El Libro en Blanco recommended: "Game of Thrones", by George R. R. Martin.

Our recommendation this week for the English readers is: "Game of Thrones", the book one of A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R. R. Martin. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men. All will play te Game of Thrones.

"Game of Thrones", by George R. R. Martin.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will strecht from the south, where haet breeds plot, lusts and intrigues; to the vast frozen north, where a 700-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond.  

"Game of Thrones" is the first novel in "A Song of Ice and Fire". It was published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. In the novel, Martin introduces the plot-lines of the noble houses of Westeros, the Wall, and the Targaryens.

George R. R. Martin in 2017.

George Raymond Richard Martin was born in Bayone, New Jersey (September 20, 1948) is a novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fictions genres, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, wich was adapted into the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011-2019).

He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The book:

Tittle: Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire I.

Author: George R. R. Martin.

Publishing: Harper Collins.

Date and Place: London, 2011.

Literary genre: Fantasy

Pages: 802

ISBN: 978-0-00-742854-0

PVP:  13,41€