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Fire & Blood Available Now

The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones. With all the fire and fury fans have come to … Read More

Wild Cards Comes to Hulu

Hulu is developing multiple shows based on the “Wild Cards” book series,  edited by “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin. The two series will be written and executive produced by The Secret Circle creator Andrew Miller and Melinda Snodgrass. Melinda … Read More

2018 Retro Geffen Award Winner

The 2018 Geffen Awards for best Science Fiction and Fantasy published in Hebrew were announced by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy during ICON 2018, held September 25-27, 2018 at the Tel Aviv Cinematequein Tel Aviv, Israel. George R. … Read More

New Scholarships for Film Students at the Institute of American Indian Arts

GRRM and Fevre River announce scholarships, which will be distributed to students in the college’s Cinematic Arts & Technology Department, including one covering a full year of tuition, $15,000, and two $5,000 scholarships. Read all about it at the ABQ … Read More

STARPORT, Graphic Novel Coming March 2019 from Bantam

  Based on a TV pilot George wrote in the 90’s during his first run in Hollywood, this rarely seen story will be illustrated in full color by Hugo Award-nominated artist Raya Golden, and assisted by her artistic accomplice Rachel … Read More

ThrillMaster GRRM

We’re pleased to present 2018’s ThrillerFestXIII ThrillMaster, George R. R. Martin. After a rousing conference, this esteemed event presented awards to the top notch Thriller & Suspense authors ending the evening somewhere over the rainbow wall.  The yellow brick road took … Read More

Fire and Blood

300 Years before A Game of Thrones, Dragons Ruled Westeros. A new book by George R. R. Martin will be released in the US and Canada on November 20, 2018. Read More

Hugo Nominations Announced

The San Jose Worldcon announced this year’s list of nominations for the Hugo Awards and the John W. Campbell Award. LOCUS has the full list of finalists at: http://locusmag.com/2018/03/2018-hugo-and-campbell-awards-finalists/

SYFY Nightflyers Trailer Debuts

SyFy rolled out the first trailer for the NIGHTFLYERS tv series, scheduled to debut this fall. Check it out.

Clarion West Writers Workshop Worldbuilder Scholarship

Every great story requires interesting characters, an engrossing plot, evocative prose, an important theme… but epic fantasy also requires a memorable setting. A “secondary universe,” as J.R.R. Tolkien termed it, a world both like and unlike our own, with its … Read More

The Wolf Meows Again in Area 15 Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada, beware. Meow Wolf is coming. Hot on the heels of the unveiling of Meow Wolf’s expansion to Denver, we’re thrilled to reveal that a third permanent exhibition is planned, this time at Bugsy Siegel’s favorite oasis in … Read More

Taos Toolbox Launches New Scholarship: The TERRAN AWARD

When astronauts look down on Earth from orbit, they don’t see borders, national boundaries, or linguistic groups; they see one world, a gorgeous blue globe spinning in space, streaked with clouds. Will humanity will ever reach the stars? If we … Read More

A New Year, New ASOI&F Calendar

Announcing next years Song of Ice and Fire official calendar.  2019’s calendar will feature the stunning work of John Jude Palencar, who brings his uniquely haunting visions of the SoI&F world to your home eleven months from now. Check out … Read More

Denver Announced as Meow Wolf’s Second Location

The Wolf is headed north. The Meow Wolf, that is. It’s been in the works for more than a year, but today the news became official. Meow Wolf is opening a second location, right up I-25 from us in Denver. … Read More

MISSISSIPPI ROLL RELEASED

The 24th installment of the Wildcards mosaic anthologies was released on December 5th in the USA and Australia. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer. MISSISSIPPI ROLL features the work of Stephen Leigh, John Jos. … Read More

NIGHTFLYERS CASTING DONE RIGHT

The novella “Nightflyers” tells the story of a group of scientists who charter a tramp starship to take them into deep interstellar space in search of the volcryn, an alien species thought by some to be mythic. In my original … Read More

NIGHTFLYERS COMING TO SYFY CHANNEL

In May, Syfy announced it was rebooting with a new look and a slew of new adaptations, including one of Martin’s 1980 novellas. The network ordered a pilot for the project in June 2017, and it was rumored in September … Read More

GRRM HONORD BY HISTORICAL WRITERS OF AMERICA

The Historical Writers of America will recognize seven artists whose work illuminates the past. The awardees include novelist Larry McMurtry; Larry’s son, songwriter James McMurtry; fantasy writer George R.R. Martin; nonfiction author Hampton Sides; and U.S. Congressman John Lewis, writer Andrew Aydin and illustrator Nate … Read More

2018 SoI&F Calendar Artist Eric Velhagen

George is proud to be the first to announce production and progress on the official SONG OF ICE AND FIRE calendar for 2018 which will feature brand spanking new illustrations by painter Eric Velhagen. It’s a new year and we … Read More

Tor offers big ebook deal on Wild Cards

Haven’t tried Wild Cards yet? Here’s your chance.  Tor is now offering an ebook bundle special on first five volumes of Wild Cards   Available for only $39.99 from https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4FQ1X1 or http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765397188 Here’s your chance to find out who Gregg … Read More

GAME OF THRONES Emmy victories

The HBO series was up for 24 awards and came away with 12 on Emmy night’ this year, breaking a record set by the sitcom Frasier with a total haul of 38 Emmys. The Battle of the Bastards episode was … Read More

High Stakes Published

Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, High Stakes (Wild Cards) delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and … Read More

2016 Alfie Awards at World Con

The highlight of this years Hugo Losers Party during the iconic World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention was George RR Martin’s the presentation of this year’s Alfie Awards. Some wonder, what the hell are the Alfie Awards? Well, to understand … Read More

WILDCARDS Television Deal

The Wild Cards Are Coming…to Television!  We are proud to announce that Universal Cable Productions has acquired the rights to adapt the beloved mosaic novels Wild Cards and will begin development of the series into a what we all hope will … Read More

Game of Thrones Anniversary Edition

Random House announced that it will release the GEORGE R. R. MARTIN BOX in conjunction with bestselling author George R. R. Martin and HBO Global Licensing®. Each GEORGE R. R. MARTIN BOX will include a Special Collectible Edition of the … Read More

Dragon Ants

Meet Drogon and Viserion, the dragon ants. In a paper published today in PLOS One, researchers describe two new species of ants from New Guinea. The new ant species are members of the widespread Pheidole genus, a type of ant … Read More

2017 Calendar released

Inspired by the events, landscapes, and characters of A Game of Thrones and the rest of George R. R. Martin’s extraordinary ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire, the 2017 edition features twelve breathtaking originals from award-winning fantasy illustrator … Read More

Old Venus Wins Locus Award

The science-fiction anthology Old Venus, compiled and edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, won this years Locus award for best anthology.  Last year Martin and Gardner won with another anthology, Old Mars. Old Venus and Old Mars are … Read More

Wild Cards Excerpt

A Long Night at the Palmer House   by John Jos. Miller Part 1 It had been one hundred and forty-two years since John Nighthawk had been inside the Palmer House, and then it had been the earlier incarnation of … Read More

Excerpt from the Winds of Winter

ARIANNE   Artwork by Magali Villeneuve All along the south coast of Cape Wrath rose crumbling stone watchtowers, raised in ancient days to give warning of Dornish raiders stealing in across the sea. Villages had grown up about the towers. A few … Read More

DUNK AND EGG TOGETHER AGAIN NOW AVAILABLE

The new and improved Knight of the Seven Kingdoms fully illustrated by the amazing Gary Gianni is NOW available.   This lavishly illustrated collection of all George RR Martins tails of Dunk and Egg are now all gathered together in … Read More

GAME OF THRONES CONQUERS THE EMMYS

This was the fourth consecutive year GOT has been nominated in the best drama category and came as the show topped the 67th Primetime Emmys as the most nominated show of the year with its fifth season in play for … Read More

THE ALFIE AWARDS

This years Hugo awards were overshadowed by the “Sad Puppy” controversy.  In response to this  George RR Martin took two matters into his own hands.  First the historic Hugo losers party originated by Martin and his cohort Gardner Dozois in … Read More

ROGUES WORLD FANTASY NOMINATION

The World Fantasy Awards Ballot for works published in 2014 has been announced. The Anthology Rogues is officially up for the award this year, congratulations to all other nominations as well as the talented authors whom contributed to the collection. … Read More

2016 WOI&F CALENDAR AVAILABLE NOW

The 2016 official Song of Ice and Fire calendar is now available, With stunning all-original artwork from French artist Magali Villeneuve, this calendar will contain twelve new visual interpretations of the World of Westeros and beyond including a full page … Read More

HIGH STAKES DELIVERED

The latest Wild Cards mosaic novel, HIGH STAKES has been officially delivered to Tor. HIGH STAKES is the third and concluding volume in the triad that began with FORT FREAK and continued with LOWBALL. The contributing writers this time around … Read More

ROGUES WINS LOCUS AWARD

ROGUES, the latest in the series of massive cross-genre anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois and GRRM won the Locus Award for the Best Anthology of 2014. The award is voted annually by the readers and subscribers of LOCUS, the PUBLISHER … Read More

NEW FILM BASED ON THREE SHORT STORIES

Myriad Pictures has acquired the rights to combine three previously published short stories by George into a single film. — “The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr,” — “In the Lost Lands,” — “Bitterblooms.” “Laren Dorr” was published in 1976, “Bitterblooms” … Read More

ILLUSTRATED KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

This is another book set in the Game of Thrones universe.  The book is a series of stories about a knight and his squire. If you’ve read earlier entries in certain collections — Legends, Legends II, and Warriors — you’ll already be familiar with Ser Duncan … Read More

Award Season is kind to GAME OF THRONES

GAME OF THRONES is racking up the nominations for this year in Television. The show scored three nods from SAG, the Screen Actors Guild.  Peter Dinklage was nominated as Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, along … Read More

HBO GAME OF THRONES WGA 2014 Nominations

HBO’s Game of Thrones scored Two nominations on this years Writers Guild of America Awards shortlist.  First nomination goes out to the writing staff of GoT Season four (David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, and George RR Martin) Running up against THE GOOD … Read More

New WILD CARDS Story

Available to read Now at the link below read the newest Wild Cards story, by Walter Jon Williams.  The star (well, she’d say she was, at least) is Pop Tart, last seen in INSIDE STRAIGHT and the first season of … Read More

DANGEROUS WOMEN WINS

The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2013 were announced at a ceremony held on November 9, 2014. The awards were presented in Washington DC during the World Fantasy Convention, November 6-9, 2014. DANGEROUS WOMENT Wins BEST ANTHOLOGY LOCUS AWARD! Congratulations to … Read More

WINDHAVEN GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION

Windhaven originally co-written by Lisa Tuttle and George RR Martin, will be adapted into a full Graphic Novel brought to you by Random House and scripted by Lisa Tuttle.  The amazingly talented French illustrator ELSA CHARRETIER has officially signed on … Read More

LOWBALL RELEASED

Tor’s Newest Wild Cards edition is out and receiving good reviews.   This edition of Wild Cards takes place in the depths of Jokertown, where residents have mysteriously gone missing.  The authorities are unwilling to investigate, except for a fresh lieutenant … Read More

2015 SONG OF ICE AND FIRE CALENDARS AVAILABLE

The 2015 Song of Ice and Fire Calendar is Now available, illustrated by wildly the talented Hugo-award-winning artist extraordinaire DONATO GIANCOLA. www.donatoart.com   2016’s Calendar will be illustrated by the equally talented Magali Villeneuve   

NEW EDITION OF THE ICE DRAGON

George RR Martin’s children’s book THE ICE DRAGON has been out of print in the US for sometime now.  That’s because Tor was preparing an entirely new edition, which is now officially slotted to be released on  OCTOBER 21st of … Read More

ROGUES RELEASED

ROGUES is now available at your local book stores and online! If you enjoyed WARRIORS and DANGEROUS WOMEN, we think you’ll love ROGUES.  It includes some amazing writers and some incredible stories.  The table of contents: George R.R. Martin “Everybody … Read More

PRIZEO FUND-RAISER

Please help support the Wild Sprit Wolf Sanctuary and win a chance to visit the wolves and a helicopter ride with George RR Martin. https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/georgerrmartin/a-wolf-sanctuary-tour-and-helicopter-ride  

WORLD BOOK SAMPLE AND NEWS

Bantam has changed the cover for our forthcoming concordance, THE WORLD OF ICE & FIRE, several times. Here is the final cover. Due to come out This Fall Click here to read a sample chapter from A WORLD OF ICE … Read More

LOCUS AWARD NOMINATION

LOCUS, the premiere SF and fantasy newsletter has just announced the finalists for this year’s annual Locus Awards.       “The Princess and the Queen,” novella from DANGEROUS WOMEN, has been nominated as Best Novella. And OLD MARS, the retro-SF … Read More

2014 HUGO NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The Hugo nominations for 2014 have been announced http://loncon3.org/2014hugos.php GAME OF THRONES has been nominated in Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form this year, for “The Rains of Castamere,” the infamous Red Wedding episode, scripted by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, … Read More

GRRM ROLLING STONE INTERVIEW

By Mikal Gilmore April 23, 2014 11:00 AM ET George R.R. Martin Peter Yang On a cold night in January, George R.R. Martin sits inside the Jean Cocteau Cinema, a revival theater that he owns in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where … Read More

ROGUES ANTHOLOGY

Bantam Spectra have just announce a new release date for the anthology ROGUES. . . to June 17 2014 George R.R. Martin “Everybody Loves a Rogue” (Introduction) Joe Abercrombie “Tough Times All Over” Gillian Flynn “What Do You Do?” Matthew … Read More

Westeros Pack Charity Auction FEB 19th – 26th

Help the Wild Spirit Wolf Sancturay build a new home for THE WESTEROS PACK, a pack of ten rescued Arctic hybrid Wolves named after characters in A Song of Ice and Fire series.  Help them out and get your hands … Read More

GoT Season 4 Sneak Peek

Check out HBO’s sneak peek at Game of Thrones season 4 due to premiere on APRIL 6TH 2014  

JOKERS WILD RELEASED

September 15, 1946 was the first Wild Cards Day, the day that Jetboy met Dr. Tod in the skies over Manhattan, and the wild card virus was released onto an unsuspecting world.

September 15, 1986 was the 40th anniversary of that … Read More

DANGEROUS WOMEN ANTHOLOGY RELEASED

DANGEROUS WOMEN was released on December 3 in hardcover and ebook, and should be available from your favorite local bookstore or online retailer.  Featuring all original stories about women warriors, femmes fatale, and kickass adventurers.     Click Here to … Read More

DANCE WITH DRAGONS IN PAPERBACK RELEASED

The long-awaited mass-market paperback of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS has finally hit the bookstores on October 29, 2013   The paperback of DANCE does include a sample chapter from THE WINDS OF WINTER.  It includes the first Ser Barristan chapter … Read More

MEDIA ACCESS AWARD FOR GAME OF THRONES

George RR Martin accepts 2013 “Visionary Award” on behalf of GAME OF THRONES.   The Media Access Awards honor films and television programs that champion disability as a feature of humanity — and as a component of great storytelling.  In … Read More

ART OPENING AT LTD ART GALLERY 2014

This winter Seattle’s famous LTD Art Gallery, a premiere fine art gallery that specializes in the works inspired for the many icons of contemporary pop culture, will be hosting WINTER IS COMING, a showcase of original artwork inspired by A … Read More

INSIDE STRAIGHT E-book Sale $2.99

For a limited time only, Tor is offering the ebook of INSIDE STRAIGHT — first volume of the “next generation” of Wild Cards books — for only $2.99. This promotion will only last until November 1, so get your copy … Read More

OLD MARS RELEASED

This new anthology of fifteen all-original science fiction stories, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, celebrates the Golden Age of Science Fiction, an era filled with tales of interplanetary colonization and derring-do. Before the advent of powerful … Read More

“BLACKWATER” WINS HUGO

Game of Thrones beat Doctor Who to win a trophy at The Hugo Awards 2013.  The Hugo’s is an annual event celebrating the best in sci-fi and fantasy and was held this year at LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, Texas.  … Read More

A PODCAST OF ICE AND FIRE WINS GEEKY AWARD 2013

Congratulations to Kyle, Mimi, Ashley, Amin, and the many other co-hosts, guests, and visitors at A Podcast of Ice and Fire, who just won the “Geekie Award” for Best Podcast.  Please visit A Podcast of Ice and Fire, the award-winning, longest-running podcast … Read More

DANGEROUS WOMEN EXCERPTS

Dangerous Women, a new anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, and featuring 21 new stories from some of the biggest authors in the science fiction/fantasy field. The anthology is available on December 3rd from Tor Books! … Read More

OLD VENUS DELIVERED

The last revision on OLD VENUS has been completed, and will be delivered later today July 29th 2013.  The latest original anthology done by Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin, OLD VENUS is comprised of sixteen stories all set on … Read More

AVATAR RELEASES “SKIN TRADE” COMIC

Avatar Press brought out the first issue of their comic adaptation of SKIN TRADE at Comic Con this year.  With a script provided by Daniel Abraham, the artistic styling of Mike Wolfer and based on George RR Martin’s werewolf novella … Read More

JET CITY COMICS TO RELAUNCH DUNK AND EGG

Today, in Seattle, Amazon Publishing formally announced the launch of JET CITY COMICS, a new publishing imprint focused on producing comics and graphic novels in both electronic and paper formats.  Jet City will be launching with titles from Hugh Howey … Read More

GOT GRAPHIC NOVEL IS #1

The second volume of the GAME OF THRONES graphic novel debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list: Click Here to see more. Congratulation’s go out to Daniel Abraham, whom adapted the script, and Tommy Patterson, the main … Read More

NEW WILD CARDS STORY

There’s a new Wild Cards story up on Tor.com. This one is by the amazing Paul Cornell, and features Abigail the Understudy, Elephant Girl, and Croyd (the Sleeper) Crenson. Cover art provided by John Picacio.   You can read it … Read More

VALYRIAN STEEL RELEASES NEW SWORDS

Valyrian has just rolled out two weapons in their new HBO-licensed line of replicas — the Catspaw Dagger used by the rogue sent to kill Bran in his bed, and the Sword of Robb Stark. Jalic has entered into this deal … Read More

DANGEROUS WOMEN RELEASE

Take home a dangerous woman this Christmas.   DANGEROUS WOMEN, the latest big cross-genre anthology from Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin, has been scheduled for a December 3 release in hardcover. According to Amazon DANGEROUS WOMEN is the biggest … Read More

NEW WILDCARDS STORY

Brand new, never-before-published Wild Cards story posted on Tor.Com.  Written by Cherie Priest it’s called “The Button Man and the Murder Tree.” With ‘cover art’ provided by the amazing John Picacio. This one is a sort of ‘origin story’ for … Read More

ROGUES Anthology Delivered to Bantam

Gardner Dozois and George RR Martin have delivered the completed manuscript for the latest big cross-genre anthologies, ROGUES, to their editor at Bantam Spectra. The lineup of contributors, and their terrific stories are listed below. The table of contents: George … Read More

GAME OF THRONES wins the Radio Times BAFTA Award

The BAFTAs, for those unfamiliar with them, are the British Emmys.  So even though Game of Thrones is technically an American Show it’s littered with a grand British cast (most of the rest being Irish, with here and there a … Read More

ACES ABROAD released in RUSSIA

ACES ABROAD the fourth volume of the wild Cards series has been released in Russia. The first three volumes of the Russian translation of Wild Cards were published back in 2005-2006. After a long hiatus, the aces and jokers are … Read More

MEATHOUSE MAN E-Comic October 2013 Release

Amazon Kindle will be releasing an E-Comic version of George RR Martins short story entitled MEATHOUSE MAN. This dark and disturbing look into the tremulous emotional state of one man’s mind is hailed as being one of George’s sickest stories … Read More

JOKERS WILD February 2014 Release

The next release in Tor’s ongoing series of Wild Cards reissues has been scheduled for February 2014 in trade paperback. JOKERS WILD is the third volume in the overall series, and the concluding volume of the first triad. The cover … Read More

LOWBALL Delivered to Tor Books

 The twenty-second volume in the ongoing Wild Cards series of shared world anthologies and mosaic novels is complete and has been delivered to our editors at Tor. The lineup for this edition of Wild Cards entitled LOWBALL is as follows: … Read More

HBO RENEWS GAME OF THRONES FOR FOURTH SEASON

On Tuesday, two days after the show’s third-season premiere, HBO officially renewed GAME OF THRONES for a fourth season. Giving the green light to air another 10 episodes in 2014.  http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/HBO-Renews-GAME-OF-THRONES-for-Fourth-Season-20130402

SEASON 3 OPENS TO RECORD RATINGS

HBO’s Game Of Thrones returned for its third season with a record-breaking 4.4 million viewers last night. The one-hour 9 PM premiere was up 13% from the 3.9 million who watched the Season 2 premiere on April 1, 2012 and up 4% over its previous … Read More

“BLACKWATER” UP FOR HUGO

GAME OF THRONES is taking on The Doctor this year at the 2013 Hugos, along with an episode of J.J Abram’s FRINGE.  LoneStarCon 3 just announced this year’s Hugo nominations. “Blackwater,” the ninth episode of the second season, has been … Read More

GAME OF THRONES SOCIAL GAME

The Game of Thrones social game from start-up Disruptor Beam is now live and available for you to play on Facebook  This is not only the first social game based on the events and characters in A Song of Ice … Read More

WILD CARDS COMING TO BRAZIL

George R.R. Martin has signed with publisher LeYa for Brazilian (Portugese) editions of all twenty-two WILD CARDS volumes! Leya has done an outstanding job producing GRRM’s fantasy books and we can’t wait to see every one of the twenty-two WILD … Read More

2012 CALENDARS ARE AVAILABLE

The 2013 Ice & Fire calendar is now available through participating vendors, and featuring the spectacular artwork of Marc Simonetti,   The 2014 Ice & Fire calendar, illustrated by the amazing Gary Gianni, is almost complete.  He’s working on the … Read More

SECOND SEASON GoT DVD SALES RECORD

The second season of Game of Thrones is breaking HBO’s records in home video sales.  The heavily promoted DVD title was released earlier this week. The company reports that in the first day they moved 241,000 units, which is 44 … Read More

New Treasures from Valyrian Steel

The talented artisans at Valyrian Steel have produced three new HBO “A GAME OF THRONES” tie-in items. First is the elegant longsword wielded by Robb Stark, Lord of Winterfell and now King in the North. Second is the jewel-like Catspaw … Read More

Wild Cards Freebie

In 1987 George R.R. Martin parented another captivating universe in the multi-author shared-world of Wild Cards. Tor.com has made it possible for you to have a free taste of this strange and wonderful brew with the story “When We Were … Read More

Ale Fit for a King

A new brew fit for a king debuts just in time for you to enjoy it in your own castle while watching Season 3 of Game of Thrones. Brewery Ommegang and HBO are partnering on a series of beers inspired … Read More

A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying: Night’s Watch

The good folks at Green Ronin Press are about to roll out the latest supplement to their SONG OF ICE AND FIRE rpg. This one is Night’s Watch. Night’s Watch gives you everything you need to add this once noble … Read More

Subterranean Press Special Editon of DYING OF THE LIGHT

Thirty-five years ago a young college journalism instructor had his first novel published. He already had six years of published science fiction short stories under his belt but this was his first novel – Dying of the Light. A melancholy, … Read More

Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones

Holiday gift surprises are coming early this year in the form of a new book about the making of HBO’s Game of Thrones written by the show’s executive story editor Bryan Cogman. Inside HBO’s Game of Thrones is packed with … Read More

Game of Thrones Wins a Hugo!

Season 1 of HBO’s Game of Thrones won this year’s Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form. The Hugos are an esteemed set of awards given annually for the best fantasy or science fiction works from the previous year. … Read More

AWARD SEASON

George R.R. Martin is extremely honored to have been selected to receive The World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award to be given out this November at the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto Canada. George will be joining a very distinguished group … Read More

A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying: A Game of Thrones Edition

RPG Authors Robert J. Schwalb and Steve Kenson at Green Ronin have released a new edition of their SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Roleplaying Game. Not only have they revised and updated the game, they have packaged it in breathtaking … Read More

DINING IN WESTEROS A FEAST OF ICE AND FIRE

You have read George R.R. Martin’s magnificent descriptions of sumptuous banquets in his saga A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. You have watched his characters revel at these amazing feasts in HBO’s GAME OF THRONES. Now you can enjoy these … Read More

WILD CARDS RETURNS

Good news Wild Cards fans! LOWBALL, the twenty-second volume in the series and part two of the current triad that began with FORT FREAK, is nearing completion. Thanks to the talented writers and co-editors George R.R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass, … Read More

A CONVERSATION WITH BERNARD CORNWELL

GRRM: It has long been my contention that the historical novel and the epic fantasy are sisters under the skin, that the two genres have much in common. My series owes a lot to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert … Read More

ACES HIGH FOR XMAS

Now available for pre-order via Amazon, B&N, or your favorite local bookstore is volume two in our long-running Wild Cards series, ACES HIGH, scheduled for publication on December 20. No new stories this time around, alas, but the new edition … Read More

A GAME OF THRONES PREMIERE ISSUE RELEASED

The first issue of GAME OF THRONES, from Dynamite and Random House, is now on sale in your favorite local comic book shop, bookstore, or spinner rack. (Or at least it WAS on sale. GOT #1 went on sale last … Read More

“MYSTERY KNIGHT” CONTENDS FOR WFA

Dunk and Egg are contending in another tourney. The third of my Dunk & Egg novellas, “The Mystery Knight,” has been announced as a finalist for this year’s World Fantasy Award. Here’s the full list of this year’s nominees: BEST … Read More

WARRIORS WINS

I’m delighted to announce that WARRIORS, the gigantic cross-genre anthology that I co-edited with my old friend Gardner Dozois, has won the Locus Award as the Best Anthology of 2010. The award is given by LOCUS magazine, the PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY … Read More

FORT FREAK is here!

The latest volume in the Wild Cards series was released on June 21. You can pick up a copy now from your favorite local bookstore, or order one from your favorite online retailer. After the wide- ranging global story- lines … Read More

IF I HAD A HAMMER…

… wait! I can have a hammer!! And so can you, thanks to the good folks at Valyrian Steel, who have just unveiled their design for King Robert’s warhammer. Alas, you can’t order the hammer just yet. We’re still in … Read More

DRAGON TIME

No. Sorry. Not done yet. I’m close, though. Watch this space. When the book is done, you will read it here. Meanwhile… there is news. Big news. The end is in sight, at long long last, and we’re close enough … Read More

COMING IN OCTOBER…

… is the latest crossgenre anthology from Gardner Dozois and yours truly. This one is called DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS, and in its pages you’ll find another all star roster of writers, with a mixture of urban fantasy, science fiction, … Read More

WILD CARDS 1 REISSUED

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… yes, actually, it IS a plane. Jetboy’s plane. And a whole bunch of blimps. Wild Cards is back. I’m talking volume one, originally published in 1987, the book … Read More

POCKET RELEASES SONGS OF LOVE & DEATH

Just published: the hardcover of Songs of Love and Death, the latest crossgenre anthology I’ve edited with Gardner Dozois, featuring seventeen original never-before-published tales of star-crossed lovers, with a lineup that includes fantasy, paranormal romance, and SF, written by some … Read More

DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS DELIVERED

Gardner Dozois and I have delivered the completed manuscript of our original anthology Down These Strange Streets to our editors at Penguin/ Putnam/ Ace. DTSS is the latest of our crossgenre projects, featuring a blend of urban fantasy, science fiction … Read More

IDW TO PUBLISH DOORWAYS COMIC

I am thrilled (really) to reveal that this morning at the San Diego Comicon IDW Comics announced their plans to publish a miniseries and graphic novel of DOORWAYS, the television pilot that I created, wrote, and produced for ABC from … Read More

FANTASY FLIGHT UNVEILS BATTLES OF WESTEROS

Fantasy Flight Games, the folks who brought you the popular Game of Thrones board game, collectible card game, and living card game, have just shipped their latest: BATTLES OF WESTEROS, a war game/ miniatures game based on the BattleLore system. … Read More

FORT FREAK DELIVERED

FORT FREAK, volume twenty-one in the ongoing Wild Cards series, has been delivered to our editors at Tor Books. Six hundred and eight pages of Jokertown goodness. After the wide-ranging global storylines of the Committee triad, FORT FREAK returns to … Read More

CLEARANCE SALE AT VALYRIAN RESIN

All good things come to an end, alas. Valyrian Resin’s line of Ice & Fire minibusts is one of those. My license with Haute Products has now run its course and expired, so there will be no more releases. (A … Read More

TED NASMITH ILLUSTRATES 2011 ICE & FIRE CALENDAR

Next year’s official Song of Ice and Fire calendar has just moved into production, and will be available this summer, publisher Bantam Spectra has informed me. This year’s calendar is illustrated by the acclaimed fantasy artist Ted Nasmith, featuring a … Read More

WINTER IS COMING … TO HBO

The Ides of March came early this year… on the 2nd, actually, when HBO ended months of suspense by giving us the green light with a ten-episode order (that’s pilot plus nine) for the GAME OF THRONES television adaptation. (If … Read More

FANTASY FLIGHT ANNOUNCES ‘DAYS OF ICE & FIRE’

Fantasy Flight Games (FFG), the good folks responsible for the popular Song of Ice and Fire card games and board games, will be bringing me up to Minnesota as a special guest ‘Days of Ice and Fire,’ a weekend-long celebration … Read More

MORE MINIATURES FROM DARK SWORD

Dark Sword Miniatures just keeps rolling along, releasing one terrific figure after another in their “George R.R. Martin Masterworks” range of figures, based on the characters from my fantasy series, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. It has been a … Read More

SONGS OF LOVE & DEATH DELIVERED

Gardner Dozois and I have delivered SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH: Tales of Star-Crossed Love to Pocket Books. This is another of our crossgenre anthologies, this time around featuring stories that blend fantasy, science fiction, and romance. The lineup includes … Read More

SUICIDE KINGS SET FOR CHRISTMAS

The Tor hardcover edition of Suicide Kings will be published on December 22, just in time for Christmas. This latest installment in the Wild Cards saga—third and final volume in the “Committee” triad that began with Inside Straight and continued … Read More

NEEDLES FOR SALE

Valyrian Steel is now taking preorders for their full-size replica of Arya Stark’s sword, Needle, forged at Winterfell by Mikken as a gift from Jon Snow. They expect to be shipping the sword in the fall, probably September or October. … Read More

WARRIORS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2010

Tor Books has scheduled its hardcover release of WARRIORS, the huge crossgenre anthology that I co-edited with Gardner Dozois, for March 16, 2010. A gigantic “event” anthology in the tradition of such landmarks as Robert Silverberg’s LEGENDS and Harlan Ellison’s … Read More

CYANIDE OPTIONS VIDEOGAME RIGHTS TO SONG OF ICE & FIRE

For years now fans of my epic fantasy series A Song of Ice & Fire have been writing and emailing me to suggest… ask… beg for the books to be made into a videogame. I’m thrilled to be able to … Read More

JACK VANCE TRIBUTE GOES TO PRESS

Subterranean Press has announced that they’ve sent the Jack Vance tribute anthology (co-edited by me and Gardner Dozois), SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH to the printers. This is the illustrated edition, with gorgeous interior artwork by Tom Kidd. The lettered … Read More

FORT FREAK IS COMING

WILD CARDS is headed back to its roots. The early volumes in our long-running shared-world anthology series largely centered around Manhattan, especially the parts of the Bowery and Lower East Side that became known as Jokertown. More recent entries, however, … Read More

TWO FROM GREEN RONIN

The good folks at Green Ronin Games have been busy of late, with two new releases that should be of interest to my readers. For all the Wild Cards fanatics out there, they have just released Wild Cards: All-In, A … Read More

JETBOY FLIES AGAIN

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a blimp!! No, it’s FIVE blimps strung together!!! And here comes Jetboy… That was how the Wild Cards series began, way way back in 1987 before some of you were born. … Read More

WARRIORS DELIVERED

WARRIORS, the huge ambitious original anthology that I’ve been co-editing with my friend Gardner Dozois, has been completed and delivered to our editors at Tor books. This one is a monster, a gigantic “event” anthology in the tradition of such … Read More

SUICIDE KINGS DELIVERED

Suicide Kings, the third and concluding book in our new Wild Cards triad from Tor, has been completed and delivered to editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden. The book has not yet been scheduled, but look for it in late 2009 or … Read More

THE FEAST IS SERVED

The good news: the long-awaited Subterranean Press limited edition of A FEAST FOR CROWS, with its gorgeous Tom Canty covers and interior artwork, should be ready to ship before the end of January. The bad news: both the numbered and … Read More

2009 ICE & FIRE CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Here’s your chance to spend a year in Westeros. The official Song of Ice and Fire for 2009 is now at the printers and will soon be shipping… in plenty of time for Christmas and the New Year. Published by … Read More

VALYRIAN MINIBUSTS NOW SHIPPING

Valyrian Resin is proud to announce that their “A Song of Ice and Fire” Series One Collectible MiniBusts are now in stock and available for purchase. Series One features eight-inch busts of Eddard Stark, Daenerys Targaryen, and Sandor Clegane. Each … Read More

LONGCLAW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

For everyone who has ever dreamed of serving in the Night’s Watch and standing with a blade in hand to face the darkness rising in the north… or who’s just wanted a full-size replica of some of the weapons wielded … Read More

GREEN RONIN RELEASES NEW WILD CARDS RPG

Time to dust off those twenty-sided dice again. Wild Cards has returned to role-playing once again, after a hiatus of more than fifteen years. Last week at Gencon in Indianapolis, Green Ronin Games rolled out its highly anticipated Wild Cards … Read More

DABEL BROS ANNOUNCE ICE & FIRE CALENDAR

I have always loved the annual Tolkien calendars, gorgeous productions illustrated by world-class fantasy artists like Alan Lee, John Howe, and Ted Nasmith. Many of them have hung by my desk in years past, their unforgettable images of Middle Earth … Read More

DYING EARTH ANTHOLOGY NEARS COMPLETION

SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, the Jack Vance tribute anthology that I’m co-editing with Gardner Dozois, has been moving ahead rapidly, and we expect to deliver the complete manuscript to our publishers within the next six weeks. The anthology will … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN SCHEDULES “ACE DOUBLE” SAMPLER

Aeons ago, when I was kid in Bayonne, I bought all my books off the spinner rack in the candy store on 1st Street and Kelly Parkway. Paperbacks were the only books I could afford and even they were horrendously … Read More

MARVEL RELEASES HEDGE KNIGHT GRAPHIC NOVELS

Dunk and Egg are back. If you missed the six-issue run of The Hedge Knight II: The Sworn Sword from DBPro and Marvel Comics, don’t despair. Marvel has collected all six issues into a graphic novel, and the hardcovers are … Read More

Tor Schedules BUSTED FLUSH for December

This should be a merry Christmas for Wild Cards fans. Tor has scheduled Busted Flush, the second installment in the new triad that began with Inside Straight, for publication in December. The nineteenth volume in the overall series, Busted Flush … Read More

TWO LIMITEDS FROM SUBPRESS

“Double your pleasure, double your fun, buy two limited editions, instead of just one.” The good folks at Subterranean Press are now shipping not one but two of their long-awaited GRRM limited editions — HUNTER’S RUN, my collaboration with Gardner … Read More

THE HARD CALL COMING IN APRIL

2008 is the year of the Wild Card. The new Wild Cards mosaic novel, Inside Straight, hit the bookstores on January 22, and has been getting some great buzz… though that might just be Jonathan Hive. My beloved New York … Read More

SpectraPulse to Feature DWD Sample Chapter

A new sample chapter from A DANCE WITH DRAGONS will be featured in the premiere issue of SpectraPulse, the new magazine sampler from Bantam Spectra, scheduled to make its debut at this year’s New York City Comicon. SpectraPulse will not … Read More

BUSTED FLUSH DELIVERED

Busted Flush, the second in the trilogy of new Wild Cards mosaic novels that began with Inside Straight (out this January at a bookstore near you), and the nineteenth volume of the overall series, has been completed and delivered to … Read More

DARK SWORD MINIATURES NOW ON SALE

The wait is over. Get out your paints and brushes. Dark Sword Miniatures has just released their first set of premium pewter miniatures based A Song of Ice and Fire. Here’s a look at nine of the ten figures in … Read More

THE WARRIORS ARE COMING

My friend and sometime collaborator Gardner Dozois and I are pleased to announce that we have just signed contracts to co-edit an ambitious and innovative new original anthology for Tor Books. Our working title is WARRIORS. This will be one … Read More

NEW AUDIO CLIPS FROM RANDOM HOUSE

A Feast for Crows Selections from Dreamsongs 1 Selections from Dreamsongs 2 Selections from Dreamsongs 3

FEVRE DREAM AT PRINTERS

Subterranean Press has just informed me that their long-awaited deluxe illustrated edition of Fevre Dream has gone to the printers. Bill Schafer writes, “I expect we’ll have finished books in early December, and the slipcases in early January. So early … Read More

FOR ITALIANS AND COMPLETISTS

My Italian readers have a unique treat in store. Mondadori, my Italian publisher, has just released its own edition of my book for young adults, THE ICE DRAGON, based on my old short story of the same title. While the … Read More

GRRM, DOZOIS TO EDIT JACK VANCE ANTHOLOGY

Jack Vance has been one of my favorite writers since I first read Big Planet back in grade school. A master of both science fiction and fantasy (and mystery novels as well, as his Edgar Award will testify), multiple Hugo … Read More

MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS MEETS WILD CARDS

Once upon a time, along about twenty years ago, the Wild Cards series grew out of a role-playing game… and now, many books and many stories later, we’re thrilled and excited to announce that we’re going home to that world … Read More

VALYRIAN RESINS DEBUT AT SAN DIEGO COMICON

Sharp-eyed Ice & Fire fans at last week’s mammoth San Diego Comicon may have spied a trio of familiar faces among the thousands of items on display. The good folks behind Haute Products, Jed Haigh and Justice Joseph, were there … Read More

DARK SWORD MINIATURES ANNOUNCES ICE & FIRE RANGE

Cool news for wargamers, miniatures collectors, figure painters, toy soldier guys, and Ice & Fire readers — Dark Sword Miniatures has officially unveiled its plans for a brand new line of premium pewter miniatures based on the world of A … Read More

INSIDE STRAIGHT PROMO AT SAN DIEGO COMICON

Wild Cards fans — be sure and visit the Tor booth at this year’s San Diego Comicon, to register for their special convention drawing. Tor will have half a dozen glossy 11 x 17 inch posters of the gorgeous Michael … Read More

Miss the Virtual Reading? Here’s your Second Chance

Video of GRRM’s appearance in Second Life is now live on the Bantam Dell site. Watch the video at: Random House YouTube

HERE COMES HUNTER’S RUN

Circle September 3 on your calendars. That’s when HarperCollins will be publishing the British hardcover edition of my latest novel. A three-way collaboration with my good friends Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham, HUNTER’S RUN tells the tale of Ramon Espejo, … Read More

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN IN SECOND LIFE!

George R. R. Martin will appear live in Second Life on Thursday, May 31 at 6pm SLT (PDT) at The Bantam Dell Book Shop & Cafe. George will read a tale from the forthcoming compendium, Dreamsongs, on sale in Fall … Read More

GREEN RONIN TO PUBLISH NEW RPG

Role-playing will soon return to Westeros. I’m pleased to announce that I have signed an agreement with industry leader Green Ronin Publishing to produce a new role-playing game based on A Song of Ice and Fire. The license was officially … Read More

TESTOR’S MINIATURES CANCELLED

I regret to announce that my licensing agreement with the Testor Corporation has expired, and that all the Ice & Fire product lines previously under development there have been cancelled. Testor’s had originally announced plans to release prepainted resin figures … Read More

DREAMSONGS COMING THIS CHRISTMAS

Bantam Spectra has announced that it will be releasing its new American hardcover edition of my collection DREAMSONGS in two matching volumes late this year. Volume I will be released in November, Volume II a month later in December. Both … Read More

DB PRO TO PUBLISH WILD CARDS COMIC

The weird and wacky world of the Wild Cards will be returning to funny books soon. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the alliteration). Our friends at DBPro and Marvel Comics have an- nounced plans for a new, all-original Wild Cards comic, to … Read More

THE SWORDS OF SEVEN KINGDOMS

What’s a knight without his sword? (A dead knight, frequently). Well, my readers won’t have to worry about that for much longer. I’m pleased and excited to announce that I’ve signed a deal with Jalic, Inc of East Lansing, Michigan, … Read More

THE SWORN SWORD COMES TO COMICS

“The Sworn Sword” is coming to a comics shop near you. After several delays, the graphic version of my second Dunk & Egg novella, the sequel to “The Hedge Knight,” is finally taking form. The same great creative team who … Read More

INSIDE STRAIGHT DELIVERED

Inside Straight, the latest installment in our long-running WILD CARDS series of mosaic novels, has been delivered to editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden at Tor. Originally launched in 1987, WILD CARDS has outlasted all the other shared worlds of the 80s … Read More

HBO OPTIONS ICE & FIRE

Now it can be told. VARIETY broke the story yesterday morning, and it’s all over the web. I have received hundreds of emails since the announcement went public, many of them asking, “Is it true?” Other readers have posted comments … Read More

TOM CANTY ILLUSTRATES A FEAST FOR CROWS

Subterranean Press is now taking preorders for its deluxe signed limited edition of A Feast for Crows, scheduled for publication later this year. The SubPress edition will be published as a two-volume set in slipcase, with a limitation of 448 … Read More

GRRM INTERVIEWED ON THE ICE DRAGON

A video interview about The Ice Dragon and its history can be found at: Google Youtube MSN Yahoo iTunes iFilm Expanded Books Myspace (All of these are the same interviews. Only the gateways differ).

ACCOLADES FOR THE ICE DRAGON

January Magazine has included my young adult book The Ice Dragon on its annual list of gift books for children, with a lovely review. If you’re looking for a last minute Christmas present for the young people on your list, … Read More

“VALYRIAN RESIN” TO PRODUCE ICE & FIRE MINIBUSTS

An exciting new line of colorful collectibles is in the works for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire. I am pleased to announce that I have just inked a deal with Haute Products to produce and distribute a … Read More

A STORM OF SWORDS TAKES IGNOTUS

Maybe I should move to Spain. The weather’s nice, there are lots of great castles, the senoritas are enchanting, the food is good (especially that ham they have), they have sangria and absinthe to wash it down with, and the … Read More

THEY’RE PLAYING THAT ARMAGEDDON RAG*

* ((FINALLY)) Better late than never, they say. It was back in June of 2004 that Bantam Spectra picked up the rights to three of my older novels, and we announced plans to reprint them all in new trade paperback … Read More

YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME

A FEAST FOR CROWS is now three for three. I’ve lost the Hugo Award to Robert Charles Wilson and SPIN, the British Fantasy Award to Neil Gaiman’s ANANSI BOYS, and the Quill Award to Diana Gabaldon for A BREATH OF … Read More

THE HEDGE KNIGHT IN HARDCOVER

Dunk and Egg are coming back for a third pass through the lists. DBPro, the publishers of THE HEDGE KNIGHT graphic novel, have recently announced a new partnership agreement with Marvel Comics. The Dabel brothers will continue to handle all … Read More

GRRM PODCAST

Join George R. R. Martin, the New York Times bestselling author of the epic A Song of Ice and Fire cycle, for his very first podcast. In these eight episodes, George covers a range of topics from the birth of … Read More

SUBPRESS STORM NOW SHIPPING

Subterranean Press is now shipping its long-awaited deluxe edition of A STORM OF SWORDS, a two-volume set in slipcase lavishly illustrated by the award-winning fantasy artist Charles Vess, with more than 70 black and white interiors, several full-color plates, and … Read More

NEW GRRM INTERVIEW

“Geeks On” interview at the San Diego Comicon, August 4, 2006.

SPIN WINS HUGO, CROWS COME FIFTH

LACon IV has come and gone, and with it this year’s Hugo Awards. Alas, the “Big One” eluded me once again, as A FEAST FOR CROWS finished a rather ignominious fifth in the Best Novel balloting. My membership (second class) … Read More

FEAST NOMINATED FOR BRITISH FANTASY AWARD

I am pleased to report that A FEAST FOR CROWS has earned a spot on the shortlist for this year’s British Fantasy Award, given annually by the British Fantasy Society at its annual convention. The nominees were chosen by the … Read More

BANTAM TO PUBLISH THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE

I’ve had readers writing and emailing me for years asking for some sort of “encyclopedia” or concordance for Westeros and the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, so it thrills me no end to announce that a few … Read More

A FEAST FOR CROWS CONTENDS FOR QUILL

My fantasy novel A FEAST FOR CROWS has been named a finalist for this year’s Quill Award in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category. The other contenders are A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES (Dell) by Diana Gabaldon, CELL: A NOVEL (Scribner, … Read More

GUARDIANS OF ORDER OUT OF BUSINESS

I regret to announce that Guardians of Order, the Canadian games company that issued the GAME OF THRONES role-playing game last fall, is closing its doors and going out of business. Although the GoO website remains open and there is … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN STORM OF SWORDS AT PRINTER

The long-awaited illustrated limited edition of A STORM OF SWORDS is finally on its way. All the artwork is complete, the interior design has been finished and checked, and the book is in the hands of the printers. Bill Schafer … Read More

AVATAR TO PREVIEW FEVRE DREAM COMIC AT SAN DIEGO

Avatar Comics will have a special treat for my fans at this year’s San Diego Comicon — a special convention preview of their forthcoming comic book version of my historical horror novel, FEVRE DREAM. The preview will only be available … Read More

THE ICE DRAGON COMING IN OCTOBER

The deluxe hardcover edition of my short fantasy “The Ice Dragon” is now scheduled for October release from Starscape, the young adult division of Tor Books. Here’s a look at the cover. The edition is lavishly illustrated by the acclaimed … Read More

GRRM AT NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

A webcast of GRRM’s appearance at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. is available here.

DREAMSONGS COMING THIS SEPTEMBER

DREAMSONGS, the gigantic collection of my short fiction known in the US as GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE (Subterranean Press, 2003) will have its first British publication in September, when Gollancz SF releases the book as a trade hardcover. The Gollancz edition … Read More

NEW DEAL FOR WILD CARDS

We can’t die yet. We haven’t seen The Jolson Story. The WILD CARDS series is back in business. We’ve just signed a contract with Tor Books for a new triad of WILD CARDS mosaic novels, to be titled Inside Straight, … Read More

NEW GRRM ONLINE INTERVIEW

A new online interview with GRRM has just gone up: Fantasybookspot

TUF VOYAGING NOMINATED FOR SEIUN AWARD

The Japanese edition of TUF VOYAGING has been nominated for the Seiun Award as Best Translated Novel of 2005. The Seiun is the “Japanese Hugo,” voted on by Japanese fans and readers and awarded annually at the Japanese National Convention. … Read More

Interviews

Two new online interviews with GRRM have just gone up: SCI FI Wire Afterburn SF

TESTOR CORPORATION RELEASES ‘RUBY FORD’ LIMITED EDITION

For all you figure collectors and miniature painters who have been waiting so patiently, the Testor Corporation has just announced the release the first set of figures based on the characters in A Song of Ice and Fire – The … Read More

CROWS CONTEND FOR HUGO AWARD

The members of the LACon IV and Interaction worldcons have nominated A Feast for Crows for the Hugo Award for the Best Novel of 2005. The Hugo is the oldest and most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy, and … Read More

TOR TO PUBLISH ILLUSTRATED “ICE DRAGON”

Tor Books will publish a new deluxe edition of my short fantasy “The Ice Dragon” this September, as part of their Young Adult line. The book will be lavishly illustrated by the acclaimed British fantasy artist Yvonne Gilbert, with the … Read More

WILD CARDS Good News and Bad

 I have good news and bad news for fans of the long-running Wild Cards series of shared world anthologies and mosaic novels. Good news: the seventeenth volume in the series, John J. Miller’s novel Death Draws Five, was released by … Read More

AUDIO CLIPS FROM A FEAST FOR CROWS NOW ON RANDOM HOUSE WEBSITE

Two excerpts from the forthcoming audio edition of A Feast For Crows are now available: clip 1 – clip 2

COMING SOON TO A SHOP NEAR YOU

Westeros is on the way. The Testor’s Corporation of Rockford, Illinois is moving full speed ahead with its plans for three lines of miniatures based on A Song of Ice and Fire. The initial release will be a group of … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN HOLIDAY SPECIALS

In the holiday spirit, Bill Schafer of Subterranean Press is offering a couple of special deals from now through the end of the year… for the collector on your list, if he or she has been good enough. Subterranean has … Read More

THE ART OF ICE AND FIRE RELEASED BY FANTASY FLIGHT

The Art of George R.R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, edited by Brian Wood, was released nationwide in early November and should now be available at a bookstore or comics shop near you. The book is available in … Read More

THE CROWS FLY HIGH

The feast has finally been served, and the crows have taken flight… higher than anyone (including me) would ever have dared dream. The American hardcover of A FEAST FOR CROWS was released on November 8, and immediately shot to the … Read More

CLASH OF KINGS LIMITED EDITION STILL AVAILABLE

It’s not too late for collectors who would like to add a copy of the gorgeous signed, numbered, illustrated edition of A CLASH OF KINGS to their bookshelves. Stocks are shrinking fast, but for the moment this deluxe edition still … Read More

SIGNED BOOKMARKS FROM SUBTERRANEAN

Subterranean Press is offering free bookmarks to all those who order its signed, limited edition of A STORM OF SWORDS before November 15. For details about this special limited-time offer, check their news page . The Subterranean STORM is moving … Read More

DUNK AND EGG RIDE AGAIN

Good news for fans of THE HEDGE KNIGHT comic and graphic novel. I have just signed an agreement with the DB Pro for a follow-up series, a full-color comics adaption of the second Dunk and Egg novella, “The Sworn Sword.” … Read More

MINIATURES ON THE MARCH

Work continues apace on the new Song of Ice & Fire miniatures game and the various ranges of minis that the Testor Corporation plans to debut in the fall. Game designer Andy Chambers has delivered his first version of the … Read More

FANTASY FLIGHT TO PUBLISH THE ART OF ICE AND FIRE

Some say that a picture is worth a thousand words. If so, Fantasy Flight Games will soon be releasing the equivilent of half a million words about the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and their people and places: a deluxe hardcover … Read More

NEW WILD CARDS BOOK SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY

The latest installment in the Wild Cards series, John J. Miller’s solo novel DEATH DRAWS FIVE, has been scheduled for a January release in hardcover by iBooks. DEATH DRAWS FIVE is the seventeenth volume in the overall series, and the … Read More

BROTHERHOOD LAUNCHES FAN WEBSITE

The wild and wonderful group of Ice & Fire readers who call themselves the Brotherhood Without Banners have been getting together and throwing parties at worldcons ever since Philadelphia in 2001… and usually the BWB event turns out to be … Read More

SHADOW TWIN LIMITED GOING FAST

Subterranean Press has informed me that fewer than thirty copies of their deluxe limited edition of SHADOW TWIN remain unsold, so collectors hoping to add this one to their shelves should act soon. The book is done and at the … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN LAUNCHES NEW MAGAZINE

William Schafer and the good people at Subterranean Press have more courage than sense. At a time when all of the existing science fiction and fantasy magazines are struggling with declining circulation and vanishing ad revenues, they are stepping in … Read More

ELECTRIC STORY TO OFFER FIVE GRRM SHORT STORIES AS EBOOKS

My Hugo-winning novella “A Song for Lya” and Nebula-winning novelette “Portraits of His Children” are among five new ebooks available for download at Electric Story, for all of my fans and readers who are members of the post-paper generation. The … Read More

WHITE WOLF JOINS FORCES WITH GUARDIANS OF ORDER ON GAME OF THRONES RPG

White Wolf Publishing and Guardians Of Order have reached an agreement to join forces on the publication of the GAME OF THRONES roleplaying game. White Wolf will publish and distribute the game under its Sword & Sorcery imprint, while Guardians … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN PRESS TO PUBLISH ICE & FIRE LIMITED EDITIONS

Collectors take note. Subterranean Press will be publishing the deluxe illustrated version of A STORM OF SWORDS, having just purchased the rights to continue the series of limited editions from Meisha Merlin and Bantam Books. The first two volumes in … Read More

JUSTIN SWEET TO ILLUSTRATE FEVRE DREAM LIMITED EDITION

Bill Schaefer has just informed me that Subterranean Press has signed the terrific young fantasy artist Justin Sweet to illustrate Subterranean’s deluxe limited edition reprint of my 1982 historical horror novel, Fevre Dream. I couldn’t be more thrilled. Fevre Dream … Read More

CLASH OF KINGS LIMITED EDITION NOW SHIPPING

The long-awaited and much-delayed illustrated edition of A Clash of Kings is on its way at last. Meisha Merlin has informed me that the books are back from the printer, and are now shipping! This deluxe limited edition is lavishly … Read More

NEW RELEASES ANNOUNCED BY FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES

Fans of the GAME OF THRONES collectible card game will soon have two new sets to help them win the Iron Throne. The Valyrian Premium Starters will be released in April 2005. This release includes two 40-card decks, representing the … Read More

THE RETURN OF JOKERS WILD

Wild Cards fans take note: iBooks has just released a new mass market paperback edition of the third volume in the series, Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild. The story of Wild Cards Day, 1986, the fortieth anniversary of the release … Read More

CLASH OF KINGS LIMITED TO SHIP APRIL 11

The long-awaited and much-delayed illustrated limited edition of A Clash of Kings is on its way at last, I’m thrilled to say. Some of you ordered this book three years ago and have been waiting patiently, I know. You have … Read More

“SHADOW TWIN” COMES TO ASIMOV’S

If you missed “Shadow Twin” (the science fiction novella I wrote with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham) when it appeared online in SCIFICTION last June, here’s another chance for you to catch the story, which was twenty-five years in the … Read More

MINIATURES, MINIATURES, AND MORE MINIATURES

Toy knights, medieval miniatures, and model castles have been passions of mine for the past ten years, as those of you who have looked at the “Knights” page of my website will know. I have work by all the masters, … Read More

GOO ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS FOR GAME OF THRONES RPG

Guardians Of Order is now taking pre-orders for a special Deluxe Limited Edition of their long-awaited and highly anticipated GAME OF THRONES role-playing game. The book is intended to be an authoritative reference guide to the series and the world … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN ANNOUNCES “SHADOW TWIN” LIMITED EDITION

Subterranean Press has announced their plans to release a deluxe limited edition chapbook of “Shadow Twin,” the SF novella I wrote with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham. “Shadow Twin” has quite the history. Gardner began it in the 70s, I … Read More

HEDGE KNIGHT TILTS AGAIN

The trade paperback collection of the comic book based on my novella “The Hedge Knight” is going back to press. The first edition, from Roaring Studios and Devil’s Due, sold out upon release, and was named by Amazon as one … Read More

IGNOTUS AWARDS FOR KINGS AND DRAGONS

Spanish fandom gathered in Cadiz from November 5th through 7th for their 22nd nation science fiction and fantasy convention, HispaCon Gadir 2K4, and presented their annual Ignotus Awards, for work first published in Spanish in 2003. These are the Spanish … Read More

TORCON SPEECH IN ASIMOV’S

Most of you will recall that I was the Professional Guest of Honor at Torcon 3, the World Science Fiction Convention held in Toronto over Labor Day weekend in 2003. Some of you were ever there, to share the fun … Read More

GRRM NOMINATED FOR WORLD FANTASY AWARD

GRRM: A RRetrospective, my massive half-million word collection from Subterranean Press, has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award as Best Collection of 2003. GRRM will be competing for the award with collections by Elizabeth Hand, Jack Cady, Glen Hirshberg, … Read More

HEDGE KNIGHT TRIUMPHANT

The sixth and final issue of THE HEDGE KNIGHT comic from Roaring Studios and Dabel Brothers is now in a comic shop near you. It’s a little bigger than the earlier issues, but Ben Avery, Mike S. Miller, Mike Crowell, … Read More

KING AEGON’S SILVER STAG

Robert Baratheon always hated counting coppers. Maybe you do too. Well, here’s your chance to move on up to silver. Last year Will Whitfoot of Shire Post, long renowned for turning out splendid Middle Earth coinage for Tolkien fanatics, issued … Read More

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

Some of the fans of A Song of Ice and Fire seem to believe that I burst onto the writing scene full-grown with the publication of the first book of the series, but actually I had been a professional writer … Read More

SCI-FICTION TO PUBLISH “SHADOW TWIN”

Just a heads up. A new, never-before-published novella, “Shadow Twin,” will be coming out in June on the internet, at SCI-FICTION. “Shadow Twin” is a three-way collaboration between me, Gardner R. Dozois, and Daniel Abraham, a long SF story set … Read More

RRETROSPECTIVE ALL SOLD OUT

The numbered edition of GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE is now sold out, I have been informed by my publishers at Subterranean Press. This means the book is now officially sold out in all editions. The trade hardcover sold out on publication, … Read More

LAST CHANCE FOR GRRM

Bill Schaefer of Subterranean Press has informed me that as of April 5, he has only twenty (20) copies left of the signed, numbered, limited edition of GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE. The trade hardcover sold out on publication, last September. The … Read More

FANTASY FLIGHT TO EXPAND GAME OF THRONES BOARD GAME

Fantasy Flight’s A GAME OF THRONES board game has been doing so well that they are planning an expansion. The first version of the game allowed for only five players: Stark, Lannister, Greyjoy, Baratheon, and Tyrell. The expanded version will … Read More

STEAM UP!

Way back in 1982, I published FEVRE DREAM, a historical horror novel set on the Mississippi in the antebellum south, during the heydey of the great steam packets. The story of steamboat captain Abner Marsh and his mysterious partner Joshua … Read More

HEDGE KNIGHT RETURNS TO THE LISTS

The long delay between the second and third issue of THE HEDGE KNIGHT comic frustrated a lot of my readers. I know. It was frustrating for me as well, and for the good folks at Roaring Studios… so they went … Read More

RRETROSPECTIVE NOMINATED FOR INTERNATIONAL HORROR AWARD

GRRM: A RRetrospective, my massive half-million word collection from Subterranean Press, has been nominated by the International Horror Guild as the Best Collection of 2003. The IHG Awards, presently in their tenth year, recognize “outstanding achievement in the fields of … Read More

HEDGE KNIGHT # 3 HITS THE STANDS

The third issue of THE HEDGE KNIGHT comic from Roaring Studios and Image Comics has finally shipped, and should be available now at a comic shop near you. But go now… the first two issues sold out immediately on publication … Read More

SUBTERRANEAN SHIPS LIMITED OF GRRM

Subterranean Press has announced that it is now shipping the signed, numbered, limited edition of GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE. The trade hardcover of GRRM sold out immediately upon release in September. The limited has taken a little longer, but it was … Read More

A GAME OF THRONES WINS IGNOTUS AWARD

The Spanish translation of A GAME OF THRONES from Gigamesh Press of Barcelona has been named the winner of the Ignotus Award as the “Best Foreign Novel of 2002.” The Ignotus Awards — the “Spanish Hugo” — are voted by … Read More

AN AUDIO SONG OF ICE AND FIRE — UNABRIDGED!

I get a lot of emails. The question asked most often is “When will A FEAST FOR CROWS be done?” But second place probably goes to “Why isn’t A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE available as an audiobook?” It’s a … Read More

A GREAT REVIEW FOR GRRM

Just had to share some great news. GRRM: A RRetrospective, my massive new career-spanning collection from Subterreanean Press, got a terrific review in the October 26 issue of the WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD. “… the most ambitious volume ever to … Read More

THE RETURN OF DUNK AND EGG

Dunk and Egg are back! Ser Duncan the Tall and his insolent young squire made their first appearance in my novella “The Hedge Knight” in the landmark fantasy anthology LEGENDS, and are presently the stars of the marvelous HEDGE KNIGHT … Read More

ICE AND FIRE LITHOGRAPH STILL AVAILABLE

Mike S. Miller, the penciller on Roaring Studio’s wonderful comic adaption of THE HEDGE KNIGHT, is also doing a series of four dramatic full-color scenes inspired by A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Each of them will be an original … Read More

TUF VOYAGES AGAIN

Haviland Tuf, ecological engineer, interstellar trader, keeper of cats, lover of mushrooms, and master of the Ark, the last surviving seedship of the old Empire, will be voyaging back onto the bookshelves soon. The good folks at Meisha Merlin Publishing … Read More

HEADS OR STARS?

The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros have the usual sort of maddening medieval monetary system. No simple base ten nonsense here. No, Westerosi coinage is more akin to old, pre-metric British money, with its pounds, shillings, guineas, ha’pennies, tuppences, and groats. … Read More

Origins Award

The collectible card game of A GAME OF THRONES won the Origins Award for the best new CCG at the recent Origins convention. Congratulations to the guys from Fantasy Flight Games!

HEDGE KNIGHT COMIC NAMED “GEM OF THE MONTH”

The first issue of THE HEDGE KNIGHT comic book will be released next month from Image Comics and Roaring Studios. PREVIEWS, the trade magazine of the nation’s largest comics distributor, has named the book one of its “Gems of the … Read More

GAME OF THRONES CCG NOMINATED FOR ORIGINS AWARD

The good folks at Fantasy Flights Games have been doing a wonderful job with the collectible card game based on A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and it looks as though I’m not the only one to think so. The … Read More

A STORM OF SWORDS PAPERBACK RELEASED

All those Ice and Fire readers who have been waiting with bated breath for the mass market paperback of A STORM OF SWORDS can finally exhale. Bantam Spectra released its paperback of the third volume of A SONG OF ICE … Read More

TWO GRRM DRAGONS

The gaming magazine DRAGON is offering a double dip of Westeros for fans of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. The current issue of DRAGON (#305) includes “The Arms of the Kraken,” a novella-length excerpt from A FEAST FOR CROWS, … Read More

WILD CARDS VI: ACE IN THE HOLE

iBooks has released their reprint of WILD CARDS VI: ACE IN THE HOLE

A STORM OF SWORDS wins Geffen Prize

The Hebrew translation of A STORM OF SWORDS has won the Geffen Prize for the best fantasy book of the year in Israel. The award was announced at Icon 2002, the Israeli national SF convention. The Hebrew editions of A … Read More

THE ART OF ICE AND FIRE

Artist Mike S. Miller has been doing a sensational job on the pencils for the graphic version of “The Hedge Knight” (forthcoming from Roaring Studios and Image Comics), bringing Dunk and Egg and their friends and enemies to vivid life.. … Read More

HEDGE KNIGHT COMIC NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDERS

http://www.roaringstudios.com/mainsite/news.html Roaring Studios has been roaring right ahead with their comic book version of “The Hedge Knight,” my novella from Robert Silverberg’s first LEGENDS anthology. The first issue is nearing completion, and Roaring is now accepting preorders. For details, check … Read More

Down & Dirty reissued

WILD CARDS V: DOWN & DIRTY, has been reissued by iBooks.

A GAME OF THRONES collectible card game

FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES debuted its collectible card game A GAME OF THRONES last August at Gencon, to a very enthusiastic reception from the games community. The game has gotten some great reviews, and Fantasy Flight has lots of exciting plans … Read More

Mike S. Miller talks about adapting “The Hedge Knight” to comics

Mike S. Miller talks about adapting “The Hedge Knight” to comics.

Interview

New GRRM interview online at Dusksite.com.

ACES ABROAD

Wild Cards fans: ACES ABROAD, was released in September by iBooks.

“THE HEDGE KNIGHT” COMES TO COMICS

I’m an old comic book fanboy, as anyone who has ever read WILD CARDS has likely figured out. Back in the dawn of time, the first stories I ever published could be found in the comics fanzines of the 60s, … Read More

DEUCES DOWN DEBUTS

The long wait is over for Wild Cards fans. DEUCES DOWN, the first new Wild Cards book in seven years, was released this month by iBooks, in hardcover and ebook versions. DEUCES DOWN features seven brand new tales from the … Read More

Free Artwork Preorder Program

Fantasy Flight is offering a limited edition print signed by George R. R. Martin to everyone who preorders a booster display (36 booster packs) of A Game of Thrones from their local game store. You get to choose which of … Read More

Interview

New Interview online at Rhode Island Science Fiction Club.

ICE & FIRE CARD GAME ON SCHEDULE

The folks at Fantasy Flight Games tell me that playtesting has been completed for the collectible card game based on A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE and the world of Westeros and its Seven Kingdoms. All the artwork is in … Read More

Yesterday was tax day

Yesterday was tax day, a traumatic time in the life of a freelance writer. Others may get refunds, but for those of us who are self-employed April 15 is almost always the day on which we write big checks to … Read More

FANTASY FLIGHT ANNOUNCES ICE & FIRE GAMES

FANTASY FLIGHT ANNOUNCES ICE & FIRE GAMES

A STORM OF SWORDS on final ballot for Nebula award

A STORM OF SWORDS on final ballot for Nebula award.

Skin Trade

Skin Trade now available as audiobook from Random House at http://www.audible.com

A CLASH OF KINGS

Meisha Merlin Press is now accepting orders and deposits for the second volume in its series of “A Song of Ice and Fire” limited editions, the signed numbered slipcased edition of A CLASH OF KINGS, illustrated by John Howe. Howe … Read More

New interview with GRRM on Fantasy Online

New interview with GRRM on Fantasy Online

Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild

Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild (Paperback, US) now available from iBooks.

JOHN HOWE TO ILLUSTRATE LIMITED EDITION OF A CLASH OF KINGS

Tolkien fans need no introduction to John Howe’s beautiful and evocative artwork, which has made him one of the world’s best known and best respected fantasy illustrators. Meisha Merlin Press managed to lure John from Middle Earth to Westeros last … Read More

Hard to believe that December is already upon us

Hard to believe that December is already upon us, with the end of the year just ahead. I hope all of you visiting this website had as pleasant a Thanksgiving as I did. There’s nothing like having turkey with friends… … Read More

Fantasy and SF bestsellers for 2001

Amazon.com has announced its Fantasy and SF bestsellers for 2001, and GRRM is on the list three times at #11 (A GAME OF THRONES paperback), #17 (A CLASH OF KINGS paperback), and #23 (A STORM OF SWORDS hardcover).

John Miller’s article on “Collecting George R.R. Martin”

The November issue of FIRSTS is out, featuring John Miller’s article on “Collecting George R.R. Martin.” Copies of the article autographed by both Miller and Martin are available from John Miller at JJM1954@aol.com .

THE WILD CARDS ARE BACK

New editions of the first eight volumes of the original Bantam series are being released by iBooks, in trade paperback and ebook editions. The first two volumes — WILD CARDS and ACES HIGH — have already been released, and should … Read More

HARRY POTTER KICKS GRRM’S BUTT IN HUGOS

HARRY POTTER KICKS GRRM’S BUTT IN HUGOS

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE

I wanted to bring you all up to date on some on some of the latest publication plans for A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Bantam Spectra has just informed me of their plans to issue the first three volumes … Read More

GRRM Interviewed by El Pais

GRRM Interviewed by El Pais Spanish Newspaper.

A Storm of Swords wins Locus Best Fantasy Novel Award!

A Storm of Swords wins Locus Best Fantasy Novel Award!

Babbage Press releases new edition of A Song for Lya

Babbage Press releases new edition of A Song for Lya

Windhaven flies again

Windhaven flies again! New hardcover edition from Bantam Books

A Storm of Swords on Final Ballot for 2001 Hugo Award

A Storm of Swords on Final Ballot for 2001 Hugo Award

GRRM Featured on CNN’s Entertainment Website

GRRM Featured on CNN’s Entertainment Website

Limited Edition of A Game of Thrones

Meisha Merlin Releases Illustrated Limited Edition of A Game of Thrones

Quartet

NESFA releases GRRM’s new collection, Quartet.

SF Site’s Reader’s Choice list

A CLASH OF KINGS took the #1 place on the SF Site’s Reader’s Choice list for best book of 1999. See the whole list at: SF Site

Guest of Honor at Torcon III

George R.R. Martin to be Guest of Honor at Torcon III

USA Today’s bestseller list

A Storm of Swords hits USA Today‘s bestseller list

A Storm of Swords hits #12

A Storm of Swords hits #12 on The New York Times bestseller list