{"product_id":"worlds-of-george-rr-martin-the-inspirations-behind-game-of-thrones","title":"Worlds of George RR Martin: The Inspirations Behind Game of Thrones","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWorlds of George RR Martin: The Inspirations Behind Game of Thrones\u003c\/h1\u003eTom Huddleston\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 24 2024\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780711288522\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0711288526\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the many realms of modern fantasy there is only one true King, and his name is George Raymond Richard Martin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eA Song of Ice and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin has created a world on a scale almost unrivalled by any other single writer. \u003cb\u003eApproaching two million words and still evolving\u003c\/b\u003e, this genuinely epic series of novels, with its deeply interlocking narratives, finely crafted drama and enormous range of characters, \u003cb\u003eis a creation of extraordinary breadth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo how did a writer best known for short stories come to craft such a gigantic sequence of novels, and what is the key to their extraordinary success? \u003cb\u003eWhat sources - historical, literary and personal - did Martin draw upon in the writing, and what inspiration did they give him?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Worlds of George R.R. Martin \u003c\/i\u003eis an in-depth bringing together of the enormous range of inspirations behind Martin's work\u003c\/b\u003e ­- from historical borrowings as wide-ranging as the Roman empire, the Wars of the Roses and the Mongol conquests, to diverse literary and mythological texts, and Martin's own family experience and biography.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392507609133,"sku":"WHS-9a6db216b6644055a1031814f4a1483d","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_181c0695-a793-49fa-84db-076ab284ecde.jpg?v=1787364012","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/worlds-of-george-rr-martin-the-inspirations-behind-game-of-thrones","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}