I really enjoy reading A Song of Ice and Fire, it's a series of epic fantasy novels written by George R. R. Martin.
I love to read, but I have never heard of that book or author.
I am a bit surprised, it is quite popular. The first book of the series, "A Game of Thrones" spawned a very popular television series.
Oh, I have watched Game of Thrones, but never paid attention to the books. I love the show.
That's understandable, especially since Martin takes so long to write, for instance the fifth book of the series "A Dance with Dragons" took six years to be written.
Wow! That's really interesting. Most authors write 2 or 3 books a year.
took Martin six years to write. He is currently writing the sixth novel, "The Winds of Winter".
"A Song of Ice and Fire" takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel, to 31 characters by the fifth novel. Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros, the rising threat of the supernatural Others in
recalling the hoarders). In contrast, hate is discussed with verbs of reason and thought ("I think I know.../To say...").
In popular culture.
The fantasy writer George R. R. Martin has said that the title of his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series was partly inspired by the poem.
The poem is the epigraph of Stephenie Meyers' book, "Eclipse", of the "Twilight" Saga. It is also read by Kristen Stewart's character, Bella