Fantaasiasarja (Jää ja tule laul) esimene raamat jutustab loo reetmisest, ahnusest ja Seitsme kuningriigi ühtsust ohustavast sõjast. Tegevus toimub muinasjutulises maailmas, mis on juba üle 8000 aasta lahingutes ja katastroofides kannatanud. Raamat räägib meile meestest ja naistest, kes on segatud surmatoovatesse konfliktidesse ning kohutavast pärandist, mis nad oma lastele jätavad. Troonimängus on vaid kaks võ sa kas võidad või sured. Ja kibedas külmas, Müüri taga asuvatel elututel maadel kogub jõudu kohutav talv, kus teised – need, kes pole veel surnud ja need, kes pole veel sündinud – on valmis inimeste valdustesse tungima. Troonimängu peetakse üheks parimaks viimastel aastatel kirjutatud fantaasiaraamatuks ning seda on palju võrreldud ka Tolkieni “Sõrmuste isandaga”.
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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.
