Beyond the Wall
Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons
Published on 26. June 2012
240 pages
978-1-936661-75-6 (ISBN)
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Get ready for HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon prequel series with this exploration of George R.R. Martin's iconic novels
The world created by George R.R. Martin in his high fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire?now the basis for the hit HBO series Game of Thrones?is not only richly drawn, but also immensely popular. By A Game of Thrones' debut in May 2011, the series already had more than 6 million copies in print in the US and had sold more than 16 million worldwide.
Since the television series' debut, A Game of Thrones and subsequent titles in the series have appeared consistently on the New York Times bestseller list. The latest title in the series, A Dance with Dragons, sold nearly 300,000 copies on its first day in print.
Beyond the Wall explores the book series' influences, its place in the fantasy pantheon, its challenging narrative choices, and the pull of its stunningly epic scope.
The world created by George R.R. Martin in his high fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire?now the basis for the hit HBO series Game of Thrones?is not only richly drawn, but also immensely popular. By A Game of Thrones' debut in May 2011, the series already had more than 6 million copies in print in the US and had sold more than 16 million worldwide.
Since the television series' debut, A Game of Thrones and subsequent titles in the series have appeared consistently on the New York Times bestseller list. The latest title in the series, A Dance with Dragons, sold nearly 300,000 copies on its first day in print.
Beyond the Wall explores the book series' influences, its place in the fantasy pantheon, its challenging narrative choices, and the pull of its stunningly epic scope.
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Beyond the Wall
Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons
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06/2012
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The Palace of Love, the Palace of Sorrow
- Men and Monsters
- Same Song in a Different Key
- An Unreliable World
- Back to the Egg
- Art Imitates War
- The Brutal Cost of Redemption in Westeros
- Of Direwolves and Gods
- A Sword Without a Hilt
- Petyr Baelish and the Mask of Sanity
- A Different Kind of Other
- Power and Feminism in Westeros
- Collecting Ice and Fire in the Age of Nook and Kindle
- Beyond the Ghetto
- Acknowledgments
