O bafo cruel e impiedoso do Inverno já se sente. Quando Jon Snow consegue regressar à Muralha, perseguido pelos antigos companheiros do Povo Livre, não sabe o que irá encontrar nem como será recebido pelos seus irmãos da Patrulha da Noite. O Jovem Lobo também está em viagem, na companhia da mãe e do tio, numa tentativa de reconquistar duas coisas fundamentais para os Stark: a aliança da Casa Frey e o Norte. Mas estarão os seus aliados preparados para se juntarem à sua causa?
George Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
Três anos depois de ter feito uma pausa em Got voltei a este mundo e só penso: “porque tive eu a infeliz ideia de parar e por tanto tempo?” Já me tinha esquecido do quanto a escrita do George é tão soberba. E as intrigas constantes. As mortes e a luta pelo poder sempre tão surpreendentes. Agora sei que não vou parar e vou terminar esta saga fantástica!
Desta vez li a versão em formato volume, dividido em 2 partes e, desta forma, admito que devorei este livro e senti que a leitura foi mais leve.
Os meus comentários, os mesmos de sempre.... 2 CAPÍTULOS DA MÃE DOS DRAGÕES 🥲
Sinto que juntam a informação de alguns personagem fazendo menos capítulos dos mesmos, mas com mais páginas cada. No entanto, admito que preferia o formato que fizeram com alguns personagens que partilhavam momentos em comum, intercalando visão de ambos, como no Casamento Vermelho.
Já vi a série e, em parte, influncia a minha visão.... gostei mais da visão da série e da m**** de ******* nos braços dos pais... algo que no livro não aconteceu.... mas siga siga o próximo.