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George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally since then. He spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer-producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid '90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula, who think they run the place.

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Unapologetic Reviews rated it

10 years ago

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The only reason why I managed to finish this monster book of monsters is because I went over to the audiobook version. I'm not sure if I should recommend it though. While the man does the male voices well, the female voices are a horror to listen to. The rest of the text is read as if the man was ha...

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As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves rated it

11 years ago

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I have to admit I feel a bit deflated after finishing this book. I think this is one of the best fantasy series possibly ever, and while I am sure I will choose to finish the series, the longer this novel went on the more I had the feeling that there is no way this series can end in a way that won't...

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Bambbles Rambles rated it

11 years ago

text Just Finished Reactions & Progress Post: A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

I'VE FINALLY CAUGHT UP!! I CAN NOW TRAVERSE THE INTERNET WITH ABANDON! And I was really happy that I blocked out a spoiler that I had read until after I had read it. Lots of twist. This book was way better than the last one. If I ever did a reread, I would read those two in tandem following this spo...

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Osho rated it

11 years ago

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We knew going into this that it wasn't likely to advance the storyline much, since it covered much of the same time as the fourth book. However, it does complicate the plot nicely and fill in a lot of the simultaneous action. I'd argue also that, as does the long "camping" scene in Harry Potter and ...

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Booklog rated it

11 years ago

text A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5)

I have to agree with a lot of the other reviews here. It's not that the story presented in A Dance with Dragons is bad per se - it's just the writing becomes damn near intolerable at points. Martin seems to have rediscovered and doubled down on his love of lists and attention to unnecessary details ...

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