George R. R. Martin
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George R. R. Martin was born on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey. He began writing at an early age, selling monster stories for pennies to neighborhood children. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University. In 1986, he worked as a story editor for the CBS vis mere series The Twilight Zone. He was also an executive story consultant, producer and co-supervising producer for CBS's Beauty and the Beast. In 1970, he sold the story The Hero to Galaxy magazine. Since becoming a full-time writer in 1979, he has written many novels, stories, and series including A Song for Lya, Portraits of His Children, The Pear-Shaped Man, and the Song of Ice and Fire series. He has won numerous awards including five Locus Awards, three Hugo Awards and two Nebula awards. In 2013 he made The New York Times Best Seller List with his titles A Dance with Dragons and A Game of Thrones: a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows. His title's Rogues and The Ice Dragon made the New York Times List in 2014. Martin's title, A Knight of Seven Kingdoms, A Song of Fire and Ice novel, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. He is number 4 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: With Peri Maric, Chapters, Downtown Vancouver, 2006
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Værker af George R. R. Martin
Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III (2018) 3,272 eksemplarer
A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast of Crows / A Dance with Dragons (1996) 2,785 eksemplarer
The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (2014) 1,972 eksemplarer
A Song of Ice and Fire 1-4: A Game of Thrones / Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows (2011) 1,778 eksemplarer
Songs of Love and Death: All Original Tales of Star Crossed Love (2010) — Redaktør — 717 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season [Blu-ray Digital Copy] (Sous-titres français) (2011) — Writer — 403 eksemplarer
A Dream of Spring 354 eksemplarer
The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One: 1 (The Targaryen Dynasty: The… (2022) 179 eksemplarer
The Official A Game of Thrones Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book (A Song of Ice and Fire) (2015) 138 eksemplarer
Untitled (A Song of Ice and Fire, #8) 72 eksemplarer
A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume One (A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel) (2018) 53 eksemplarer
A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Two (A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel) (2019) 32 eksemplarer
Selections from Dreamsongs 3: Stories from Wild Cards and More Stories from Martin's Later Years (2007) — Fortæller, nogle udgaver — 22 eksemplarer
George R. R. Martin Presents Wild Cards: Pairing up: tales of love & lust from the world of the Wild Cards (2023) — Redaktør — 17 eksemplarer
Selections from Dreamsongs 1: Fan Fiction and Sci-Fi from Martin's Early Years (2007) 16 eksemplarer
Selections from Dreamsongs 2: Stories of Fantasy, Horror/Sci-Fi, and a Man Called Tuf (2007) 16 eksemplarer
A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Three: Volume Three (A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel) (2021) 15 eksemplarer
The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother 10 eksemplarer
Wild Cards 7 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones: A Clash Of Kings Part II #1 7 eksemplarer
Meathouse Man [short fiction] 7 eksemplarer
Blood & Fire 6 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Part II #5 6 eksemplarer
Meathouse Man [short story] 5 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings Part II #2 5 eksemplarer
A Wild Cards Collection: Books I-V (Wild Cards I, Wild Cards II: Aces High, Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild, Wild Cards IV:… (2017) 4 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones: A Clash Of Kings Part II #4 4 eksemplarer
Marvel Dabel Brothers Sampler 3 eksemplarer
أغنية الجليد والنار: رقصة مع التنانين 3 eksemplarer
Oluja maceva - deo prvi: Celik i sneg 3 eksemplarer
أغنية الجليد والنار: وليمة للغربان 3 eksemplarer
Elden Ring — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings #4 3 eksemplarer
George R. R. Martin Starter Pack 4-Book Bundle: A Game of Thrones, Dreamsongs: Volume I, Fevre Dream, Armageddon Rag (2012) 3 eksemplarer
The Sons of the Dragon 2 eksemplarer
Legends II 2 eksemplarer
Die dunkle Königin (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, Band 8) 2 eksemplarer
Game of Thrones - Das Lied von Eis und Feuer 5 — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Random House 2014 Free Sampler 2 eksemplarer
A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues 7 Books Box Set 2 eksemplarer
Wild Cards - Die Cops von Jokertown: Roman (Wild Cards - Jokertown 1) (German Edition) (2018) 2 eksemplarer
تنين الجليد 2 eksemplarer
L'ascesa del drago. Una storia illustrata della dinastia Targaryen. Ediz. a colori (Vol. 1) (2022) 2 eksemplarer
The Hedge Knight II: Sword Sword #5 2 eksemplarer
The Hedge Knight II: Sword Sword #3 2 eksemplarer
Os Reinos do Caos, vol II de II 2 eksemplarer
O Mar de Ferro 2 2 eksemplarer
O Festim dos Corvos As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo - Vol. 7 (Edição especial limitada) (2020) 2 eksemplarer
Wild Cards 4-7: The Puppetman Quartet: Aces Abroad, Down & Dirty, Ace in the Hole, Dead Man's Hand (2015) 2 eksemplarer
A Wild Cards Collection: The Fort Freak Triad: Fort Freak, Lowball, High Stakes (2018) 2 eksemplarer
GOSTI KORBASH 2 eksemplarer
STUHI SHPATASH 2 2 eksemplarer
Vatra i krv 2 eksemplarer
A Ball of Beasts (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4-5) 2 eksemplarer
A Dança dos Dragões As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo - Vol. 9 (Edição especial limitada) (1905) 2 eksemplarer
Juego de tronos 2 eksemplarer
VIAJEROS DE LA NOCHE 1 eksemplar
“And Now His Watch Has Ended” 1 eksemplar
"Valar Morghulis" 1 eksemplar
"Valar Dohaeris" 1 eksemplar
"Walk of Punishment" 1 eksemplar
Fire & blood 1 eksemplar
The Sons of the Dragon 1 eksemplar
بطاقات جامحة 1 eksemplar
George RR Martins In the House of the Worm #1 Regal Cover Edition Comic Book (July 2014) 1 eksemplar
"Dark Wings, Dark Words" 1 eksemplar
"Kissed By Fire" 1 eksemplar
A Song of Ice and Fire Series 6 Books Box Collection Set By George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones, Steel and Snow,… (2021) 1 eksemplar
"The Rains of Castamere" 1 eksemplar
The Hero 1 eksemplar
George R.R. Martins Game of Thrones - Königsfehde: Bd. 4 (2. Buch von Das Lied von Eis und Feuer) (2023) 1 eksemplar
Încleștarea regilor (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) 1 eksemplar
Ild og Blod, Huset Targaryana storhed og fald 1 eksemplar
“Mhysa” 1 eksemplar
"Second Sons" 1 eksemplar
Game of Thrones: Season 2 [Blu-ray] 1 eksemplar
George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings #2 1 eksemplar
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" 1 eksemplar
"The Climb" 1 eksemplar
Darebáci 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond December 08 1 eksemplar
All the King's Horses 7 1 eksemplar
Appendix 1 eksemplar
Interlude Five 1 eksemplar
Interlude Four 1 eksemplar
Interlude Three 1 eksemplar
Interlude Two 1 eksemplar
Interlude One 1 eksemplar
Sudar kraljeva - ilustrovano izdanje 1 eksemplar
Prologue 1 eksemplar
OLUJA MACEVA 1-2 CELIK I SNEG + KRV I ZLATO 1 eksemplar
STUHI SHPATASH 1 1 eksemplar
Jube: Two 1 eksemplar
GJUETI FRONESH 1 eksemplar
PERPLASJE MBRETERISH 1 1 eksemplar
PERPLASJE MBRETERISH 2 1 eksemplar
Stuhi shpatash 1 eksemplar
Igra prijestola: prvi dio 1 eksemplar
Igra prijestola: drugi dio 1 eksemplar
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Jube: One 1 eksemplar
Jube: Three 1 eksemplar
All the King's Horses 6 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond February 07 1 eksemplar
All the King's Horses 5 1 eksemplar
All the King's Horses 4 1 eksemplar
All the King's Horses 3 1 eksemplar
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The Journal of Xavier Desmond April 27 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond April 10 1 eksemplar
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The Journal of Xavier Desmond March 14 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond January 30 1 eksemplar
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The Journal of Xavier Desmond January 16 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond December 29 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond December 15 1 eksemplar
"The Prince of Winterfell" 1 eksemplar
The Journal of Xavier Desmond November 30 1 eksemplar
Jube: Seven 1 eksemplar
Jube: Six 1 eksemplar
Jube: Five 1 eksemplar
Winter's Chill 1 eksemplar
"Blackwater" 1 eksemplar
"A Man Without Honor" 1 eksemplar
Podwójny pasjans 1 eksemplar
A dance with dragons P. 1 1 eksemplar
A Song of Swords 1 eksemplar
Burya mechey - Pir stervyatnikov / A Storm of Swords: A Feast For Crows [In Russian] (Pesn' l'da i ognya / Song of Fire… (2012) 1 eksemplar
Le trône de fer : Coffret en 3 volumes : Tome 1, Le trône de fer ; Tome 2, Le donjon rouge ; Tome 3, La bataille des… (2006) 1 eksemplar
The Computer Cried Charge 1 eksemplar
Os Reinos do Caos, vol I de II 1 eksemplar
The Second Kind of Loneliness 1 eksemplar
The Hedge Knight II: Sword Sword #6 1 eksemplar
The Hedge Knight II: Sword Sword #4 1 eksemplar
Wild Cards 18-20: The American Heroes Triad: Inside Straight, Busted Flush, Suicide Kings (2015) 1 eksemplar
Westeros and the Free Cities 1 eksemplar
A Game of Thrones Sketches 1 eksemplar
The Last Defender of Camelot Teleplay 1 eksemplar
Perihelion #2 1 eksemplar
Storm of Swords Poster 1 eksemplar
Wild Cards 06/7: Ace in the Hole/Deadman's Hand 1 eksemplar
Ø Game of the Thrones, Any Other 1 eksemplar
Closing Time [short story] 1 eksemplar
The Last Super Bowl [novelette] 1 eksemplar
Żeglarze nocy : i inne opowiadania 1 eksemplar
O Cavaleiro Misterioso Uma novela gráfica 1 eksemplar
The Needle Men [short fiction] 1 eksemplar
“The Old Gods and the New” 1 eksemplar
"The Wolf and the Lion" 1 eksemplar
Juego de tronos I 1 eksemplar
Juego de tronos I 1 eksemplar
"Winter is Coming" 1 eksemplar
"The Kingsroad" 1 eksemplar
"Lord Snow" 1 eksemplar
"Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things" 1 eksemplar
"A Golden Crown" 1 eksemplar
Juego de tronos (Canción de hielo y fuego 2) 1 eksemplar
“You Win or You Die” 1 eksemplar
"The Pointy End" 1 eksemplar
"Baelor" 1 eksemplar
"Fire and Blood" 1 eksemplar
"The North Remembers" 1 eksemplar
Ogenj in kri 1 eksemplar
"The Night Lands" 1 eksemplar
"What is Dead May Never Die" 1 eksemplar
"Garden of Bones" 1 eksemplar
"The Ghost of Harrenhal" 1 eksemplar
Juego de tronos (Canción de hielo y fuego 1) 1 eksemplar
Le Trône de Fer - L'Intégrale 1 (Tomes 1 et 2): Le Trône de Fer - Le Donjon rouge (French… 1 eksemplar
Crusader 1 eksemplar
11 Writing Lessons from George R. R. Martin 1 eksemplar
Game of thrones Seizoen 7 1 eksemplar
Ogień i krew. Cz. 2 1 eksemplar
Kongens kamp 1 eksemplar
From The Desk Of Rebecca Lieberman 1 eksemplar
Razmjena kože 1 eksemplar
Străzi Întunecate, vol. 1+2 1 eksemplar
StarPort [screenplay] 1 eksemplar
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Sudar kraljeva: drugi dio 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Legends I: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (1998) — Bidragyder — 1,865 eksemplarer
Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2003) — Bidragyder — 1,249 eksemplarer
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. 2 (of 3) (1998) — Bidragyder — 428 eksemplarer
The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy (2004) — Bidragyder — 269 eksemplarer
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. A (of 2) (1998) — Bidragyder — 260 eksemplarer
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Bidragyder — 121 eksemplarer
Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media (2007) — Bidragyder — 106 eksemplarer
Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (1984) — Bidragyder — 88 eksemplarer
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Seventh Annual Collection (1977) — Bidragyder — 59 eksemplarer
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Third Annual Collection (1974) — Bidragyder — 56 eksemplarer
New York Fantastic: Fantasy Stories from the City that Never Sleeps (2017) — Bidragyder — 33 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 6 (June 1977) (1977) — Bidragyder — 32 eksemplarer
The Ides of Tomorrow: Original Science Fiction Tales of Horror (1976) — Omslagsfotograf/tegner/... — 29 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 4 (April 1977) (1977) — Bidragyder — 27 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVIII, No. 2 (February 1978) (1978) — Bidragyder — 26 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 7 (July 1977) (1977) — Bidragyder — 26 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. C, No. 4 (April 1980) (1980) — Bidragyder — 25 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 7 (July 1975) (1975) — Bidragyder — 24 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XC, No. 4 (December 1972) (1972) — Bidragyder — 23 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCVII, No. 5 (May 1977) (1977) — Forfatter — 23 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 4 (June 1974) (1974) — Bidragyder — 22 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCV, No. 5 (May 1975) (1975) — Bidragyder — 22 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. LXXXIX, No. 6 (August 1972) (1972) — Bidragyder — 21 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCIII, No. 3 (May 1974) (1974) — Bidragyder — 21 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCII, No. 1 (September 1973) (1973) — Bidragyder — 19 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. XCI, No. 3 (May 1973) (1973) — Bidragyder — 18 eksemplarer
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1981, Vol. 61, No. 4 (1981) — Bidragyder — 16 eksemplarer
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Ninth Annual Collection (1980) — Bidragyder — 15 eksemplarer
Legends II, Volume 1: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2005) — Bidragyder — 14 eksemplarer
Hiroshima soll leben. Die schönsten Alternativwelt- Geschichten. (1993) — Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year Tenth Annual Collection (1981) — Bidragyder — 13 eksemplarer
Legenden : nieuwe verhalen van de meesters van de fantasy. II — Bidragyder — 5 eksemplarer
Monolith 003 : Almanah Znanstveno-fantasticne Knjizevnosti (Monolith, No. 003) (2000) — Bidragyder — 3 eksemplarer
MidAmeriCon II Souvenir Book — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Martin, George Raymond Richard
- Andre navne
- Martin, George Raymond (birth name)
- Fødselsdato
- 1948-09-20
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
- Bopæl
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA (35 East First Street)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Hollywood, California, USA - Uddannelse
- Northwestern University (B.S., Journalism, 1970)
Northwestern University (M.S., Journalism, 1971) - Erhverv
- instructor (journalist ∙ Clarke College)
teacher
author
science fiction writer
fantasy writer - Relationer
- Burnick, Gale (former spouse|1975-1979)
- Organisationer
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
- Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1993)
Summa Cum Laude (1970 Northwestern University)
E.E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction (2004)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2019) - Agent
- Kay McCauley (Pimlico Agency ∙ UK/US/translation)
- Kort biografi
- George R. R. Martin was born in 1948 in New Jersey. Having been a journalist, he now devotes himself to writing. He is a prolific author of short stories, which have garnered numerous nominations and wins for the field's major awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, Stoker, and World Fantasy awards.George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist and short story writer, screenwriter, and television producer. He wrote the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).
In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
George Raymond Martin (he adopted the confirmation name Richard at 13 years old) was born on September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of longshoreman Raymond Collins Martin and Margaret Brady Martin. On his mother's side his family used to be wealthy, and owned a successful construction business, but they lost it all in the Great Depression, something Martin was reminded about every day when he passed what used to be his family's dock and house. It made him feel that even if they were poor, they came from greatness that had been taken away from them. He has two younger sisters, Darleen and Janet. His mother was of half Irish ancestry. He also acknowledges French, English, Welsh and German roots, which were confirmed on the television series Finding Your Roots. However, while he also believed he was a quarter Italian because of who he was told was his paternal grandfather, a DNA test on the show confirmed his Irish and other ancestries but excluded any Italian ancestry, showing instead he is approximately a quarter Ashkenazi Jewish.
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Jeg så første sæson af serien for et par år siden, og det var faktisk en hæmsko, da jeg tog fat på læsningen. Et kapitel svarer stort til en scene på skærmen, og det 1:1 forhold gjorde bogen lidt tung i starten. Min interesse voksede dog efterhånden som sprækkerne blev større, og der kom også et andet liv i personerne, da de første var introduceret og sat fri til at handle.
Ned Stark er fyrste af Vinterborg i nord. Endnu længere mod nord er kun muren, der skiller civilisationen fra barbariet. Bag den er de vilde og kolde egne, der stort set er ukendte. Sydpå findes resten af de syv kongerier, der nu er samlet under jerntronen i Kongshavn.
Ned er en hård men retfærdig mand, og da hans gamle ven og konge, Robert Baratheon beder ham om at træde til som kongens hånd, kan han ikke undslå sig. Han må drage sydpå, hvor Kongshavn er fyldt med fjender og intriger. Værst er det, at dronningen, Cirsei Lannister, langt fra har rent mel i posen, og hun gør, hvad hun kan for at forhindre Ned i at opklare den forrige hånds død. Inden længe er ondt blevet til værre og hele riget trues af opløsning, krig og indre splid.
Bogen er delt op i kapitler, der bærer dets hovedpersons navn. Vi følger især Starkerne: Ned, hans kone Catelyn, døtrene Sansa og Arya og sønnen Bran, der tidligt i historien bliver krøbling efter et styrt fra et tårn på Vinterborg. Andre vigtige personer er Neds uægte søn Jon Sne, der slutter sig til Nattens Vogtere på muren, hvor han som en anden korsridder skal være med til at forsvare riget mod den uforklarlig trussel fra nord.
Mest interessant er måske Tyrion Lannister, bror til dronningen og den smukke ridder Jamie. Han er godt nok født ind i en magtfuld klan, men han er også dværg og det giver ikke meget prestige i en krigerkultur, så han mødes med almindelig foragt. I stedet må han klare sig med sin skarpe hjerne – også når den lige så skarpe tunge er ved at få ham i problemer.
Endelig er der Daenarys Targaryen, der sammen med sin bror er de sidste efterkommere af dragekongerne, som Robert stødte fra tronen 15 år tidligere. De er flygtet over havet, hvor hun bliver gift med den mægtige hestefyrste Khal Drogo. Broderen kalder sig selv for dragen, men det står snart klart, at det i virkeligheden er i hendes årer, at drageblodet flyder.
Verden er ikke pæn og poleret som i meget fantasy. Tværtimod er folk intrigante og højtråbende, døden er beskidt og folk horer i stor stil. Brutaliteten bliver næsten for meget – der må virkelig også blive gået til den i sengene rundt omkring, hvis befolkningstallet skal holdes oppe – men Martin overholder alligevel den fantasykliché, der irriterer mig mest: I sidste ende, så er blodet det stærkeste, og evnen til at blive konge bestemmes sammen med ens plads i samfundet af slægten.
Når det er sagt, så forstår Martin at bygge nye lag på sine personer, og da bogen slutter har han formået at skabe en helt åben situation. Nogle døre er lukkede, men mange flere er åbnet – jeg ser frem til næste kapitel.… (mere)