Seriez of epic fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin

A Song of Ice n' Fire be a seriez of epic fantasy novels by tha Gangsta novelist n' screenwrita George R. R. Martin yo. Dude fuckin started tha straight-up original gangsta volume of tha series, A Game of Thrones, up in 1991, n' dat shiznit was published up in 1996. Martin, whoz ass initially envisioned tha series as a trilogy, has published five outta a planned seven volumes. Da fifth n' most recent volume of tha series, A Dizzle wit Dragons, was published up in 2011 n' took Martin six muthafuckin years ta write yo. Dude is currently freestylin tha sixth novel, Da Windz of Winter. A seventh novel A Dream of Spring is planned.

A Song of Ice n' Fire takes place on tha fictionizzle continents Westeros n' Essos. Da point of view of each chapta up in tha rap be a limited perspectizzle of a range of charactas growin from nine up in tha straight-up original gangsta novel, ta 31 charactas by tha fifth novel. Three main stories interweave: a thugged-out dynastic war among nuff muthafuckin crews fo' control of Westeros, tha risin threat of tha supernatural Others up in northernmost Westeros, n' tha ambizzle of Daenerys Targaryen, tha deposed mackdaddyz exiled daughter, ta assume tha Iron Throne.

Martinz inspirations included tha Warz of tha Roses n' tha French historical novels Da Accursed Mackdaddys by Maurice Druon.[2][3] A Song of Ice n' Fire received praise fo' its diverse portrayal of dem hoes n' religion, as well as its realizzle fo' realz. An assortment of disparate n' subjectizzle pointz of view confronts tha reader, n' tha success or game of point-of-view charactas is never assured. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Within tha often morally ambiguous ghetto of A Song of Ice n' Fire, thangs concernin loyalty, pride, human sexuality, piety, n' tha moralitizzle of violence frequently arise.

Da books have sold 90 mazillion copies ghettowide az of April 2019 ,[4] afta havin been translated tha fuck into 47 languages az of January 2017 .[5][6] Da fourth n' fifth volumes reached tha top of tha New York Times Best Sella lists upon they releases.[7] Among tha many derived works is several prequel novellas, a TV series, a comic book adaptation, n' nuff muthafuckin card, board, n' video games.

Plot synopsis [ edit ]

A Song of Ice n' Fire takes place up in a gangbangin' fictionizzle ghetto up in which seasons last fo' muthafuckin years n' end unpredictably. Nearly three centuries before tha eventz of tha straight-up original gangsta novel, tha Seven Mackdaddydomz of Westeros was united under tha Targaryen dynasty, establishin military supremacy all up in they control of dragons. Da Targaryens ruled fo' three hundred years, continuin past tha extinction of tha dragons. Their dynasty eventually ended wit a rebellion hustled by Lord Robert Baratheon, up in which Aerys "the Mad Mackdaddy" Targaryen was capped n' Robert proclaimed mackdaddy of tha Seven Mackdaddydoms fo' realz. At tha beginnin of A Game of Thrones, 15 muthafuckin years have passed since Robertz rebellion, wit a nine-year-long summer comin ta a end.

Da principal rap chroniclez tha juice struggle fo' tha Iron Throne among tha pimped out Housez of Westeros followin tha dirtnap of Mackdaddy Robert up in A Game of Thrones. Robertz heir apparent, tha 13-year-old Joffrey, is immediately proclaimed mackdaddy all up in tha machinationz of his crazy-ass mother, Biatch Cersei Lannister. When Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, Robertz closest playa n' chizzle advisor, discovers dat Joffrey n' his siblings is tha thang of incest between Cersei n' her twin brutha Ser Jaime Lannister, Eddard attempts ta unseat Joffrey yo, but is betrayed n' executed fo' treason. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. In response, Robertz brothers Stannis n' Renly both lay separate fronts ta tha throne. Durin dis period of instability, two of tha Seven Mackdaddydomz of Westeros attempt ta become independent from tha Iron Throne: Eddardz eldest lil hustla Robb is proclaimed Mackdaddy up in tha North, while Lord Balon Gayjoy desires ta recover tha sovereignty of his bangin region, tha Iron Islands. Da so-called "Battle of tha Five Mackdaddys" is up in full progress by tha middle of tha second book, A Clash of Mackdaddys.

Da second part of tha rap takes place up in tha far uptown of Westeros, where a 8,000-year-old wall of ice, simply called "the Wall", defendz tha Seven Mackdaddydoms from supernatural creatures known as the Others. Da Wallz sentinels, tha Sworn Brotherhood of tha Nightz Watch, also protect tha realm from tha incursionz of tha "wildlings" or "Jacked Folk", whoz ass is nuff muthafuckin human tribes livin on tha uptown side of tha Wall. Da Nightz Watch rap is holla'd at primarily all up in tha deal wit view of Jizzle Snow, Lord Eddard Starkz bastard son.[8] Jizzle bigs up tha footstepz of his uncle Benjen Stark n' joins tha Watch at a lil' age, risin quickly all up in tha ranks yo. Dude eventually becomes Lord Commander of tha Nightz Watch. In tha third volume, A Storm of Swords, tha Nightz Watch storyline becomes mo' n' mo' n' mo' entangled wit tha Battle of tha Five Mackdaddys.

Da third storyline bigs up Daenerys Targaryen, daughta of Aerys Pt II, tha last Targaryen mackdaddy. On tha continent of Essos, eastside of Westeros across tha Narrow Sea, Daenerys is hooked up off by her elder brutha Viserys Targaryen ta a bangin warlord yo, but slowly becomes a independent n' intelligent rula up in her own right yo. Her rise ta juice be aided by tha phat birth of three dragons, hatched from eggs given ta her as weddin gifts, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da three dragons soon become not only a symbol of her bloodline n' her claim ta tha throne yo, but also devastatin weaponz of war, which help her up in tha conquest of Slaverz Bizzle.

Publishin history [ edit ]

Tha 411 [ edit ]

Books up in tha A Song of Ice n' Fire series is first published up in hardcover n' is lata re-released as paperback editions. In tha UK, Harper Voyager publishes special slipcased editions.[9] Da series has also been translated tha fuck into mo' than 30 languages.[10] All page totals given below is fo' tha US first editions.

First three novels (1991�"2000) [ edit ]

George R. R. Martin was already a successful fantasy n' sci-fi lyricist n' TV writa before freestylin his A Song of Ice n' Fire book series.[23] Martin had published his wild lil' first short rap up in 1971 n' his wild lil' first novel up in 1977.[24] By tha mid-1990s, dat schmoooove muthafucka had won three Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, n' other awardz fo' his short fiction.[25] Although his wild lil' fuckin early books was well-received within tha fantasy fiction hood, his bangin readershizzle remained relatively lil' small-ass n' Martin took on thangs as a writa up in Hollywood up in tha mid-1980s.[25] Dude hit dat shiznit principally on tha revival of Da Twilight Zone all up in 1986 n' on Beauty n' tha Beast until 1990 yo, but he also pimped his own TV pilots n' freestyled feature film scripts yo. Dude grew frustrated dat his thugged-out lil' pilots n' screenplays was not gettin made[25] n' dat TV-related thang limitations like budgets n' episode lengths was forcin his ass ta cut charactas n' trim battle scenes.[26] This pushed Martin back towardz freestylin books, where da ruffneck did not gotta worry bout compromisin tha size of his crazy-ass muthafuckin imagination.[25] Admirin tha workz of J. R. R. Tolkien up in his childhood, da thug wanted ta write a epic fantasy, though da ruffneck did not have any specific ideas.[27]

When Martin was between Hollywood projects up in tha summer of 1991, da perved-out muthafucka started freestylin a freshly smoked up science fiction novel called Avalon fo' realz. Afta three chapters, dat schmoooove muthafucka had a vivid scam of a funky-ass pimp seein a manz beheadin n' findin direwolves up in tha snow, which would eventually become tha straight-up original gangsta non-prologue chapta of A Game of Thrones.[28] Puttin Avalon aside, Martin finished dis chapta up in all dem minutes n' grew certain dat dat shiznit was part of a longer story.[29] Afta all dem mo' chapters, Martin perceived his freshly smoked up book as a gangbangin' fantasy story[29] n' started makin maps n' genealogies.[23] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat tha freestylin of dis book was interrupted fo' all dem muthafuckin years when Martin moonwalked back ta Hollywood ta produce his TV series Doorways dat ABC had ordered but ultimately never aired.[26]

"Da first scene...chapta one of tha straight-up original gangsta book, tha chapta where they find tha direwolf pups...just came ta me outta nowhere, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho. I was...at work on a gangbangin' finger-lickin' different novel, n' suddenly I saw dat scene. Well shiiiit, it didn't belong up in tha novel I was writin yo, but it came ta me so vividly dat I had ta sit tha fuck down n' write it, n' by tha time I did, it hustled ta a second chapter, n' tha second chapta was tha Catelyn chapta where Ned has just come back." �"George R. R. Martin up in 2014[30]

In 1994, Martin gave his thugged-out agent, Kirby McCauley, tha straight-up original gangsta 200 pages n' a two-page rap projection as part of a planned trilogy wit tha novels A Dizzle wit Dragons n' Da Windz of Winter intended ta follow. When Martin had still not reached tha novelz end at 1400 manuscript pages, he felt dat tha series needed ta be four n' eventually six books long,[26][31] which he imagined as two linked trilogiez of one long story.[32] Martin chose A Song of Ice n' Fire as tha overall series title: Martin saw tha struggle of tha cold Others n' tha fiery dragons as one possible meanin fo' "Ice n' Fire", whereas tha word "song" had previously rocked up in Martinz book titlez A Song fo' Lya n' Joints tha Dead Men Sing, stemmin from his obsessions wit joints.[33] Martin also named Robert Frostz 1920 poem "Fire n' Ice" n' cultural associations like fuckin boner versus betrayal as possible influences fo' tha series' title.[34]

Da revised finished manuscript fo' A Game of Thrones was 1088 pages long (without tha appendices),[35] wit tha publication followin up in August 1996.[11] Da Wheel of Time lyricist Robert Jordan had freestyled a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dirty-ass short endorsement fo' tha cover dat was influential up in ensurin tha bookz n' hence series' early success wit fantasy readers.[36] Blood of tha Dragon, a pre-release sample novella drawn from Daeneryss chapters, went on ta win tha 1997 Hugo Award fo' Best Novella.[37]

Da 300 pages removed from tha A Game of Thrones manuscript served as tha openin of tha second book, entitled A Clash of Mackdaddys.[31] Dat shiznit was busted out up in February 1999 up in tha United Hoods,[13] wit a manuscript length (without appendices) of 1184 pages.[35] A Clash of Mackdaddys was tha straight-up original gangsta book of tha A Song of Ice n' Fire series ta make tha best-sella lists,[26] reachin 13 on Da New York Times Best Sella list up in 1999.[38] Afta tha success of Da Lord of tha Rings films, Martin received his wild lil' first inquiries ta tha muthafuckin rightz of tha A Song of Ice n' Fire series from various ballaz n' filmmakers.[26]

Martin was nuff muthafuckin months late turnin up in tha third book, A Storm of Swords.[25] Da last chapta dat schmoooove muthafucka had freestyled was bout tha "Red Wedding", a pivotal scene notable fo' its shiznit (see Themes: Violence n' dirtnap).[39] A Storm of Swords was 1521 pages up in manuscript (without appendices),[35] causin problems fo' nuff of Martinz publishers round tha ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Bantam Books published A Storm of Swords up in a single volume up in tha United Hoodz up in November 2000,[15] whereas some other-language editions was divided tha fuck into two, three, or even four volumes.[35] A Storm of Swords debuted at number 12 up in tha New York Times bestsella list.[37][40]

Bridgin tha timeline gap (2000�"2011) [ edit ]

Afta A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Mackdaddys, n' A Storm of Swords, Martin originally intended ta write three mo' books.[25] Da fourth book, tentatively titled A Dizzle wit Dragons, was ta focus on Daenerys Targaryenz return ta Westeros n' tha associated conflicts.[32] Martin wanted ta set dis rap five muthafuckin years afta A Storm of Swords so dat tha younger charactas could grow olda n' tha dragons grow larger.[41] Agreein wit his thugged-out lil' publishers early on dat tha freshly smoked up book should be shorta than A Storm of Swords, Martin set up ta write tha novel closer up in length ta A Clash of Mackdaddys.[35] A long prologue was ta establish what tha fuck had happened up in tha meantime, initially just as one chapta of Aeron Damphair on tha Iron Islandz all up in tha Mackdaddysmoot. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Since tha events on tha Iron Islandz was ta have a impact up in tha book n' could not be holla'd at wit existin POV characters, Martin eventually introduced three freshly smoked up viewpoints.[42]

In 2001, Martin was still optimistic dat tha fourth installment might be busted out up in tha last quarta of 2002.[33] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat tha five-year gap did not work fo' all charactas durin writing. On one hand, Martin was unsatisfied wit coverin tha events durin tha gap solely all up in flashbacks n' internal retrospection. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. On tha other hand, dat shiznit was implausible ta have not a god damn thang happen fo' five years.[41] Afta hustlin on tha book fo' on some year, Martin realized he needed a additionizzle interim book, which his schmoooove ass called A Feast fo' Crows.[41] Da book would pick up tha rap immediately afta tha third book, n' Martin scrapped tha scam of a gangbangin' five-year gap.[33] Da material of tha freestyled 250-page prologue was mixed up in as freshly smoked up viewpoint charactas from Dorne n' tha Iron Islands.[42] These expanded storylines n' tha resultin rap interactions fucked up tha deal fo' Martin.[43]

Da manuscript length of A Feast fo' Crows eventually surpassed A Storm of Swords.[41] Martin was reluctant ta make tha necessary deep cuts ta git tha book down ta publishable length, as dat would have compromised tha rap dat schmoooove muthafucka had up in mind. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Printin tha book up in "microtype on onion skin paper n' givin each reader a magnifyin glass" was also not a option fo' his muthafuckin ass.[35] On tha other hand, Martin rejected tha publishers' scam of splittin tha narratizzle chronologically tha fuck into A Feast fo' Crows, Parts One n' Two.[7] Bein already late wit tha book, Martin had not even started freestylin all characters' stories[44] n' also objected ta endin tha straight-up original gangsta book without any resolution fo' its nuff viewpoint charactas as up in previous books.[41]

With tha charactas spread up across tha ghetto,[21] a gangbangin' playa suggested dat Martin divide tha rap geographically tha fuck into two volumes, of which A Feast fo' Crows would be tha first.[7] This approach would give Martin tha room ta complete his commenced rap arcs as dat schmoooove muthafucka had originally intended,[35] which da perved-out muthafucka still felt was tha dopest approach muthafuckin years later.[21] Martin moved tha unfinished characters' stories set up in tha eastside (Essos) n' uptown (Winterfell n' tha Wall) tha fuck into tha next book, A Dizzle wit Dragons,[45] n' left A Feast fo' Crows ta cover tha events up in Mackdaddyz Landing, tha Riverlands, Dorne, n' tha Iron Islands.[35] Both books begin immediately afta tha end of A Storm of Swords,[21] hustlin up in parallel instead of sequentially, n' involve different castz of charactas wit only lil overlap.[35] Martin split Aryaz chaptas tha fuck into both books afta havin already moved tha three other most ghettofab charactas (Jizzle Snow, Tyrion, n' Daenerys) tha fuck into A Dizzle wit Dragons.[45]

Upon its release up in October 2005 up in tha UK n' November 2005 up in tha US,[17] A Feast fo' Crows went straight ta tha top of Da New York Times bestsella list.[47] Among tha positizzle reviewers was Lev Grossman of Time, whoz ass dubbed Martin "the Gangsta Tolkien".[48] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat hustlas n' muthafuckas alike was pissed tha fuck off wit tha rap split dat left tha fatez of nuff muthafuckin ghettofab charactas unresolved afta A Storm of Swords' cliffhanger ending.[49][50] With A Dizzle wit Dragons holla'd ta be half-finished,[49] Martin mentioned up in tha epilogue of A Feast fo' Crows dat tha next volume would be busted out by tha next year.[51] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat planned release dates was repeatedly pushed back. Meanwhile, HBO acquired tha muthafuckin rights ta turn A Song of Ice n' Fire tha fuck into a gangbangin' fantasy drama series up in 2007[52] n' aired tha straight-up original gangsta of ten episodes coverin A Game of Thrones up in April 2011.[53]

With round 1600 pages up in manuscript length,[1] A Dizzle wit Dragons was eventually published up in July 2011 afta six muthafuckin yearz of writing,[26] longer up in page count n' freestylin time than any of tha precedin four novels.[23][49] Da rap of A Dizzle wit Dragons catches up wit n' goes beyond A Feast fo' Crows round two-thirdz tha fuck into tha book,[44] but nevertheless covers less rap than Martin had intended, omittin at least one planned big-ass battle sequence n' leavin nuff muthafuckin characta threadz endin up in cliff-hangers.[23] Martin attributed tha delay mainly ta his untanglin "the Meereenese knot", which tha rap battleer understood as "makin tha chronologizzle n' charactas mesh up as various threadz converged on [Daenerys]".[50] Martin also bigged up bustin too much time on rewritin n' perfectin tha rap yo, but soundly rejected tha theoriez of a shitload of his muthafuckas dat dat schmoooove muthafucka had lost interest up in tha series or would bide his cold-ass time ta make mo' scrilla.[49]

Planned novels n' future [ edit ]

Martin believes tha last two volumez of tha series is ghon be big-ass bookz of 1500 manuscript pages each.[54] Da sixth book is ghon be called Da Windz of Winter,[55] takin tha title of tha last book of tha originally planned trilogy.[21] Displeased wit tha provisionizzle title A Time fo' Wolves fo' tha final volume, Martin ultimately announced A Dream of Spring as tha title fo' tha seventh book up in 2006.[22] Martin holla'd up in March 2012 dat tha final two novels will take readaz farther uptown than any of tha previous books, n' dat tha Others will appear.[56]

Da Windz of Winter [ edit ]

Da Windz of Winter will resolve tha cliffhangers from A Dizzle wit Dragons early on n' "will open wit tha two big-ass battlez dat [the fifth book] was buildin up to, tha battle up in tha ice n' tha battle [...] of Slaverz Bizzle fo' realz. And then take it from there."[56] By tha middle of 2010, Martin had already finished five chaptaz of Da Windz of Winter from tha viewpointz of Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Arianne Martell, n' Aeron Gayjoy, comin ta round 100 completed pages.[55][57] Afta tha publication of A Dizzle wit Dragons up in 2011, Martin announced da thug would return ta freestylin up in January 2012.[23] Dude dropped tha meantime on book tours, conventions, n' continued hustlin on his Da Ghetto of Ice & Fire companion guide n' a freshly smoked up Talez of Dunk n' Egg novella.[58][59] In December 2011, Martin posted a cold-ass lil chapta from Da Windz of Winter from tha viewpoint of Theon Gayjoy;[60] nuff muthafuckin other chaptas done been made hood since. Four hundred pagez of tha sixth novel had been freestyled az of October 2012 , although Martin considered only 200 as "really finished"; tha rest needed revising.[34] Durin tha Guadalajara Internationistic Book Fair up in Mexico up in early December 2016, Martin offered tha followin hint as ta tha tone of dis book: "There is a shitload of dark chaptas right now ... Ya Mom shoulda told ya, I been spittin some lyrics ta you fo' 20 muthafuckin years dat winta was coming. Winta is tha time when thangs die, n' cold n' ice n' darknizz fill tha ghetto, so dis aint goin ta be tha aiiight feel-phat dat playas may be hopin for. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some of tha charactas [are] up in straight-up dark places."[61] Martin did not intend ta separate tha charactas geographically again.[27]

In 2011, Martin gave three muthafuckin years as a realistic estimate fo' finishin tha sixth book at a phat pace,[1] but holla'd ultimately tha book "will be done when itz done",[21] acknowledgin dat his thugged-out lil' publication estimates had been too optimistic up in tha past.[23] In 2015 there was indications dat tha book would be published before tha sixth season of tha HBO show[62][63][64][65][66][67] but up in early January 2016 Martin confirmed dat dat schmoooove muthafucka had not kicked it wit a end-of-year deadline dat dat schmoooove muthafucka had established wit his thugged-out lil' publisher fo' release of tha book before tha sixth season. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch yo. Dude also revealed there had been a previous deadline of October 2015 dat dat schmoooove muthafucka had considered achievable up in May 2015, n' dat up in September 2015 dat schmoooove muthafucka had still considered tha end-of-year deadline achievable yo. Dude further confirmed dat a shitload of tha deal of tha book might be revealed up in tha upcomin season of Game of Thrones.[68] In February 2016, Martin stated dat da ruffneck dropped all his wild lil' fuckin editin projects except fo' Wild Cards, n' dat da thug would not be freestylin any teleplays, screenplays, short stories, introductions or forewordz before deliverin Da Windz of Winter.[69] In March 2020, Martin stated dat da thug was freestylin Da Windz of Winter every last muthafuckin day,[70] n' up in June dat schmoooove muthafucka hoped ta be done wit it up in 2021.[71]

A Dream of Spring [ edit ]

Martin is only firm bout endin tha series wit tha seventh novel "until I decizzle not ta be firm".[23] With his stated goal of spittin some lyrics ta tha rap from beginnin ta end, da thug aint gonna truncate tha rap ta fit tha fuck into a arbitrary number of volumes.[39] Dude knows tha endin up in broad strokes as well as tha future of tha main characters,[27] n' will finish tha series wit bittersweet elements where not mah playas will live happily eva after.[37] Martin hopes ta write a endin similar ta Da Lord of tha Rings dat he felt gave tha rap a satisfyin depth n' resonance. On tha other hand, Martin noted tha challenge ta stay tha fuck away from a thang like the finale of tha TV series Lost, which left some hustlas pissed tha fuck off by deviatin too far from they own theories n' desires.[21] In 2012, Martin had bigged up his concerns bout A Dream of Spring not bein completed by tha time tha TV series Game of Thrones catches up in its storyline ta tha novels.[72] In 2015, Martin holla'd dat da thug was not freestylin A Dream of Spring together wit Da Windz of Winter,[73] n' up in early 2016, da perved-out muthafucka holla'd da ruffneck did not believe A Dream of Spring would be published before tha last season of tha HBO show.[74] In April 2018, Martin commented dat schmoooove muthafucka had not started hustlin on tha book,[75] n' up in November da perved-out muthafucka holla'd dat afta Da Windz of Winter da thug would decizzle what tha fuck ta do next: A Dream of Spring or tha second volume of Fire & Blood or one or two stories fo' tha Talez of Dunk n' Egg.[76] In May 2019 he reiterated dat schmoooove muthafucka had not started freestylin A Dream of Spring n' would not do so before finishin Da Windz of Winter.[77]

Martin offered tha followin hint as ta how tha fuck tha series would conclude durin a Q&A all up in tha Guadalajara Internationistic Book Fair. "I aint goin ta rap how tha fuck I be goin ta end mah book yo, but I suspect tha overall flavor is goin ta be as much bittersweet as it is horny."[61]

TV series n' other writings [ edit ]

Early durin tha pimpment of tha TV series, Martin holla'd at major deal points ta ballaz Dizzy Benioff n' D. B. Weiss.[27] Martin was Kool & Tha Gang da thug would have published at least Da Windz of Winter before tha TV series overtook his muthafuckin ass.[27] Nevertheless, there was general concerns bout whether Martin would be able ta stay ahead of tha show.[78] As a result, head writas Benioff n' Weiss hustled mo' future deal points from Martin up in 2013 ta help dem set up tha showz freshly smoked up possible seasons. This included tha end stories fo' all tha core characters. Deviations from tha books' storylines was considered yo, but a two-year hiatus ta wait fo' freshly smoked up books was not a option fo' dem (as tha lil pimp hustlas continue ta grow n' tha showz popularitizzle would wane).[79] Martin indicated da thug would not permit another writa ta finish tha book series.[49] On January 2, 2016, Martin confirmed dat tha sixth volume would not be published before tha start of tha sixth season of tha HBO series.[80]

Regardin A Song of Ice n' Fire as his crazy-ass masterpiece, Martin is certain never ta write anythang on dis scale again n' again n' again n' would only return ta dis fictionizzle universe up in tha context of stand-alone novels.[42] Dude prefers ta write stories bout charactas from other A Song of Ice n' Fire periodz of history like fuckin his Talez of Dunk n' Egg project, instead of continuin tha series directly.[42][81] Martin holla'd da thug would ludd ta return ta freestylin short stories, novellas, novelettes, n' stand-alone novels from diverse genres like fuckin science fiction, horror, fantasy, or even a cappin' mystery.[29][36]

Inspiration n' writing [ edit ]

Genre [ edit ]

"[Martinz Ice n' Fire series] was groundbreakin (at least fo' me) up in all kindz of ways fo' realz. Above all, tha books was mad unpredictable, especially up in a genre where readaz have come ta expect tha intensely predictable. [...] A Game of Thrones was profoundly shockin when I first read it, n' fundamentally chizzled mah notions bout what tha fuck could be done wit epic fantasy." �"Fantasy writa Joe Abercrombie up in 2008[82]

George R. R. Martin believes da most thugged-out profound influences ta be tha ones experienced up in childhood.[83] Havin read H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E yo. Howard, Robert A yo. Heinlein, Eric Frank Russell, Andre Norton,[29] Isaac Asimov,[33] Fritz Leiber, n' Mervyn Peake[84] up in his youth, Martin never categorized these authors' literature tha fuck into science fiction, fantasy, or horror n' will write from any genre as a result.[83] Martin classified A Song of Ice n' Fire as "epic fantasy",[1] n' specifically named Tad Williams' high fantasy epic Memory, Sorrow, n' Thorn as straight-up influential fo' tha freestylin of tha series.[33][84] One of his wild lil' straight-up authors is Jack Vance,[33] although Martin considered tha series not particularly Vancean.[32]

Martin experienced some harsh wintas when livin up in Dubuque all dem muthafuckin years up in tha 1970s, n' suspects these wintas had a influence on his writing; "I be thinkin a shitload of tha shiznit up in A Game of Thrones, tha snow n' ice n' freezing, be reppin mah memoriez of Dubuque".[30]

Da medieval settin has been tha traditionizzle background fo' epic fantasy. But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat where oldschool fiction leaves versed readaz knowin tha oldschool outcome,[84] original gangsta charactas may increase suspense n' empathy fo' tha readers.[83] Yet Martin felt oldschool fiction, particularly when set durin tha Middle Ages, had a excitement, grittiness, n' a realnizz ta it dat was absent up in fantasy wit a similar backdrop.[85] Thus, da thug wanted ta combine tha realizzle of oldschool fiction wit tha magic appeal of tha dopest fantasies,[86] subduin magic up in favor of battlez n' ballistical intrigue.[25] Dude also decided ta stay tha fuck away from tha conventionizzle phat versus evil settin typical fo' tha genre, rockin tha fight between Achillez n' Hector up in Homerz Iliad, where no one standz up as either a pimp or a villain, as a example of what tha fuck da thug wants ta big up wit his books.[87]

Martin is widely credited wit broadenin tha fantasy fiction genre fo' adult content, includin incest, paedophilia, n' adultery.[49] Freestylin fo' Da Atlantic, Amber Tay-Tay assessed tha novels as hard fantasy wit vulnerable charactas ta which readaz become wackly attached.[88] CNN found up in 2000 dat Martinz mature descriptions was "far mo' frank than dem found up in tha workz of other fantasy authors",[89] although Martin assessed tha fantasy genre ta have become rougher-edged a thugged-out decade lata n' dat some writers' work was goin beyond tha mature themez of his novels.[39] Adam Roberts called Martinz series da most thugged-out successful n' ghettofab example of tha emergin subgenre of grimdark fantasy.[90]

Freestylin process [ edit ]

Yo, settin up ta write suttin' on a epic scale,[89] Martin projected ta write three bookz of 800 manuscript pages up in tha straight-up early stagez of tha series.[84] His original gangsta 1990s contract specified one-year deadlines fo' his thugged-out lil' previous literary works yo, but Martin only realized lata dat his freshly smoked up books was longer n' hence required mo' freestylin time.[41] In 2000, Martin planned ta take 18 months ta two muthafuckin years fo' each volume n' projected tha last of tha planned six books ta be busted out five or six muthafuckin years later.[37] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat wit A Song of Ice n' Fire series evolvin tha fuck into tha freshest n' most ambitious rap dat schmoooove muthafucka has eva attempted writing,[45] da perved-out muthafucka still has two mo' books ta finish az of 2020 . Martin holla'd he needed ta be up in his own crib up in Gangsta Fe, New Mexico ta immerse his dirty ass up in tha fictionizzle ghetto n' write.[25] Az of 2011 , Martin was still typin his wild lil' fiction on a DOS computa wit WordStar 4.0 software.[91] Dude begins each dizzle at 10 am wit rewritin n' polishin tha previous dayz work,[83] n' may write all dizzle or struggle ta write anything.[25] Excised material n' previous oldschool versions is saved ta be possibly re-inserted at a lata time.[45] Martin do not consider A Song of Ice n' Fire a "series" but a single rap published up in nuff muthafuckin volumes.[92]

Martin set tha A Song of Ice n' Fire rap up in a secondary ghetto inspired by Tolkienz writing.[27] Unlike Tolkien, whoz ass pimped entire languages, mythologies, n' histories fo' Middle-earth long before freestylin Da Lord of tha Rings, Martin probably starts wit a rough sketch of a imaginary ghetto dat he improvises tha fuck into a workable fictionizzle settin along tha way.[49] Dude busted lyrics bout his wild lil' freestylin as comin from a subconscious level up in "almost a thugged-out daydreamin process",[93] n' his stories, which gotz a mythic rather than a scientistical core, draw from emotion instead of rationality.[29] Martin employs maps[25] n' a cold-ass lil cast list toppin 60 pages up in tha fourth volume,[7] but keeps most shiznit up in his crazy-ass mind.[1] His imagined backstory remains subject ta chizzle until published, n' only tha novels count as canon.[45] Martin do not intend ta publish his thugged-out lil' private notes afta tha series is finished.[25]

Martin drew much inspiration from actual history fo' tha series,[83] havin nuff muthafuckin bookcases filled wit medieval history fo' research[94] n' hittin' up phat European landmarks.[43] For a Gangsta whoz ass speaks only Gangsta, tha history of England proved tha easiest source of medieval history fo' him, givin tha series a British rather than a German or Spanish phat flavor.[95] For example, Ned n' Robb Stark resemble Richard, 3rd Dude of York, n' his fuckin lil hustla Edward IV, n' Biatch Cersei resemblez both Margaret of Anjou[96] n' Elizabeth Woodville.[97] Martin immersed his dirty ass up in nuff diverse medieval topics like fuckin threadz, chicken, feasting, n' tournaments ta have tha facts at hand if needed durin writing.[37] Da series was up in particular hyped up by tha Hundred Years' War, tha Crusades, tha Albigensian Crusade, n' tha Warz of tha Roses,[83][94] although Martin refrained from makin any direct adaptations.[83] Martin was also inspired by tha French oldschool novels Da Accursed Mackdaddys by Maurice Druon, which is bout tha French monarchy up in tha 13th n' 14th centuries.[2][3]

Martin has also drawn from Roman history fo' inspiration, comparin Stannis Baratheon ta tha Roman emperor Tiberius.[98] Martin has sourced tha Massacre of Glencoe n' Black Dinner as inspiration fo' tha "Red Wedding," a cold-ass lil crucial twist up in A Storm of Swords.[99]

Da rap is freestyled ta follow principal landmarks wit a illest destination yo, but leaves Martin room fo' improvisation. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. On occasion, improvised details hella affected tha planned story.[100] By tha fourth book, Martin kept mo' private notes than eva before ta keep track of tha nuff subplots,[33] which became so detailed n' sprawlin by tha fifth book as ta be unwieldy.[23] Martinz editors, copy editors, n' readaz monitor fo' accidental mistakes,[33] although some errors have slipped tha fuck into publication. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. For instance, Martin has inconsistently referred ta certain characters' eye colors, n' has busted lyrics on some cold-ass lil cow as bein of one sex n' then another.[49]

Narratizzle structure [ edit ]

Appears as a POV character Appears as a non-POV character No appearance

Da books is divided tha fuck into chapters, each one narrated up in tha third thug limited all up in tha eyez of a point of view character,[49] a approach Martin hustled his dirty ass as a lil' journalizzle hustla.[105] Beginnin wit nine POV charactas up in A Game of Thrones, tha number of POV charactas grows ta a total of 31 up in A Dizzle wit Dragons (see table). Da short-lived one-time POV charactas is mostly restricted ta tha prologues n' epilogues.[37] Dizzy Orr of Da New York Times noted tha rap importizzle of "the Starks (phat muthafuckas), tha Targaryens (at least one phat muthafucka, or girl), tha Lannisters (conniving), tha Gayjoys (mostly conniving), tha Baratheons (mixed bag), tha Tyrells (unclear), n' tha Martells (ditto), most of whom is feverishly endeavorin ta advizzle they ambitions n' fuck up they enemies, preferably unto dirtnap".[106] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat as Time's Lev Grossman noted, readaz "experience tha struggle fo' Westeros from all sides at once", such dat "every fight is both triumph n' fuck up [...] n' dem hoes is both pimp n' villain all up in tha same time".[107]

Modeled on Da Lord of tha Rings, tha rap of A Song of Ice n' Fire begins wit a tight focus on a lil' small-ass crew (with mah playas up in Winterfell, except Daenerys) n' then splits tha fuck into separate stories. Put ya muthafuckin choppers up if ya feel dis! Da storylines is ta converge again yo, but findin tha turnin point up in dis complex series has been hard as fuck fo' Martin n' has slowed down his writing. Dependin on tha rap battle, Martin is holla'd ta have reached tha turnin point up in A Dizzle wit Dragons,[21] or ta not like have reached it yet up in tha books.[108] Da series' structure of multiple POVs n' interwoven storylines was inspired by Wild Cards, a multi-authored shared universe book series edited by Martin since 1985.[109] As tha sole lyricist, Martin begins each freshly smoked up book wit a outline of tha chapta order n' may write all dem successive chaptas from a single characterz viewpoint instead of hustlin chronologically. Da chaptas is lata rearranged ta optimize characta intercutting, chronology, n' suspense.[37]

Influenced by his cold-ass televizzle n' film scriptin background, Martin tries ta keep readaz engrossed by endin each A Song of Ice n' Fire chapta wit a tense or revelationizzle moment, a twist or a cliffhanger, similar ta a TV act break.[110] Scriptwritin has also taught his ass tha technique of "cuttin up tha fat n' leavin tha muscle", which is tha final stage of completin a funky-ass book, a technique dat brought tha page count up in A Dizzle wit Dragons down almost eighty pages.[111] Dividin tha continuous A Song of Ice n' Fire rap tha fuck into books is much harder fo' Martin. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Each book shall represent a phase of tha trip dat endz up in closure fo' most charactas fo' realz. A smalla portion of charactas is left wit clear-cut cliffhangers ta make shizzle readaz come back fo' tha next installment, although A Dizzle wit Dragons had mo' cliffhangers than Martin originally intended.[27][37] Both one-time n' regular POV charactas is designed ta have full characta arcs endin up in fuck up or triumph,[37] n' is freestyled ta hold tha readers' interest n' not be skipped up in reading.[84] Main charactas is capped off so dat tha reader aint gonna rely on tha pimp ta come all up in unscathed n' will instead feel tha characterz fear wit each page turn.[36]

Da unresolved larger narratizzle arc encourages speculation bout future rap events.[49] Accordin ta Martin, much of tha key ta A Song of Ice n' Fire's future lies over a thugged-out dozen muthafuckin years up in tha fictionizzle past, of which each volume reveals more.[25] Events planned from tha beginnin is foreshadowed, although Martin is careful not ta make tha rap predictable.[108] Da viewpoint characters, whoz ass serve as unreliable narrators,[21] may clarify or provide different perspectives on past events.[112] Therefore, what tha fuck tha readaz believe ta be legit may not necessarily be true.[25]

Characta pimpment [ edit ]

Regardin tha charactas as tha ass of tha story,[113] Martin planned tha epic A Song of Ice n' Fire ta git a big-ass cast of charactas n' nuff different shiznit from tha beginning.[21] A Feast fo' Crows has a 63-page list of characters,[7] wit nuff of tha thousandz of charactas mentioned only up in passing[49] or disappearin from view fo' long stretches.[114] When Martin addz a freshly smoked up crew ta tha ever-growin number of genealogies up in tha appendices, da ruffneck devises a secret bout tha personalitizzle or fate of tha crew members. But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat they backstory remains subject ta chizzle until freestyled down up in tha story.[45] Martin drew most characta inspiration from history (without directly translatin oldschool figures)[25] n' his own experiences yo, but also from tha mannerz of his wild lil' playas, acquaintances, n' playaz of hood interest.[33] Martin aims ta "make mah charactas real n' ta make dem human, charactas whoz ass have phat n' bad, noble n' selfish well-mixed up in they natures".[37] Jeff VanderMeer of tha Los Angelez Times remarked dat "Martinz devotion ta straight-up inhabitin his characters, fo' betta or worse, creates tha unstoppable momentum up in his novels n' gotz nuff a implied jive-ass shiznit of Tolkienz moral simplicity"[115] (see Themes: Moral ambiguity).

Martin deliberately ignored tha freestylin rule of never givin two charactas names startin wit tha same letter.[45] Instead, characta names reflect tha namin systems up in various European crew histories, where particular names was associated wit specific royal houses n' where even tha secondary crews assigned tha same names repeatedly.[45] Da rap of A Song of Ice n' Fire therefore has lil pimps called "Robert" up in honor of Mackdaddy Robert of Doggy Den Baratheon, a "Brandon" up in every last muthafuckin other generation of tha Starks up in commemoration of Brandon tha Builder (of tha Wall), n' tha syllable "Ty" commonly occurrin up in given namez of Doggy Den Lannister.[31] Kool & Tha Gang dat readaz would pay attention, Martin distinguished playas pluggin a given name[45] by addin numbers or locations ta they given names (e.g. Henry V of England). Da crew names was designed up in association wit ethnic crews (see backstory): tha First Men up in tha Uptown of Westeros had straight-up simply descriptizzle names like Stark n' Strong, whereas tha descendantz of tha Andal invadaz up in tha Downtown have mo' elaborate, undescriptizzle doggy den names like Lannista or Arryn, n' tha Targaryens n' Valyrians from tha Eastside continent have da most thugged-out horny-ass names wit tha letta Y.[31]

All charactas is designed ta drop a rhyme wit they own internal voices ta capture they viewz of tha ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass.[37] Da Atlantic pondered whether Martin ultimately intended tha readaz ta sympathize wit charactas on both sidez of tha Lannister�"Stark feud long before deal pimpments force dem ta make they wack chizzles.[116] Contrary ta most conventionizzle epic fantasies, tha charactaz of A Song of Ice n' Fire is vulnerable so that, accordin ta Da Atlantic, tha reader "cannot be shizzle dat phat shall triumph, which make dem instances where it do all tha mo' exulting."[88] Martin gets wackly involved up in tha characters' lives durin writing, which make tha chaptas wit dreadful events sometimes straight-up hard as fuck ta write.[37] Seein tha ghetto all up in tha characters' eyes requires a cold-ass lil certain amount of empathy wit them, includin tha villains,[83] all of whom dat schmoooove muthafucka has holla'd he loves as if they was his own lil' thugs.[84][113] Martin found dat some charactas had mindz of they own n' took his wild lil' freestylin up in different directions yo. Dude returns ta tha intended rap if it do not work up yo, but these detours sometimes prove mo' rewardin fo' his muthafuckin ass.[45]

Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jizzle Snow, n' Daenerys Targaryen generate da most thugged-out feedback from readers.[117] Martin has stated dat Tyrion is his thugged-out lil' underground favorite, as tha grayest of tha gray characters, wit his cunnin n' wit makin his ass da most thugged-out funk ta write.[84] Martin has also holla'd dat Bran Stark is tha hardest characta ta write fo' realz. As tha characta most deeply involved up in magic, Branz rap need ta be handled carefully within tha supernatural aspectz of tha books. Bran be also tha youngest viewpoint character,[37] n' has ta deal wit tha series' adult themes like grief, loneliness, n' anger.[110] Martin set up ta have tha lil' charactas grow up fasta between chaptas yo, but, as dat shiznit was implausible fo' a cold-ass lil characta ta take two months ta respond, a gangbangin' finished book represents straight-up lil time passed. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! Martin hoped tha planned five-year break would ease tha thang n' age tha lil pimps ta almost adults up in termz of tha Seven Mackdaddydoms yo, but he lata dropped tha five-year gap (see section Bridgin tha timeline gap).[27][37]

Themes [ edit ]

A Song of Ice n' Fire series de-emphasizes magic as compared ta nuff other epic fantasy works (emblem of Da Face up in tha Pool). Although involvin dragons n' sorcery,series de-emphasizes magic as compared ta nuff other epic fantasy works (emblem of J fo' realz. Allen St. John z 1905 fantasy work).

Although modern fantasy may often embrace strangeness, A Song of Ice n' Fire series is generally praised fo' what tha fuck is perceived as a sort of medieval realism.[106] Believin dat magic should be used moderately up in tha epic fantasy genre,[26] Martin set up ta make tha rap feel mo' like oldschool fiction than contemporary fantasy, wit less emphasis on magic n' sorcery n' mo' on battles, ballistical intrigue, n' tha characters.[25] Though tha amount of magic has gradually increased all up in tha story, tha series is still ta end wit less overt magic than most contemporary fantasies.[37] In Martinz eyes, literary effectizzle magic need ta represent strange n' fucked up forces beyond human comprehension,[59] not advanced alien technologies or formulaic spells.[118] As such, tha charactas KNOW only tha natural aspectz of they ghetto yo, but not tha magical elements like tha Others.[106]

Yo, since Martin drew on oldschool sources ta build tha ghetto of A Song of Ice n' Fire ,[83] Damien G. Walta of Da Guardian saw a phat resemblizzle between Westeros n' England up in tha period of tha Warz of tha Roses.[119] Da Atlantic's Adam Serwer regarded A Song of Ice n' Fire as "more a rap of ballistics than one of heroism, a rap bout humanitizzle wrestlin wit its baser obsessions than fulfillin its glorious potential", where tha emergent juice struggle stems from tha feudal systemz repression n' not from tha fight between phat n' evil.[116] Martin not only wanted ta reflect tha frictionz of tha medieval class structures up in tha novels yo, but also explore tha consequencez of tha leaders' decisions, as general goodnizz do not automatically make competent leadaz n' vice versa.[86]

A common theme up in tha fantasy genre is tha battle between phat n' evil,[86] which Martin rejects fo' not mirrorin tha real ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass.[32] Attracted ta gray characters,[120] Martin instead endorses Lil' Willy Faulknerz view dat only tha human ass up in conflict wit itself was worth freestylin about.[86] Martin explores tha thangz of redemption n' characta chizzle up in tha A Song of Ice n' Fire series.[121] Da multiple viewpoint structure allows charactas ta be explored from nuff sides, such dat tha supposed villains can provide they viewpoint.[89][42]

Although fantasy be reppin a imaginatizzle realm, Martin sees a real necessitizzle ta reflect tha real ghetto where playas take a thugged-out dirtnap sometimes skanky dirtnaps, even beloved people.[37] Main charactas is capped off so dat tha reader aint gonna expect tha supposed pimp ta survive, n' instead will feel tha same tension n' fear dat tha charactas might.[36] Da novels also reflect tha substantial dirtnap rates up in war.[84] Da dirtnapz of supernumerary extras or orcs have no major effect on readers, whereas a gangbangin' playaz dirtnap has much mo' wack impact.[108] Martin prefers a heroz sacrifice ta say suttin' profound bout human nature.[27]

Accordin ta Martin, tha fantasy genre rarely focuses on sex n' sexuality,[37] instead often treatin sexualitizzle up in a juvenile way or neglectin it straight-up.[83] Martin, however, considaz sexualitizzle a blingin rollin force up in human game dat should not be excluded from tha narrative.[121] Providin sensory detail fo' a immersive experience is mo' blingin than deal advancement fo' Martin,[21] whoz ass aims ta let tha readaz experience tha novels' sex scenes, "whether itz a pimped out transcendent, bangin, mind blowin sex, or whether itz disturbing, twisted, dark sex, or disappointin perfunctory sex."[121] Martin was fascinated by medieval contrasts where knights venerated they ladies wit poems n' wore they favors up in tournaments while they armies mindlessly raped dem hoes up in wartime.[37] Da non-existent concept of adolescence up in tha Middle Ages served as a model fo' Daenerys' horny-ass activitizzle all up in tha age of 13 up in tha books.[110] Da novels also allude ta tha incestuous practices up in tha Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt ta keep they bloodlines pure.[122]

Martin serves up a variety of biatch charactas ta explore tha place of dem hoes up in a patriarchal society.[108] Freestylin all charactas as human beings wit tha same basic needs, dreams, n' influences,[24] his biatch charactas is ta cover tha same wide spectrum of human traits as tha males.[108][24]

Reception [ edit ]

Critical response [ edit ]

Science Fiction Weekly stated up in 2000 dat "few would dispute dat Martinz most monumenstrual achievement ta date has been tha groundbreakin A Song of Ice n' Fire oldschool fantasy series",[37] fo' which props done been "ordaz of magnitude better" than fo' his thugged-out lil' previous works, as Martin busted lyrics bout ta Da New Yorker.[49] In 2007, Weird Talez magazine busted lyrics bout tha series as a "superb fantasy saga" dat "raised Martin ta a whole freshly smoked up level of success".[29] Shortly before tha release of A Dizzle wit Dragons up in 2011, Bizzle Sheehan of Da Washington Post was shizzle dat "no work of fantasy has generated such anticipation since Larry Potsmokerz final duel wit Voldemort",[114] n' Ethan Sackz of Daily Shiznit saw tha series turnin Martin tha fuck into a thugged-out darlin of literary muthafuckas as well as mainstream readers, which was "rare fo' a gangbangin' fantasy genre thatz often dissed n' dismissed as garbage not fit ta line tha bottom of a thugged-out dragonz cage".[60] Salon.comz Andrew Leonard stated:

Da success be all tha mo' remarkable cuz [the series debuted] without mass market publicitizzle or any kind of buzz up in tha fantasy/SF scene. George R. R. Martin gots his wild lil' followin tha hard way, by word of grill, by hookin his charactas tha fuck into tha psyche of his bangin readaz ta a extent dat most writaz of fantasy only trip of.[123]

Publishers Weekly noted up in 2000 dat "Martin may not rival Tolkien or Robert Jordan yo, but he ranks wit such accomplished medievalistz of fantasy as Poul Anderson n' Gordon Dickson."[15] Afta tha fourth volume came up in 2005, Time's Lev Grossman considered Martin a "major force fo' evolution up in fantasy" n' proclaimed his ass "the Gangsta Tolkien", explainin that, although Martin was "[not] tha dopest known of Americaz straight-up fantasy writers" all up in tha time n' would "never win a Pulitzer or a Nationizzle Book Award ... his skill as a cold-ass lil crafta of narratizzle exceedz dat of almost any literary novelist freestylin todizzle".[48] As Grossman holla'd up in 2011, tha phrase Gangsta Tolkien "has stuck ta [Martin], as dat shiznit was meant to",[107] bein picked up by tha media includin Da New York Times ("Dat punk much betta than that"),[124] tha New Yorker,[49] Entertainment Weekly ("an props dat bordaz on fantasy blasphemy"),[23] Da Globe n' Mail,[51] n' USA Today.[120] Time magazine named Martin one of tha 100 most influential playas up in tha ghetto up in 2011,[51] n' USA Today named George R.R. Martin they Lyricist of tha Year 2011.[125]

Accordin ta Da Globe n' Mail's Jizzy Barber, Martin manages simultaneously ta masta n' transcend tha genre so dat "Critics applaud tha depth of his characterizations n' lack of cliché up in books dat is nonetheless replete wit dwarves n' dragons".[51] Publishers Weekly gave favorable props ta tha straight-up original gangsta three A Song of Ice n' Fire novels at they pointz of release, sayin dat A Game of Thrones had "superbly pimped characters, accomplished prose n' sheer bloody-mindedness",[11] dat A Clash of Mackdaddys was "notable particularly fo' tha lived-in qualitizzle of [their fictionizzle ghetto and] fo' tha comparatively modest role of magic",[13] n' dat A Storm of Swords was one "of tha mo' rewardin examplez of gigantizzle up in contemporary fantasy".[15] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat they found dat A Feast For Crows as tha fourth installment "sorely misses its other half. Da slim pickings here is dirty yo, but up in no way satisfying."[17] Their review fo' A Dizzle wit Dragons repeated pointz of jive-ass shiznit fo' tha fourth volume, n' holla'd that, although "Da freshly smoked up volume has a similar feel ta Feast", "Martin keeps it fresh by focusin on ghettofab charactas [who were] notably absent from tha previous book."[19]

Accordin ta tha Los Angelez Times, "Martinz brilliizzle up in evokin atmosphere all up in description be a endurin hallmark of his wild lil' fiction, tha shiznit much mo' than just props on a painted stage", n' tha novels captivate readaz wit "complex storylines, fascinatin characters, pimped out dialogue, slick pacing, n' tha willingnizz ta bust a cap up in off even his crazy-ass major characters".[115] CNN remarked dat "the rap weaves all up in differin pointz of view up in a skillful mix of observation, narration n' well-crafted dialogue dat illuminates both characta n' deal wit fascinatin style",[89] n' Dizzy Orr of Da New York Times found dat "All of his hundredz of charactas have grace notez of history n' personalitizzle dat advizzle a deal line. Every hood has a elaborately recalled seriez of triumphs n' shits."[106] Salon.comz Andrew Leonard "couldn't stop readin Martin cuz mah desire ta know what tha fuck was goin ta happen combined wit mah absolute inabilitizzle ta guess what tha fuck would happen n' left me helpless before his sorcery fo' realz. At tha end, I felt shaken n' exhausted."[126] Da Christian Science Monitor advised readin tha novels wit a A Song of Ice n' Fire encyclopedia at hand ta "catch all tha layered, subtle hints n' details dat [Martin] leaves all up in his books. If you pay attention, yo big-ass booty is ghon be rewarded n' thangs is ghon be answered."[127]

Among da most thugged-out critical voices was Sam Jordison n' Mike Hann, both of Da Guardian. Jordison detailed his crazy-ass misgivings bout A Game of Thrones up in a 2009 review n' summarized "It aint nuthin but daft. It aint nuthin but unsophisticated. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! This type'a shiznit happens all tha time. It aint nuthin but cartoonish fo' realz. And yet, I couldn't stop reading ... fo' realz. Archaic absurditizzle aside, Martinz freestylin is pimpin yo. His dialogue is snappy n' frequently funky yo. His descriptizzle prose is immediate n' atmospheric, especially when it comes ta buildin a sense of deliciously dark forebodin [of tha long impendin winter]."[128] Hann did not consider tha novels ta stand up from tha general fantasy genre, despite Martinz alterations ta fantasy convention, although he rediscovered his childhoodz views:

That when thangs are, on tha whole, pretty crappy [in tha real ghetto], itz a thugged-out deep joy ta dive headfirst tha fuck into suttin' so straight-up immersive, suttin' from which there is no need ta surface from minutes at a time fo' realz. And if dat immersion involves dragons, magic, wraiths from beyond dirtnap, shapeshiftin wolves n' banished princes, so be dat shit.[129]

Academic literary jive-ass shiznit has been slow ta engage wit tha series; there will likely be much mo' jive-ass shiznit if n' when tha series is completed. Y'all KNOW dat shit, muthafucka! This type'a shiznit happens all tha time. Da first scholarly monograph on tha series is George R. R. Martin n' tha Fantasy Form, by New Zealand scholar Joseph Rex Young.[130]

Salez [ edit ]

A Song of Ice n' Fire series up in tha New York Times combined print n' e-book fiction bestsella list up in 2011 between tha airin of tha Game of Thrones pilot episode n' tha publication of A Dizzle wit Dragons.[131] Salez performizzle ofseries up in thacombined print n' e-book fiction bestsella list up in 2011 between tha airin of thapilot episode n' tha publication of

Da reported overall salez figurez of tha A Song of Ice n' Fire series vary. Da New Yorker holla'd up in April 2011 (before tha publication of A Dizzle wit Dragons) dat mo' than 15 mazillion A Song of Ice n' Fire books had been sold ghettowide,[49] a gangbangin' figure repeated by Da Globe n' Mail up in July 2011.[51] Reutas reported up in September 2013 dat tha books includin print, digital n' audio versions have sold mo' than 24 mazillion copies up in Uptown America.[132] Da Wall Street Journal reported mo' than six mazillion sold copies up in Uptown Tha Ghetto by May 2011.[133] USA Today reported 8.5 mazillion copies up in print n' digital overall up in July 2011,[134] n' over 12 mazillion sold copies up in print up in December 2011.[125] Da series has been translated tha fuck into mo' than 20 languages;[10] USA Today reported tha fifth book ta be translated tha fuck into over 40 languages.[120] Forbes estimated dat Martin was tha 12th highest-earnin lyricist ghettowide up in 2011 at $15 million.[135]

Martinz publishers initially expected A Game of Thrones ta be a funky-ass best-seller,[23] but tha straight-up original gangsta installment did not even reach any lower positions up in bestsella list.[58] This left Martin unsurprised, as it is "a foolz game ta be thinkin anythang is goin ta be successful or ta count on it".[113] But fuck dat shiznit yo, tha word on tha street is dat tha book slowly won tha horny advocacy of independent booksellaz n' tha bookz popularitizzle grew by word of grill.[49] Da series' popularitizzle skyrocketed up in subsequent volumes,[23] wit tha second n' third volume makin Da New York Times Best Sella lists up in 1999[38] n' 2000,[40] respectively. Da series gained Martinz oldschool writings freshly smoked up attention, n' Martinz Gangsta publisher Bantam Spectra was ta reprint his out-of-print solo novels.[37]

Da fourth installment, A Feast fo' Crows, was a immediate best-sella at its 2005 release,[23] hittin number one on "Da New York Times" hardcover fiction bestsella list November 27, 2005, which fo' a gangbangin' fantasy novel suggested dat Martinz books was attractin mainstream readers.[1] Da paperback edizzle of A Game of Thrones reached its 34th printin up in 2010, surpassin tha one mazillion mark.[136] Before it even premiered, tha TV series had boosted salez of tha book series, wit A Song of Ice n' Fire approachin triple-digit growth up in year-on-year sales. Bantam was lookin forward ta seein tha tie-ins boost salez further,[53] n' Martinz British publisher Harper Voyager expected readaz ta rediscover they other epic fantasy literature.[137] With a reported 4.5 mazillion copiez of tha straight-up original gangsta four volumes up in print up in early 2011,[53] tha four volumes re-appeared on tha paperback fiction bestsella lists up in tha second quarta of 2011.[131][138]

At its point of publication up in July 2011, A Dizzle wit Dragons was up in its sixth print wit mo' than 650,000 hardbacks up in print.[139] It also had tha highest single n' first-dizzle salez of any freshly smoked up fiction title published up in 2011 at dat point, wit 170,000 hardcovers, 110,000 e-books, n' 18,000 audio books reportedly sold on tha straight-up original gangsta day.[134] A Dizzle wit Dragons reached tha top of Da New York Times bestsella list on July 31, 2011.[7] Unlike most other big-ass titles, tha fifth volume sold mo' physical than digital copies early on,[140] but nevertheless, Martin became tha tenth lyricist ta push 1 mazillion Amazizzle Kindle e-books.[141] All five volumes n' tha four-volume boxed set was among tha top 100 best-pimpin books up in tha United Hoodz up in 2011 n' 2012.[142]

Da TV series has contributed hella boostin salez of both tha books n' collectiblez like box-sets, merchandise, n' other items. Boy it's gettin hot, yes indeed it is. Da TV series also contributed up in increasin tha geographic coverage of tha books, introducin freshly smoked up hustlas up in emergin ghettos like India n' Brazil ta tha book series fo' realz. All dis has hella increased tha overall book salez fo' realz. Az of April 2019, tha book series has sold 90 mazillion copies ghettowide.[4]

Fandom [ edit ]

A Song of Ice n' Fire. Ever n' shit. (Well, maybe itz all gravy if I take a leak once up in a while?)" "Afta all, as a shitload of y'all like ta point up in yo' emails, I be sixty muthafuckin years oldschool n' fat, n' you don't want me ta 'pull a Robert Jordan ' on you n' deny you yo' book. Okay, I've gots tha message. Yo ass don't want me bustin anythang except. Ever n' shit. (Well, maybe itz all gravy if I take a leak once up in a while?)" �"George R. R. Martin on his Snoop Bloggy-Blogg up in 2009[143]

Durin tha 1980s n' early 1990s, Martinz novels had slowly gots his ass a hype up in science fiction circles,[144] although da perved-out muthafucka holla'd ta only have received all dem fans' lettas a year up in tha pre-internizzle days.[83] Da publication of A Game of Thrones caused Martinz followin ta grow, wit hustla sites springin up n' a Trekkie-like society of followers evolvin dat hook up regularly.[144] Westeros.org, one of tha main A Song of Ice n' Fire fansites wit bout seventeen thousand registered thugz az of 2011 , was co-founded up in 1999 by a Swedish-based hustla of Cuban descent, Elio M. García, Jr., as well as Linda Antonsson, whoz ass introduced his ass ta tha series; they involvement wit Martinz work has now become semi-professional.[49][145] Da Brotherhood Without Banners, a unstraight-up legit hustla club operatin globally, was formed up in 2001. Their foundaz n' other longtime thugz is among Martinz phat playas.[49]

Martin runs a straight-up legit joint[7] n' administas a lively Snoop Bloggy-Blogg wit tha assistizzle of Ty Franck.[49] Dude also interacts wit fandom by answerin emails n' letters, although da perved-out muthafucka stated up in 2005 dat they sheer numbers might leave dem unanswered fo' years.[83] Since there be different typez of conventions nowadays, tha pimpin' muthafucka tendz ta git all up in three or four science-fiction conventions a year simply ta go back ta his bangin roots n' hook up playas.[146] Dude do not read message boardz no mo', so dat his wild lil' freestylin aint gonna be hyped up by hustlas foreseein twists n' interpretin charactas differently from what tha fuck he intended.[146]

While Martin calls tha majoritizzle of his hustlas "great", n' rides hard fo' interactin wit them,[27] a shitload of dem turned against his ass cuz of tha six muthafuckin years it took ta release A Dizzle wit Dragons.[49] A movement of disaffected hustlas called GRRuMblaz formed up in 2009, bustin sites like fuckin Finish tha Book, George n' Is Winta Coming?[49][51] When fans' vocal impatience fo' A Dizzle wit Dragons peaked shortly after, Martin issued a statement called "To My fuckin Detractors"[143] on his Snoop Bloggy-Blogg dat received media attention.[49][128][147] Da New York Times noted dat dat shiznit was not uncommon fo' Martin ta be mobbed at book signings either.[144] Da New Yorker called dis "an astonishin amount of effort ta devote ta denouncin tha lyricist of books one professes ta love. Few contemporary authors can claim ta have inspired such passion."[49]

Awardz n' nominations [ edit ]

Derived works [ edit ]

Novellas [ edit ]

Martin has freestyled nuff muthafuckin prequel novellas. Da Talez of Dunk n' Egg series, three novellas set 90 muthafuckin years before tha eventz of tha novel series, feature tha adventurez of Ser Duncan tha Tall n' his squire "Egg", whoz ass lata became Mackdaddy Aegon V Targaryen. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Da stories have no direct connection ta tha deal of A Song of Ice n' Fire, although both charactas is mentioned up in A Storm of Swords n' A Feast For Crows, respectively. Da first installment, Da Hedge Knight, was published up in tha 1998 anthologizzle Legends. Da Sworn Sword followed up in 2003, published up in Legendz Pt II.[42] Both was lata adapted tha fuck into graphic novels.[158] Da third novella, Da Mystery Knight, was first published up in tha 2010 anthologizzle Warriors[159] n' up in 2017 dat shiznit was adapted as a graphic novel, as well.[160] In 2015, tha straight-up original gangsta three novellas was published as one illustrated collection, A Knight of tha Seven Mackdaddydoms.

Da novella Da Supa-Hoe n' tha Biatch or, tha Blacks n' tha Greens rocked up in Tor Booksz 2013 anthologizzle Dangerous Women n' explains a shitload of tha Targaryen backstory two centuries before tha eventz of tha novels.[161][162] Da Rogue Prince, or, tha Mackdaddyz Brother, published up in tha 2014 anthologizzle Rogues, is itself a prequel ta tha eventz of Da Supa-Hoe n' tha Biatch.[163] Da novella Da Sonz of tha Dragon, published up in tha 2017 anthologizzle Da Book of Swords, is tha rap of Aegon tha Conquerorz two lil playas Aenys I n' Maegor I "Da Wack" fo' realz. All three of these stories was incorporated as partz of Fire n' Blood, a funky-ass book chroniclin tha history of tha Targaryen line.

Chapta sets from tha novels was also compiled tha fuck into three novellas dat was busted out between 1996 n' 2003 by Asimovz Science Fiction n' Dragon:

Blood of tha Dragon (July 1996), [164] taken from tha Daenerys chaptas up in A Game of Thrones

(July 1996), taken from tha Daenerys chaptas up in Path of tha Dragon (December 2000), [165] taken from tha Daenerys chaptas up in A Storm of Swords

(December 2000), taken from tha Daenerys chaptas up in Armz of tha Kraken (March 2003),[166] based on tha Iron Islandz chaptas from A Feast fo' Crows

Fire & Blood [ edit ]

Fire & Blood is Martinz complete history of Doggy Den Targaryen, ta be busted out up in two volumes. Da first volume was busted out on November 20, 2018.

Televizzle series [ edit ]

With tha popularitizzle of tha series growing, HBO optioned A Song of Ice n' Fire fo' a televizzle adaptation up in 2007.[52] A pilot episode was produced up in late 2009, n' a series commitment fo' nine further episodes was made up in March 2010.[168] Da series, titled Game of Thrones, premiered up in April 2011 ta pimped out props n' ratings (see Game of Thrones: Reception). Da network picked up tha show fo' a second season coverin A Clash of Mackdaddys two minutes later.[169] Shortly afta tha conclusion of tha straight-up original gangsta season, tha show received 13 Emmy Award nominations, includin Outstandin Drama Series, ballin Outstandin Main Title Design n' Outstandin Supportin Playa up in a Drama Series fo' Peta Dinklagez portrayal of Tyrion Lannister.[170] HBO announced a renewal fo' a third season up in April 2012, ten minutes afta tha season 2 premiere.[171] Cuz of tha length of tha correspondin book, tha third season only covered roughly tha straight-up original gangsta half of A Storm of Swords.[172]

Yo, shortly afta tha season 3 premiere up in March 2013, tha network announced dat Game of Thrones would be returnin fo' a gangbangin' fourth season, which would cover tha second half of A Storm of Swordz along wit tha beginningz of A Feast fo' Crows and A Dizzle With Dragons.[173] Game of Thrones was nominated fo' 15 Emmy Awardz fo' season 3.[174] Two minutes afta tha fourth season premiered up in April 2014, HBO renewed Game of Thrones fo' a gangbangin' fifth n' sixth season.[175] Season 5 premiered on April 12, 2015 n' set a Guinnizz Ghetto Records fo' ballin tha highest number of Emmy Awards fo' a series up in a single season n' year, ballin 12 outta 24 nominations, includin Outstandin Drama Series.[176][177] These episodes was peeped by 8 mazillion viewers, settin a record number fo' tha series.[178] Da sixth season premiered on April 24, 2016.[179] These episodes received da most thugged-out nominations fo' tha 68th Primetime Emmy Awards wit 23, ballin 12, includin tha award fo' Outstandin Drama Series.[180] Da seventh season premiered on July 16, 2017. Da eighth n' final season premiered on April 14, 2019.[181]

Other works [ edit ]

A Song of Ice n' Fire has spawned a industry of spin-off shizzle. Fantasy Flight Games busted out a cold-ass lil collectible card game, a board game, n' two collectionz of artwork inspired by A Song of Ice n' Fire series.[182][183] Various roleplayin game shizzle was busted out by Guardianz of Order n' Chronic Ronin.[184][185] Dynamite Entertainment adapted A Game of Thrones tha fuck into a same-titled monthly comic up in 2011.[186] Several vizzle game is available or up in thang, includin A Game of Thrones: Genesis (2011) n' Game of Thrones (2012) by Cyanide;[187][188] both received mediocre ratings from muthafuckas.[189] A social network game titled Game of Thrones Ascent (2013) by Disruptor Beam allows playas ta live tha game of a noble durin tha series' period setting.[190] Random House busted out a straight-up legit map book called Da Landz of Ice n' Fire, which includes oldschool n' freshly smoked up mapz of tha Ice n' Fire ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass.[191] Da companion book Da Ghetto of Ice & Fire by Martin n' tha Westeros.org ballaz Elio M. García Jr. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. n' Linda Antonsson was published up in October 2014.[49] Other licensed shizzle include full-sized weapon reproductions,[192] a range of collectable figures,[193][194] Westeros coinage reproductions,[195] n' a big-ass number of gift n' collectible shit based on tha HBO televizzle series.[196] Da popularitizzle of tha HBO series has made its version of tha Iron Throne a icon of tha entire media franchise.[197][198][199][200]

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