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George R R Martin


(George Raymond Richard Martin)
USA flag (b.1948)

George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for his sins spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer/producer, working on 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, a big white dog called Mischa, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula who think they run the place.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
February 2024

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Sleeper Straddle
(Wild Cards, book 32)
October 2024

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House Rules
(Wild Cards)
Novels
   Dying of the Light (1977)
   Windhaven (1981) (with Lisa Tuttle)
   Fevre Dream (1982)
   The Armageddon Rag (1983)
   Hunter's Run (2007) (with Daniel Abraham and Gardner Dozois)
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Collections
   A Song for Lya (1976)
   Songs of Stars and Shadows (1977)
   Sandkings (1979)
   Nightflyers (1981)
   Songs the Dead Men Sing (1983)
   Tuf Voyaging (1986)
   Portraits of His Children (1987)
   The Pear-Shaped Man (1991)
   Quartet (2001)
   Short Stories, Volume 1 (2003)
   Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations (2003) (with others)
   GRRM (2003)
   Starlady and Fast-Friend (2008)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Skin Trade (1988)
   Under Siege (1998)
   Shadow Twin (2005) (with Daniel Abraham and Gardner Dozois)
   In the House of the Worm (2005)
   The Glass Flower (2005)
   The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr (2005)
   The Ice Dragon (2006)
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Anthologies edited
   The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1985) (with Isaac Asimov and Martin H Greenberg)
   Songs of the Dying Earth (2009) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Warriors 1 (2010) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Songs of Love and Death (2010) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Warriors 3 (2011) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Warriors 2 (2011) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Down These Strange Streets (2011) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Warriors (2013) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Old Mars (2013) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Rogues (2014) (with Gardner Dozois)
   Old Venus (2015) (with Gardner Dozois)
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Anthology series
New Voices
   1. New Voices I (1977)
     aka New Voices in Science Fiction
   2. New Voices II (1979)
   3. New Voices III (1980)
   4. New Voices IV (1981)
   5. The John W Campbell Awards Volume 5 (1984)
   6. The John W Campbell Awards Volume 6 (1987)
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Dangerous Women (with Gardner Dozois)
   1. Dangerous Women 1 (2013)
   2. Dangerous Women 2 (2014)
   3. Dangerous Women 3 (2014)
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Series contributed to
Wild Cards
   1. Wild Cards (1986)
   2. Aces High (1987)
   3. Jokers Wild (1987)
   4. Aces Abroad (1988)
   5. Down and Dirty (1988)
   6. Ace in the Hole (1990)
   7. Dead Man's Hand (1990) (with John J Miller)
   8. One-Eyed Jacks (1991)
   9. Jokertown Shuffle (1991)
   10. Double Solitaire (1992) (with Melinda M Snodgrass)
   11. Dealer's Choice (1992)
   12. Turn of the Cards (1993) (with Victor Milán)
   13. Card Sharks (1993)
   14. Marked Cards (1994)
   15. Black Trump (1995)
   16. Deuces Down (2002)
   17. Death Draws Five (2006) (with John J Miller)
   18. Inside Straight (2008)
   18. 1. The Hard Call (2008) (with Daniel Abraham)
   18. 5. American Hero (2020)
   19. Busted Flush (2008)
   20. Suicide Kings (2009)
   21. Fort Freak (2011)
   22. Lowball (2014) (with Melinda M Snodgrass)
   23. High Stakes (2016) (with Melinda M Snodgrass)
   24. Mississippi Roll (2017)
   25. Low Chicago (2018)
   26. Knaves Over Queens (2018)
   27. Texas Hold'em (2018)
   28. Three Kings (2020) (with Melinda M Snodgrass)
   29. Joker Moon (2021)
   30. Full House (2022)
   31. Pairing Up (2023)
   32. Sleeper Straddle (2024)
   House Rules (2024)
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Non fiction show
 
George R R Martin recommends
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Sword Catcher (2023)
(Chronicles of Castellane, book 1)
Cassandra Clare
"Sword Catcher gave me everything I look for in medieval fantasy: mystery and magic (not too much, not too little), expert worldbuilding, swordplay and politics, a colorful cast of interesting characters, and a story that kept me reading from the first page to the last, with enough twists and turns to keep me turning the pages. It's a big thick book, but it left me wanting more. When's the next one coming out?"
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The Girl and the Moon (2022)
(Book of the Ice, book 3)
Mark Lawrence
"An excellent writer."
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Lord Quillifer (2022)
(Quillifer, book 3)
Walter Jon Williams
"The best work WJW has ever done."

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Books containing stories by George R R Martin
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Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 57 (2022)
July 2022
(Galaxy's Edge Magazine, book 57)
edited by
Lezli Robyn
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Black Cat Weekly #27 (2022)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 27)

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Awards
2016 Locus Award for Best Anthology : Old Venus
2015 Locus Award for Best Anthology : Rogues
2014 Locus Award for Best Anthology : Old Mars
2012 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel : A Dance with Dragons
2011 Locus Award for Best Anthology : Warriors
1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella : Blood of the Dragon
1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella : The Skin Trade
1988 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novelette : The Pear-Shaped Man [short story]
1985 Nebula Award for Best Novelette : Portraits of His Children [short story]
1980 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : The Way of Cross and Dragon
1980 Hugo Award for Best Novelette : Sandkings [short story]
1979 Nebula Award for Best Novelette : Sandkings [short story]
1975 Hugo Award for Best Novella : A Song for Lya [short story]

Award nominations
2019 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Fire and Blood
2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Dance with Dragons
2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Dance with Dragons
2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Dance with Dragons
2006 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Feast for Crows
2006 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Feast for Crows
2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Storm of Swords
2001 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Storm of Swords
1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Hedge Knight [short story]
1999 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Clash of Kings
1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Blood of the Dragon
1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Game of Thrones
1997 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Game of Thrones
1996 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Blood of the Dragon
1996 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Game of Thrones
1989 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Skin Trade
1988 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Pear-Shaped Man [short story]
1986 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Portraits of His Children [short story]
1984 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Armageddon Rag
1984 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Monkey Treatment
1983 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Fevre Dream
1983 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Monkey Treatment
1983 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Unsound Variations
1982 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Unsound Variations
1982 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Guardians
1981 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : One-Wing
1981 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Nightflyers [short story]
1979 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Way of Cross and Dragon
1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Dying of the Light
1977 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Stone City
1976 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Storms of Windhaven
1976 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : And Seven Times Never Kill Man
1975 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Storms of Windhaven
1974 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : A Song for Lya [short story]
1974 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : With Morning Comes Mistfall
1973 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : With Morning Comes Mistfall


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