Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. 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 Game of Thrones 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 and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is 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; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: thegame of thrones.
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.
