A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One (Random House Movie Tie-In Books)

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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: the game of thrones. 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. ...Read more

Readers of epic fantasy series are: (1) patient--they are left in suspense between each volume, (2) persistent--they reread or at least review the previous book(s) when a new installment comes out, (3) strong--these 700-page doorstoppers are heavy, and (4) mentally agile--they follow a host of characters through a myriad of subplots. In A Game of Thrones, the first book of a projected six, George R.R. Martin rewards readers with a vividly real world, well-drawn characters, complex but coherent plotting, and beautifully constructed prose, which Locus called "well above the norms of the genre." Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. The story of these two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne dominates the foreground; in the background is a huge, ancient wall marking the northern border, beyond which barbarians, ice vampires, and direwolves menace the south as years-long winter advances. Abroad, a dragon princess lives among horse nomads and dreams of fiery reconquest. There is much bloodshed, cruelty, and death, but A Game of Thrones is nevertheless compelling; it garnered a Nebula nomination and won the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. So, on to A Clash of Kings! --Nona Vero ...Read more

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Quicklet on A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (CliffNotes-like Book Summary)

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Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. George R. R. Martin is an American science-fiction/fantasy author from New Jersey. He is most well known for his series, A Song of Ice and Fire. A lifelong comic book fan, Martin became interested in writing at a young age. In the 1980s, he began writing for several science-fiction television series. After writing for television, Martin was struggling with a new book in the 1990s. In his story, he developed a scene where a group of children find a dead direwolf and several direwolf pups. This scene would go on to plant the seeds for A Song of Ice and Fire. A Game of Thrones is the first installment in his series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Martin is finishing the seventh and final installment in the series, which was originally intended to be a trilogy. The series has been translated into 27 languages and was recently made into an award-winning television series on HBO. About the book: In the years following a devastating revolution to unseat an insane tyrant, all is not well in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. A top aide of the new king has died under mysterious circumstances, the heirs of the deposed despot seek to raise an army to reclaim the throne, and winter is coming… a cold and harsh winter that threatens to last for years. As a mysterious and horrifying force gathers in the wilderness, edging ever nearer to the unsuspecting people of the Seven Kingdoms, Lord Eddard Stark, a close friend of the king, investigates the death of his aide and uncovers a conspiracy that could tear the kingdoms apart. As families and steel clash amid a web of deception, Stark learns that when playing the game of thrones, there is one rule: you win, or you die. BOOK OUTLINE Pt. I: Context and Overall Highlights ->George R. R. Martin's background and the overall significance of A Game of Thrones (and A Song of Ice and Fire). Pt. II: List Of Important People ->The most important characters and houses in the book and their significance. Pt. III: Key Terms and Definitions ->Explanations of prominent economic, political, and historical terms and slang used in the book. Pt. IV: Chapter by Chapter Summary/Analysis ->Entertaining and quick summaries of all 72 chapters in the first installment! Pt. V: Interesting Articles, Reviews, and Trivia ->For example, did you know that George R. R. Martin developed the story while working on a short story concerning youths discovering wolf pups? SHORT EXCERPT FROM CHAPTERS 3-6 “I’d let the whole khalasar fuck you if need be, sweet sister, all forty thousand men, and their horses too if that was what it took to get my army…” On the eastern continent, Daenerys Targaryen is being prepared for an arranged marriage. Her older brother Viserys hopes to marry her to Khal Drogo, a savage Dothraki warlord in exchange for an army with which to invade the Seven Kingdoms and reclaim the throne. The siblings are the last living children of “Mad King” Aerys Targaryen, whom Ned and Robert overthrew fifteen years previously. Daenerys is frightened of Drogo, and also of her brother, who is very emotionally and physically abusive. Arriving in Winterfell, King Robert demands that Ned take him to the Stark family crypt so he can pay his respects to Ned’s late sister Lyanna, to whom Robert was once engaged to be married. In the crypt, Ned and Robert reminisce about the rebellion, and Robert asks Ned to take over Arryn’s position as The King’s Hand. He also offers to wed his son, Prince Joffery to Ned’s eldest daughter. Ned is hesitant to leave Winterfell, but says he will consider the matter with Catelyn. ...to read more, buy the Quicklet! Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. ...Read more

Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. George R. R. Martin is an American science-fiction/fantasy author from New Jersey. He is most well known for his series, A Song of Ice and Fire. A lifelong comic book fan, Martin became interested in writing at a young age. In the 1980s, he began writing for several science-fiction television series. After writing for television, Martin was struggling with a new book in the 1990s. In his story, he developed a scene where a group of children find a dead direwolf and several direwolf pups. This scene would go on to plant the seeds for A Song of Ice and Fire. A Game of Thrones is the first installment in his series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Martin is finishing the seventh and final installment in the series, which was originally intended to be a trilogy. The series has been translated into 27 languages and was recently made into an award-winning television series on HBO. About the book: In the years following a devastating revolution to unseat an insane tyrant, all is not well in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. A top aide of the new king has died under mysterious circumstances, the heirs of the deposed despot seek to raise an army to reclaim the throne, and winter is coming… a cold and harsh winter that threatens to last for years. As a mysterious and horrifying force gathers in the wilderness, edging ever nearer to the unsuspecting people of the Seven Kingdoms, Lord Eddard Stark, a close friend of the king, investigates the death of his aide and uncovers a conspiracy that could tear the kingdoms apart. As families and steel clash amid a web of deception, Stark learns that when playing the game of thrones, there is one rule: you win, or you die. BOOK OUTLINE Pt. I: Context and Overall Highlights ->George R. R. Martin's background and the overall significance of A Game of Thrones (and A Song of Ice and Fire). Pt. II: List Of Important People ->The most important characters and houses in the book and their significance. Pt. III: Key Terms and Definitions ->Explanations of prominent economic, political, and historical terms and slang used in the book. Pt. IV: Chapter by Chapter Summary/Analysis ->Entertaining and quick summaries of all 72 chapters in the first installment! Pt. V: Interesting Articles, Reviews, and Trivia ->For example, did you know that George R. R. Martin developed the story while working on a short story concerning youths discovering wolf pups? SHORT EXCERPT FROM CHAPTERS 3-6 “I’d let the whole khalasar fuck you if need be, sweet sister, all forty thousand men, and their horses too if that was what it took to get my army…” On the eastern continent, Daenerys Targaryen is being prepared for an arranged marriage. Her older brother Viserys hopes to marry her to Khal Drogo, a savage Dothraki warlord in exchange for an army with which to invade the Seven Kingdoms and reclaim the throne. The siblings are the last living children of “Mad King” Aerys Targaryen, whom Ned and Robert overthrew fifteen years previously. Daenerys is frightened of Drogo, and also of her brother, who is very emotionally and physically abusive. Arriving in Winterfell, King Robert demands that Ned take him to the Stark family crypt so he can pay his respects to Ned’s late sister Lyanna, to whom Robert was once engaged to be married. In the crypt, Ned and Robert reminisce about the rebellion, and Robert asks Ned to take over Arryn’s position as The King’s Hand. He also offers to wed his son, Prince Joffery to Ned’s eldest daughter. Ned is hesitant to leave Winterfell, but says he will consider the matter with Catelyn. ...to read more, buy the Quicklet! Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. ...Read more

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Game of Thrones: D20-Based Open Gaming RPG (Deluxe Limited Edition)

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An OGL & Tri-Stat Roleplaying Game and Reference Guide for A Game of Thrones •This Deluxe Edition includes the full content of the Standard Edition, including complete OGL rules, unprecedented detail on the setting of the best-selling series, customized character classes, new systems of Reputation and Influence, and a complete encyclopedia of people, places, houses and alliances in A Game of Thrones. • Lavish edition features full-color printing on premium quality paper, dozens of gorgeous two-page images, foil-stamped leatherette hardbound cover, exquisite dust jacket, oversized cloth bookmark, silver gilding on all edges, and a pull out poster-sized map of Westeros. • Adds an extensive appendix presenting an entire game system alternative: Guardians Of Order’s cinematic rules-light Tri-Stat System. • Features an exclusive interview with George R. R. Martin himself. • Every fan of George R. R. Martin will want this comprehensive encyclopedia of his beloved series — even if they aren’t gamers. Sword & Sorcery books are published under the Open Game License and are 100% compatible with v.3.5 rules and the d20 System. ...Read more

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Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Prima Official Game Guide)

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Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Two Thrones, Two Princes, One Guide • All Life Upgrades exposed. • Exclusive, fully labeled maps! Find every treasure chest. • Detailed combos to keep you fighting fiercely. • Unlockable weapons detailed. • All Weapons Rated so you can decide which will serve you best. • Codes revealed! ...Read more

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Re-reading A GAME OF THRONES: An Unauthorized Response to George R. R. Martin's Fantasy Classic

	Re-reading A GAME OF THRONES: An Unauthorized Response to George R. R. Martin's Fantasy Classic Average Customer Review:

Waiting for Dragons is an unauthorized critical essay hat is both an unabashed homage to George R.R. Martin’s brilliant fantasy novel A Game of Thrones and a candid – and at times controversial – commentary on the issues surrounding the delays of its sequels. In 1996, George R.R. Martin electrified fantasy fans around the world when he published A Game of Thrones, the first book in his acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series. Since then, Martin has published three more books in the series. The engrossing tale Martin spun with these first novels in his saga has gained more and more fans across the world and has resulted in a number of spin-off products, such including HBO’s TV series, card and board games, computer games, sword replicas, comic books and calendars. Perhaps paradoxically, the number of years between each time Martin publishes a new book in the series has increased. Fans have been clamoring for the fifth volume, A Dance with Dragons, since 2005: A book that promises to pick up the storylines of fan-favorite characters left hanging since 1999. As Martin struggles to reach the finish line, or indeed even the halfway point in his epic, his fans wait for the next fix. One way to keep sane during the long waits is to re-read the already published novels. Journey to Westeros with Remy J. Verhoeve as he celebrates his tenth reading of A Game of Thrones. Chapter by chapter, the author, a Dutch-Norwegian English teacher and self-confessed fantasy geek, is both fellow traveler and tour guide as he shares his insightful reflections on Martin’s writing techniques, major – and seemingly minor – plot points and characters, and much more. True to its origins as a blogging project undertaken while not-so-patiently waiting for A Dance With Dragons, the author does not hold back in this unauthorized companion book that is both an unabashed homage to the novel that started it all, as well as a candid – and at times controversial – commentary on the issues surrounding the delayed release of the fifth book. Whether or not they agree with everything the author has to say, all fans of A Song of Ice and Fire, from those who have loved the series since its inception in 1996 to those who have only just discovered it through the HBO series, will enjoy this thought-provoking and outspoken book. ...Read more

Waiting for Dragons is an unauthorized critical essay hat is both an unabashed homage to George R.R. Martin’s brilliant fantasy novel A Game of Thrones and a candid – and at times controversial – commentary on the issues surrounding the delays of its sequels. In 1996, George R.R. Martin electrified fantasy fans around the world when he published A Game of Thrones, the first book in his acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire series. Since then, Martin has published three more books in the series. The engrossing tale Martin spun with these first novels in his saga has gained more and more fans across the world and has resulted in a number of spin-off products, such including HBO’s TV series, card and board games, computer games, sword replicas, comic books and calendars. Perhaps paradoxically, the number of years between each time Martin publishes a new book in the series has increased. Fans have been clamoring for the fifth volume, A Dance with Dragons, since 2005: A book that promises to pick up the storylines of fan-favorite characters left hanging since 1999. As Martin struggles to reach the finish line, or indeed even the halfway point in his epic, his fans wait for the next fix. One way to keep sane during the long waits is to re-read the already published novels. Journey to Westeros with Remy J. Verhoeve as he celebrates his tenth reading of A Game of Thrones. Chapter by chapter, the author, a Dutch-Norwegian English teacher and self-confessed fantasy geek, is both fellow traveler and tour guide as he shares his insightful reflections on Martin’s writing techniques, major – and seemingly minor – plot points and characters, and much more. True to its origins as a blogging project undertaken while not-so-patiently waiting for A Dance With Dragons, the author does not hold back in this unauthorized companion book that is both an unabashed homage to the novel that started it all, as well as a candid – and at times controversial – commentary on the issues surrounding the delayed release of the fifth book. Whether or not they agree with everything the author has to say, all fans of A Song of Ice and Fire, from those who have loved the series since its inception in 1996 to those who have only just discovered it through the HBO series, will enjoy this thought-provoking and outspoken book. ...Read more

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A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One

	A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One Average Customer Review:	List Price : $17.00 Our Price : $10.36 You Save : 39%

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: the game of thrones. 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. ...Read more

Readers of epic fantasy series are: (1) patient--they are left in suspense between each volume, (2) persistent--they reread or at least review the previous book(s) when a new installment comes out, (3) strong--these 700-page doorstoppers are heavy, and (4) mentally agile--they follow a host of characters through a myriad of subplots. In A Game of Thrones, the first book of a projected six, George R.R. Martin rewards readers with a vividly real world, well-drawn characters, complex but coherent plotting, and beautifully constructed prose, which Locus called "well above the norms of the genre." Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. The story of these two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne dominates the foreground; in the background is a huge, ancient wall marking the northern border, beyond which barbarians, ice vampires, and direwolves menace the south as years-long winter advances. Abroad, a dragon princess lives among horse nomads and dreams of fiery reconquest. There is much bloodshed, cruelty, and death, but A Game of Thrones is nevertheless compelling; it garnered a Nebula nomination and won the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. So, on to A Clash of Kings! --Nona Vero ...Read more

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George R. R. Martin's monumental fantasy epic continues in this dazzlingly wrought graphic novel adaptation. In the second volume of A Game of Thrones, the irresistible plot thickens and the spellbinding magic of a master storyteller deepens. For Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, a new role now beckons: Hand of the King-a position of power second only to his majesty himself. But is a life at court, in luxurious King's Landing, any life for a hardened man of action like Stark? Is the king's invitation an honor he can refuse-or a mandate he cannot ignore, when faced with shocking revelations of treachery on high? ...Read more

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Game of Thrones Season One Essays

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Pearson Moore, featured writer at Westeros.org and author of LOST Humanity and LOST Identity, has collected his Game of Thrones essays into a book. You will find the essays not only intriguing, but irresistible in the way they open up new ways of thinking about television’s most exciting new fantasy drama. These are essays unlike any you have read before. Pearson Moore digs deep into the heart and soul of Game of Thrones, immersing readers in the world of Westeros, bringing unparalleled enjoyment, complexity, and appreciation to the most fascinating fantasy series ever made for television. After reading “Game of Thrones Season One Essays,” you’ll want to see the episodes again and again; Moore’s compelling prose and captivating ideas will enrich your viewing experience with a depth of insight available nowhere else. The Season One Essays include the engaging 7000-word essay on Moore’s favorite character, Bran Stark, as well as the 11,000-word overview of the history of Westeros. You will find no dry lists of names and dates in this history. Moore challenges on every page, connecting characters, events, and chronologies with thesis and themes, creating the novel ideas that are the hallmark of Moore’s commentary on television drama. This first volume of Game of Thrones essays contains twenty-one long (3000- to 11,000-word) articles, 88,000 words total, with chapters on each of the ten episodes, five of the major characters (Bran Stark, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Ned Stark, and Daenerys Targaryen), and several of the important themes. Two full chapters are given to the analysis of the direwolves scene from Episode One, which Moore considers to the be the central scene of Season One. You will find no more complete, challenging, and stimulating collection of essays on Game of Thrones. Tens of thousands of readers worldwide consider Pearson Moore must-read to fully plumb the depths of LOST, Mad Men, and Game of Thrones. Now you can read all of his Season One essays in one volume. The direwolves await! ...Read more

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