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    George R. R. Martin: "A Reader Lives A Thousand Lives Before He Dies. The Man Who Never Reads Lives Only One"

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    George R. R. Martin is an American novelist and short story writer, known for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He began his career in the 1970s selling science fiction stories to magazines. His breakthrough came with A Game of Thrones in 1996, the first book in the hugely popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. The books have sold over 90 million copies worldwide and been adapted into the hit HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Martin is a prolific author who has won numerous awards for his contributions to the fantasy genre.

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    George R. R. Martin is an American novelist and short story writer, known for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He began his career in the 1970s selling science fiction stories to magazines. His breakthrough came with A Game of Thrones in 1996, the first book in the hugely popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. The books have sold over 90 million copies worldwide and been adapted into the hit HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Martin is a prolific author who has won numerous awards for his contributions to the fantasy genre.

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    George R. R. Martin is an American novelist and short story writer, known for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He began his career in the 1970s selling science fiction stories to magazines. His breakthrough came with A Game of Thrones in 1996, the first book in the hugely popular A Song of Ice and Fire series. The books have sold over 90 million copies worldwide and been adapted into the hit HBO TV series Game of Thrones. Martin is a prolific author who has won numerous awards for his contributions to the fantasy genre.

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    George R. R.

    Martin
    “A reader lives a thousand lives before
    he dies. The man who never reads lives
    only one”.
    Early life

    George Raymond Richard Martin,


    was born on september 20, 1948.

    Experiencias de su Su formación Personas que


    infancia que le educativa influyeron en él o ella
    influyeron

    2
    Work 1 2

    He began selling science fiction short (1970) He started to sell 1973–1976. He was hired
    stories professionally in 1970, when he his stories to magazines as a tournament director
    was 21. One of his firsts were “Galaxy” and published them. for the Continental Chess
    and With mornings comes “Mistfall”. Association. This gave him
    Which were nominated for the Hugo a sufficient income, and
    Awards, and Nebula Awards, allowed him to write more
    respectively. After having written his first
    novel “Dying on the light”, in 1976, he
    sold the novel for the same amount he
    would make in three years of teaching.
    So this was the start of everything.
    3 4

    1996. He released the first 2007. HBO purchased the


    book of the “Song of ice TV rights for “Song of ice
    and fire” series and fire” series. And 3
    began airing the sereis on
    April 17, 2011.
    Fevre Dream (1982) • The book follows the story of an experienced riverboat
    capitan, who receives an offer of partnership from a
    wealthy aristocrat. The offer is very strange, because
    what the rich guy wants is to traverse the powerful
    Mississippi, no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or
    capricious his actions may prove. The captain meant to
    turn down the man’s offer. It was too full of secrets that
    spelled danger. But the promise of both gold and a
    grand new boat that could make history crushed his
    resolve. Not until the maiden voyage of his new boat
    Fevre Dream would Marsh realize he had joined a
    mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble,
    than his most fantastic nightmare...and mankind’s
    most impossible dream.

    4
    Dying of the Light (1977) • The novel takes place in the planet of Worlorn, a world
    which is dying. It’s a planet whose erratic course is
    taking irreversibly from its neighboring stars into a
    region of cold and dark space where no life will survive.
    • Worlorn briefly entered a bizarre five star system,
    dominated by a red giant star named ‘Fat Satan.’
    Worlorn became a ‘festival planet’, upon which 14
    different cultures built 14 cities during the time in
    which Worlorn was habitable.

    5
    A song of ice and fire

    6
    A song of ice and fire

    • A Game of Thrones, Bantam Books, 1996o A Clash of


    Kings, Bantam Books, 1999.
    • A Storm of Swords, Bantam Books, 2000.
    • A Feast for Crows, Bantam Books, 2005.
    • A Dance with Dragons, Bantam Books, 2011.
    • The Winds of Winter, forthcoming/Bantam Books.
    • A Dream of Spring, forthcoming/Bantam Books

    7
    Gigamesh Award Locus Award Hugo Award
    One time He is a six times winner of He has won this award
    this award three times.

    Awards

    Nebula Award World Fantasy Award


    He is a two times winner One time
    of this award
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