?Colossal, staggering? Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world? one of the greats of fantasy literature.?
SFX

?Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads? Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.?
Guardian

?Truly epic? An extraordinarily rich novel? with its magnificent action-filled climax, it provides a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites? The book stands out from similar work by virtue of its superbly developed characters, accomplished prose and sheer bloody-mindedness.?
Publishers Weekly

?A vast, rich saga, with splendid characters and an intricate plot flawlessly articulated against a backdrop of real depth and texture.?
Kirkus

George R.R. Martin is the globally bestselling author of many fine novels, including A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, which together make up the series A Song of Ice and Fire, on which HBO based the world?s most-watched television series, Game of Thrones. Other works set in or about Westeros include The World of Ice and Fire, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His science fiction novella Nightflyers has also been adapted as a television series; and he is the creator of the shared-world Wild Cards universe, working with the finest writers in the genre. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.