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Five Projects by George R. R. Martin That You Should Read Now As the eighth and final season of the record-breaking show Game of Thronesruns and comes to an end, many viewers have found themselves hungry for more material from the writer of the books A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin (also known as GRRM). While you can easily find a box set of all the books in this series available in online stores such as TheWorks, GRRM has many more titles waiting for readers to immerse themselves in. Below are five projects by George R. R. Martin that you should read now. A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel Not satisfied with filling the pages of books and then taking over TV screens with enrapturing images of fire-breathing dragons, GRRM takes his story of A Song of Ice and Fire to a new level of immersion with the release of A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel. Striking at the hearts of audiences who like to see their images but imagine them moving, this graphic novel brings the citizens of the Four Kingdoms to blazing and colorful life on the page. Out in four volumes, the graphic novels chronicle the stories from the first four books in the Song of Ice and Fire series. Fevre Dream - Paranormal Fantasy Released in 1982, Fevre Dream is a vampire novel that reads like Anne Rice met with Mark Twain to create a work of horrifying beauty. Set upon the Mississippi River, Fevre Dream tells the tale of an out of luck steam operator who receives the chance of a lifetime from a mysterious stranger and accepts without fully considering the cost of his actions. However, this opportunity soon turns into a nightmare as he is thrust into a world of supernatural beings, their wars, hopes for redemption, and seemingly insatiable desire for blood.
Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings Set three hundred years before Danaerys Targaryen ever thought to scream the word “dracarys”, Fire and Blood tells the story of Dany’s ancestral progenitors and how they brought the Four Kingdoms together under their rule. The first volume in a two-book series, this book is perfect for GoT fans and nerds who wish to dive even deeper into GRRM’s epic mind. and to understand the true history behind GoT. Wild Card Anthologies Since 1987, along with a collective of more than 40 other amazing writers, GRRM has released a series of meta-human, science fiction anthologies and novels called the Wild Card Anthologies. Set in an alternate version of the US post World War II, the series presents a world where human beings’ lives have been irrevocably changed by a DNA virus, and where monsters and heroes collide. Fun fact: British writer Neil Gaiman offered to include his legendary character The Sandman into the Wild Card Anthologies, but was turned down by GRRM because he lacked prior credits. Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective For the GRRM fans that want his epic writing but in small doses, Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective is a monumental collection of his very best short fiction pieces, featuring a whopping 32 short stories and novellas. While displaying some of the writer’s best pieces over the course of his staggering career, Dreamsongs gives readers a window into GRRM’s life over the years and how his career developed as it contains voluminous author commentary. GRRM is a world-class storyteller and builder of worlds. While you may enjoy GoT, you’ll find that his works are a beautiful rabbit hole that you will never get tired of diving into. Visit https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/new-fiction-books/fire-and-blood/9780008307738