Tom Huddleston: The Worlds of George RR Martin, Gebunden

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In the many realms of modern fantasy there is only one true King, and his name is George Raymond Richard Martin.

With A Song of Ice and Fire , Martin has created a world on a scale almost unrivalled by any other single writer. Approaching two million words and still evolving , this genuinely epic series of novels, with its deeply interlocking narratives, finely crafted drama and enormous range of characters, is a creation of extraordinary breadth.

So 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? What sources -- historical, literary and personal -- did Martin draw upon in the writing, and what inspiration did they give him?

The Worlds of George R. R. Martinis an in-depth bringing together of the enormous range of inspirations behind Martin's work ­-- 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.