Part of Series
Džordž R. R. Martin je ostvario značajnu karijeru kao pisac naučne fantastike, horora, epske fantastike, kao scenarista i televizijski producent i kao urednik, priređivač i autor koncepta dugovečne serije priča i romana Divlje karte, na kojoj rade mnogi autori. Ono što je Džordž postigao u svakom od tih polja zadovoljilo bi mnoge profesionalce kao životno delo – i to životno delo vredno hvale. Ova retrospektiva je iscrpan vodič kroz jednu bogatu i raznovrsnu karijeru, i neizostavno štivo za sve ljubitelje naučne i epske fantastike i horora. U prvom tomu svoje retrospektive Martin nam predstavlja svoje prve mladalačke književne pokušaje, svoje prve profesionalno objavljene pripovetke, među kojima se posebno ističe Pesma za Liju za koju je Martin dobio svoju prvu nagradu Hugo. U svim tim pričama već se jasno vidi izuzetan dar za stvaranje nesvakidašnjih svetova, upečatljivih likova, snažnih zapleta kao i neke od tema koje će mnogo godina kasnije u potpunosti obraditi u svom slavnom serijalu. Sve je to protkano Martinovim duhovitim autobiografskim crticama o njegovom odrastanju, porodici, književnim uticajima i pokušajima da objavi svoje prve radove. „Mada je već više od trideset godina jedan od najuticajnijih autora u nekoliko različitih žanrova, mada je osvajao nagrade Hugo, Nebula i World Fantasy, Džordž R. R. Martin je napokon uspeo, i to van svake sumnje. Siguran i jasan znak toga jeste činjenica da su nečiju knjigu nedavno reklamirali rečima: ’Napisana u tradiciji Džordža R. R. Martina!’.“ Gardner Dozoa
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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.
