A Song of Ice and Fire, 7 Volumes: The box-set collection for the bestselling classic epic fantasy series behind the award-winning HBO and Sky TV show and phenomenon GAME OF THRONES

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According to Martin, the fantasy genre rarely focuses on sex and sexuality, [38] instead often treating sexuality in a juvenile way or neglecting it completely. Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, and Daenerys Targaryen generate the most feedback from readers. Regarding the characters as the heart of the story, [115] Martin planned the epic A Song of Ice and Fire to have a large cast of characters and many different settings from the beginning. R. Martin's superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings.

Martin found that some characters had minds of their own and took his writing in different directions. A Song of Ice and Fire is the inspiration for HBO and Sky’s Game of Thrones, the most-watched TV series of all time.Martin has sourced the Massacre of Glencoe and Black Dinner as inspiration for the "Red Wedding", a crucial twist in A Storm of Swords.

The family names were designed in association with ethnic groups (see backstory): the First Men in the North of Westeros had very simply descriptive names like Stark and Strong, whereas the descendants of the Andal invaders in the South have more elaborate, undescriptive house names like Lannister or Arryn, and the Targaryens and Valyrians from the Eastern continent have the most exotic names with the letter Y. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son. Delve into the intricate web of political intrigue, complex characters, and thrilling battles that have enthralled millions of readers worldwide. He further confirmed that some of the plot of the book might be revealed in the upcoming season of Game of Thrones.For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice centre (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK).

Mary Shelley's darkly disturbing tale is illustrated by Angela Barrett and newly introduced by Richard Holmes.

The story unfolds through a rotating set of subjective points of view, the success or survival of any one of which is never assured. Martin deliberately ignored the writing rule of never giving two characters names starting with the same letter. Seeing the world through the characters' eyes requires a certain amount of empathy with them, including the villains, [84] all of whom he has said he loves as if they were his own children. During this period of instability, two of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros attempt to become independent from the Iron Throne: Eddard's eldest son Robb is proclaimed King in the North, while Lord Balon Greyjoy desires to recover the sovereignty of his region, the Iron Islands.