George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin is a novelist and television writer best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy series set in Westeros that begins with A Game of Thrones. Before writing the series, he published short fiction and worked on television shows including The Twilight Zone and Beauty and the Beast.

New to Westeros? Start with A Game of Thrones. A Clash of Kings is book two. A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust is the first half of book five in the split edition.