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Crows will fight over a dead man's flesh, and kill each other for his eyes. Bloodthirsty, treacherous, and cunning, the Lannisters hold power on the Iron Throne under the young king Tommen. While the war in the Seven Kingdoms may have ceased, its bitter end ignites new conflicts. The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell are driven by a desire for vengeance for their fallen. Euron Crow's Eye, a pirate of the darkest reputation, returns from the ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles. In the cold north, beyond the Wall where the Others loom, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly carries a mysterious child to the Citadel. In a world rife with incest, fratricide, alchemy, and murder, only those with the sharpest steel and coldest hearts can hope to prevail.
Author
George Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin, born on September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey, is a distinguished fantasy and science fiction writer. Son to Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and Margaret Brady Martin, he grew up with two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten. Martin's passion for writing emerged early, selling monster stories to neighborhood kids, which later evolved into a keen interest in comic books during his high school years, where he also started writing fiction for comic fanzines. His first professional story, The Hero, was sold in 1970 at age 21 and published in Galaxy's February 1971 issue. After earning a B.S. and then a M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Martin served as a conscientious objector with VISTA, tied to the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation from 1972-1974, alongside directing chess tournaments and teaching journalism. His marriage to Gale Burnick in 1975 ended in divorce by 1979 without children. Martin transitioned to full-time writing in 1979, after a stint as writer-in-residence at Clarke College. In Hollywood, Martin contributed to Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast on CBS, later producing his own pilot, Doorways. Residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he's been actively involved with the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and the Writers' Guild of America, West.
