIN GEORGE R.R.
George R. R. Martin es el autor de «Canción de hielo y fuego», la saga en que se basa la popular serie de HBO Juego de tronos. Martin vendió su primer relato en 1971 y desde entonces se ha dedicado profesionalmente a la escritura. En las novelas Muerte de la luz 1979 , Refugio del viento 1988 , Sueño del Fevre 1983 , The Armageddon Rag 1983 y Los viajes de Tuf 1988 cultivó la fantasía, el terror y la ciencia ficción, géneros que también exploró en sus numerosos relatos, recogidos en los volúmenes Una canción para Lya 1982 y Canciones que cantan los muertos 1986 . En la década de los ochenta trabajó como guionista y productor en Hollywood, pero a mediados de la década siguiente volvió a la narrativa con la aclamadísima saga de fantasía épica por la que es mundialmente conocido. Por el momento ha publicado cinco entregas: Juego de tronos, Choque de reyes, Tormenta de espadas, Festín de cuervos y Danza de dragones.