George R. R. Martin Boeken

Ver voorbij de machtige ijsmuur die de noordgrens van het koninkrijk sinds mensenheugenis beschermt, roert zich een vergeten vijand. Maar ieders blik is naar het zuiden gericht: naar het van intriges vergeven hof. De macht van de koning is tanende, zijn Hand is een verdachte dood gestorven en velen zijn uit op eigen gewin. Toch zijn er nog trouwe onderdanen. De Starks van Winterfell, hard en onverzettelijk zoals hun bevroren domein, zijn niet de minsten van hen. Als de koning Eddard Stark benoemt tot zijn nieuwe Hand, dreigt dit zowel zijn familie als het rijk te splijten. Edelvrouwen en moordenaars, soldaten en tovenaars, vogelvrijen en bastaards - niemand kan afzijdig blijven in het dodelijkste aller conflicten: het spel der tronen. Met Het spel der tronen schiep George R.R. Martin een meesterwerk dat de beste elementen van het fantasygenre, verenigt. Mysteries, intriges, romantiek en avontuur vullen de pagina's van het eerste deel van een serie die fautasyfans wereldwijd zal verblijden.

De Zeven Koninkrijken zijn verdeeld... Met de dood van Robb Stark is de opstand van het noorden in één klap een halt toegeroepen. Stannis en zijn leger zijn noodgedwongen ingetrokken bij de Nachtwacht. Achter de Muur loert echter een onheilspellende vijand... En op de IJzerlanden heeft een nieuwe, wrede koning de plaats ingenomen van Balon Grauwvreugd. In het zuiden is Koningslanding nog altijd niet hersteld van de dood van de monsterlijke kindkoning Joffry en diens grootvader, Tywin Lannister. Cersei heeft de IJzeren Troon in haar macht, maar het is de vraag voor hoelang. De schulden van het rijk lopen op, en oude en nieuwe vijanden dienen zich aan...

As the Seven Kingdoms face a generation-long winter, the royal Stark family confronts the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, the arrival of barbarian hordes, and other threats.

As the Seven Kingdoms face a generation-long winter, the royal Stark family confronts the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, the arrival of barbarian hordes, and other threats

Features lavish illustrations by such artists as Jim Burns, John Howe, Ted Nasmith, Steve Stone, Charles Vess, Stephen Youll and many others. All of the illustrations are from book covers, special editions, comic books, board and card games, concept art, and fan art personally selected by George Martin.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: AFTER THE FEAST is the SECOND part of the fifth volume in the series.

THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. Here is the third book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece. A STORM OF SWORDS Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons left in the world. As opposing forces maneuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a supernatural army of the living dead. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . . . A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

Here is the third volume in Martin's cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages. The Seven Kingdoms are torn by strife as the three surviving contenders for the throne continue their struggle for power, Robb Stark defends his fledgling kingdom from the ravaging Greyjoys, Winterfell lies in ruins, Jon Snow confronts an escalating threat from behind the Wall, and Danerys Stormborn and her dragon allies continue to grow in power. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, new threats are emerging from every direction. Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from King's Landing with a price on his head. To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone - a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark's bastard son Jon Snow has been elected 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.

Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive. Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn, the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart.