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Леденият дракон

George R.R. Martin,

Luis Royo (Illustrator),

Валерий Русинов (Translator),

Джордж Р.Р. Мартин

3.77 · Rating details · 17,923 ratings · 2,449 reviews

ЛЕДЕНИЯТ ДРАКОН е легендарно и страховито създание, което никой човек не е успял да опитоми. Когато прелита в небесата, оставя след себе си опустошена, замръзнала земя.

Но Адара не се бои. Защото тя е дете на зимата, родено в лют мраз, какъвто не помнят дори Старите.

Адара не помни кога е видяла ледения дракон за пръв път. Като че ли той присъства в живота й открай време - з ...more

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Jun 18, 2016 Jayson rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: author-american, read-in-2016, genre-juvenile-fantasy, genre-childrens, genre-high-fantasy, format-illustrated, 100-199-pp

(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: A latter-day Grimm’s tale, it’s endearing and atmospheric, though its symbolism’s peculiar and its message abstruse.

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Nov 27, 2020 Muhtasin Oyshik rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-star, 001-300-pp, young-adult, read-in-2020, short-story

The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin

This is a good story for young readers about the sacrifice for the loving one. In the tale, the girl had an ice-dragon who will do anything for the girl to keep her safe. Just as the girl will risk anything to protect her family. Besides, Each illustration in the book was so beautiful. And the art convened Martin's every word amazingly. Enjoyable, unique, and the story has a bittersweet conclusion. Though the tale was for young readers, I believe it's still en ...more

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Nov 26, 2017 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-all, own

First, I have had this little book FOREVER. I got it from BookOutlet and it has a little tear in the dust jacket and until I picked it up and read it, I had no idea there was an awesome poster on the other side of the dust jacket. I will show y'all after I get it laminated, tear be damned!! Here's what it looks like though!! I freaking love it!!

I fell in love with Adara who loved Winter (like me). She was cold to the touch and could play with the ice lizards and was friends with the ice dragon ...more

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Feb 27, 2014 Sean Barrs rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, short-stories, 4-star-reads, children-of-all-ages

Of all of George R.R Martin’s short stories this one is by far my favourite. It may be because it is the only one with dragons in it or it may be because it is an early prelude to A Song of Ice and Fire. The publishers have hinted that this is set in Westeros. It’s not. There is no mention of an actual setting, but what is does show is an early application of an idea that he eventually used in his wonderful fantasy series: it shows us dragons that are ridden into combat at the service of Kings. ...more

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May 31, 2011 Stephen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: darker-than-you-think, unique-magic, kings-and-queens, 2006-2010, childrens, ya, fantasy, dragons

Stop.....the.....presses! A thoughtful, intelligent children's book?...Yeppers, it's true...behold...

...The Ice Dragon.

That wascally wabbit, George R. R. Martin, has done it yet again! He's written an elegant, pulchritudinous children’s/YA novella that spins a captivating tale that has the added virtue of respecting the brain matter of its readers. Well done, Ser Martin, well done...

...okay, you've been dipped in glory and praisified...now get yon self back to thy scribing of the next SOIAF ...more

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May 23, 2016 Melanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: novellas-and-short-stories, childrens, read-in-2016, dragons, fantasy

This story left me feeling pretty haunted, so please keep that in mind and maybe read the book yourself first, before giving this to your child. I do think this story packs a pretty big punch with a pretty impactful message, even though I think the message could be misconstrued.

For me, the message, or symbolism, was it is okay to be cold and alone, but sometimes it is worth it to take a risk to feel someone else's warmth, especially the love of your family. It's completely fine to deal with you This story left me feeling pretty haunted, so please keep that in mind and maybe read the book yourself first, before giving this to your child. I do think this story packs a pretty big punch with a pretty impactful message, even though I think the message could be misconstrued.

For me, the message, or symbolism, was it is okay to be cold and alone, but sometimes it is worth it to take a risk to feel someone else's warmth, especially the love of your family. It's completely fine to deal with your pain and hurt on your own, but sometimes just feeling loved will heal the biggest of wounds.

This book stars Adara and is mostly about three years of her life. She is a "winter child", because she was born during the worst freeze in history. Snow, ice, and cold do not bother her in the slightest, and she kind of gave me an Elsa vibe because she also likes to make ice castles (smooth, GRRM, smooth). She lives with her older brother, her older sister, and her father. When she is four she comes in close contact with "her" ice dragon. Then, when she is five "her" ice dragon lets her go for a ride. During these two years of her life, Adara is very closed off and recluse. In my opinion, she is scared to accept love and doesn't know how to deal with her pain and guilt. Also, there is constant talk of a war with dragons. They hear about the new from their Uncle, Hal, who is a dragonrider for the king's army.

When Adara is seven, the dark dragons come. Her father refused to leave their home, because this is where his wife and his parents are buried. Three dark dragons come and begin to attack their village with their riders. Adara is then forced to choose the safe, lonely, cold life or choose to protect the warmth of her family's love.

Now, in my opinion, again, this book also has underlining ASOIAF symbolism, too! I mean, it's literally ice versus fire! This book is set before the Seven Kingdoms, but I wouldn't at all be surprised to see ice dragons in Westeros. (Especially with a title like The Winds of Winter!)

I also have to mention the absolutely gorgeous illustrations in this book. My eyes have never been blessed with Luis Royo's work before, but they very much appreciated what they saw in this story. I could look at this book for hours, it's so breathtaking. I also think the illustrations were a big reason this story resonated so much with me and, in turn, made me feel so haunted.

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Aug 28, 2017 Mohammed Arabey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Because it's Game of Thrones Season...It's Winter Season..
And Because it was the season finale..

And, Summer Child, It has an Ice Dragon
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Jan 22, 2017 Khurram rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I nice child friendly story, with great illustrations. I am a not the target audience for this book, but it a great book to introduce young readers to the word of fantasy and dragons without the gore factor.

Adara is not like other children, born on the coldest day of the coldest winter she is known as the winter child. Not just because of her birthday date but her cold emotional state that even segregates her from her own family. She has one friend the Legondary Ice Dragon, the most untameable o ...more

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May 25, 2020 Tim rated it it was ok · review of another edition

A short, quick kids story. 4 of 10 stars

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Sep 08, 2017 Elizabeth Sagan rated it liked it · review of another edition

If this short story wouldn’t have been written by George R.R. Martin, I wouldn’t have read it. Or, if I would have, I wouldn’t have liked it – for the simple reason that it’s basically a children’s tale and I’m not part of that age group anymore. But the story is set in Westeros. And there are dragons. If you crave any kind of information about this world, I guess you’ll be satisfied.
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An enjoyable read if you are a GRRM fan and you want to get through everything that he has written. Otherwise, s ...more

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Nov 04, 2020 Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-library-tbr, my-library-catalogue

This was a gorgeous little book. Luis Royo is my favorite artist, so I knew I had to get my hands on this collaboration sooner than later. And it’s about a dragon. Sold. The story itself was good. A little darker than the typical “girl and her dragon” tale, which I liked. It was perhaps just a bit too dark for kids (but would be just fine for teens). The illustrations completely enhanced the text and I’m sure that alone raised my rating by at least a star. Overall, I’m thrilled to add this gem t ...more

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Feb 07, 2012 seak rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012

I always have high expectations when reading George R.R. Martin. He really did it to himself, have you read A Game of Thrones? So going into The Ice Dragon, GRRM's children's tale, I still had nothing but the highest and happiest of attitudes until I was completely disappointed...in nothing at all. :D

Okay, I've learned from the cases I've been reading in law school that in order to have a successful argument, all you have to do is act like you're going to decide one way, but then go the exact op I always have high expectations when reading George R.R. Martin. He really did it to himself, have you read A Game of Thrones? So going into The Ice Dragon, GRRM's children's tale, I still had nothing but the highest and happiest of attitudes until I was completely disappointed...in nothing at all. :D

Okay, I've learned from the cases I've been reading in law school that in order to have a successful argument, all you have to do is act like you're going to decide one way, but then go the exact opposite. Did it work? (No, I'm not simplifying it at all, why would you say that?)

The plot is simple, yet extremely subtle as we've come to expect from Martin. Adara is a winter child who's not only physically cold, but distant from her family as well. She was not only born in winter, but was the reason for her mother's death and her father has had a difficult time with that.

Adara loves the winter and counts the days until it comes back. She stays out longer than anyone else and can even hold the ice lizards for long periods of time without hurting them like other children end up doing.

Soon the eponymous Ice Dragon enters the picture, visiting Adara at times during the winter, even letting her ride. You see, ice dragons are not only rare, but it is known that ice dragons never let anyone ride them. Other, smaller dragons are used by people, especially for war as we see in this story.

Without going into too much more detail, the land is filled with war and it is creeping toward Adara and her family, but her father belongs with the land as is important for many in the medieval-type society.

While we follow Adara closely, the land and the environment were probably my favorite part of the story. It's filled with hard-working farmers and dragons are commonplace. I would really love to read more of this world Martin's created, possibly outside of a children's tale.

But on that note, I would read more children's tales as well at this caliber. Although, I don't quite know if I'd categorize The Ice Dragon as a children's tale. About 99% was for children, but there was a section about split-heads and relatively gruesome scenes for children.

In the end, I highly enjoyed The Ice Dragon and would recommend it, especially at this time of year...or maybe not, GRRM does such a good job with atmosphere I was actually colder while reading it. Maybe wait till summer. Then again, you're probably hot enough. And you wonder how I get all the ladies. :)

4 out of 5 Stars (Loved it)

Note on the eBook: This is an illustrated novel and I can't say they're done justice on the Kindle Touch at least (or anything with eInk). Mostly you can see them fine, but there are still quite a few that are hard to make out and all of them are at least somewhat difficult to view.
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Jan 01, 2021 Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

[4.5/5 stars] This was a gorgeous little book. Luis Royo is my favorite artist, so I knew I had to get my hands on this collaboration sooner than later. And it’s about a dragon. Sold. The story itself was good. A little darker than the typical “girl and her dragon” tale, which I liked. It was perhaps just a bit too dark for kids, but teens would have no issue with it. The illustrations completely enhanced the text and I’m sure that alone raised my rating by at least a star. Overall, I’m thrilled ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Becca & The Books rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Loved how fairytale-esque this was however the ending made me sad and I wasn't expecting it. ...more

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Jan 17, 2016 Will M. rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, 2016, young-adult, fantasy, short-stories

Another short story that I didn't enjoy that much. Nothing new, it's probably all on me again.

This middle grade novel tells a story about Adara and her struggles, or at least, the struggles of people around her. Every winter, the ice dragon comes to the place she lives in. Lucky for her, winter is the time of her birthday. She looks forward to every visit that the ice dragon does, but everyone around her hates the dragon. It brings harsh winter effects and hinders the crops to grow. In actuality ...more

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Jan 07, 2016 Fabian {Councillor} rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2016, reviewed, novellas, short-stories, fantasy, george-r-r-martin, high-fantasy

I already knew that Mr. Martin could write damn well. Not always in the most accurate way and often lacking closeness to the characters, but still engaging and allowing the reader to delve deeper into the fantasy worlds he builds so excellently. He is world-renowned because of A Game of Thrones and its sequels, but also widely criticized because of the huge amount of time it requires him to finish his next book. Yes, I understand the frustration readers have with his slow working pace. But I sti I already knew that Mr. Martin could write damn well. Not always in the most accurate way and often lacking closeness to the characters, but still engaging and allowing the reader to delve deeper into the fantasy worlds he builds so excellently. He is world-renowned because of A Game of Thrones and its sequels, but also widely criticized because of the huge amount of time it requires him to finish his next book. Yes, I understand the frustration readers have with his slow working pace. But I still want The Winds of Winter to be the best sequel to the five previous books in the Song of Ice and Fire series as it could be, and this is why I will respect the fact that GRRM seems to need what feels like thirty years for finishing three pages. So, what can be more suited to fill the gaps between his books than some sweet little short stories?

At only 7,700 words, George R.R. Martin narrates the story of a young little girl called Adara, an extraordinary girl who was born in winter and has remained cold on her body as well as in her heart ever since. She loathes summer and longs for winter, for snow and cold ... and a reunion with the most beloved thing in her life. Not only is Adara physically cold, but also emotionally distant and unsociable towards her family, yet the only living creature she seems to be able to warm up to turns out to be an ice dragon. In a world torn apart by war and destruction, Adara seeks peace and solace in the presence of 'her' ice dragon, but the arrival of war at her family's home will prove to be an obstacle too huge to overcome for a small girl like her.

Entering the story, I fully expected to find interesting dynamics between the main character and the ice dragon. The latter one, however, remained rather soulless in comparison to the dragons GRRM invented for his fantasy world set in Westeros. (It has been argued that "The Ice Dragon" is set in Westeros as well, but apart from slight indications, nothing within the text manifests this theory - and one shall bear in mind that this story has been written many years before "A Game of Thrones".) Adara is the only character we are allowed to grow attached to, while her family is characterized only casually and without giving further attention to them. This may either be a result of the story being restricted to a small scale, or rather of Adara's emotional coldness - which also causes the destructive war to be left unexplained throughout the course of the story.

Even before starting the ASoIaF series, GRRM was able to restrict his stories to the eyes of their protagonists, so we did not see anything which Adara didn't see. I quite like this concept in contrast to the more Shakespearian dramatic irony, where the reader knows more than the characters, since it allows us to grow more attached to the protagonist. However, something was amiss for the duration of the story, and it mostly lacked some more vital dynamics between the two main players (Adara and the Ice Dragon). George R.R. Martin's writing style is enthralling as ever, though, and leaves only few details to be missed. Even if only for the beautiful illustrations, this short story can definitely be recommended for fans of the Song of Ice and Fire series who cannot get enough of Martin's writing. ...more

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Feb 03, 2021 Sara rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, childrens-book, fantasy, library-loan

Beautiful illustrations, but this lacked a lot of substance for me. A girl made of winter, an ice dragon and a looming enemy seem to form a great base for an interesting story, but we just don't see enough of these characters to understand them or gain a connection to them. Also, even though it's set in the 'world of games of thrones' there's no real context. It's clearly set in a time when dragons are common features of battle, but I have no concept of time or place (although I'm sure it's allu ...more

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Aug 14, 2018 Timothy Urges rated it liked it · review of another edition

The Ice Dragon is a fine children’s tale about family, warfare, and dragons. This is my first taste of George R. R. Martin and just maybe I will read more of his work.

I probably would have enjoyed this more had it not been for the ending.

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Nov 11, 2012 Grace rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads

I was shocked to see that most reviews on here of The Ice Dragon sing its praises. It makes me wonder if anyone actually comprehended the story at all. I wouldn't even give it one star on here, but of course, zero stars isn't an option.
I picked up the book because the cover art intrigued me, and I thought a story about a little blonde girl who rides a dragon would be cool.
When I started reading it, I immediately could see what was coming. I just knew. This would not be the mystical, uplifting, ...more

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Jul 17, 2017 Ann (Inky Labyrinth) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: books-ive-reviewed, novella, read-in-2017, read-from-library, blood-n-gore, young-adult, there-be-dragons, high-fantasy, fantasy

“The ice dragon breathed cold…Warmth fled. Fires guttered and went out, shriven by the chill…Animals turned blue and whimpered and died, their eyes bulging and their skin covered over with frost. The ice dragon breathed death into the world; death and quiet and cold.”

Ah, yes, what a lovely book for children! Full of animals’ eyes bulging out of their heads, and throngs of men returning from war with no legs or arms, or blinded by evil fire dragons. The perfect bedtime story!

This short stor ...more

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Sep 12, 2015 Ferdy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: illustrations, children-s-book, dragons, fantasy

2.5 stars - Spoilers

Pretty good, but not quite as entertaining and magical as I thought it'd be.

Was quite a cliched fantasy story, with Adara (the main character) being different from everyone else and an outsider in her family (as she was born in the long winter and thus loved winter and the cold, and was reserved and stoic) whilst the rest of her family were born in summer and were warm and loving in comparison. Anyway, Adara befriended an ice dragon who saved her and her family from war/fire ...more

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Apr 10, 2020 Ram Alsrougi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Anyone who knows the author George R.R. Martin for his masterpiece "A Song of Ice and Fire" can hardly imagine him as a children's book writer, either because of the cruelty and sadism of some of his characters or because of the strong sexual appeal contained in its pages (accentuated in its adaptation for TV).

A tale that is a small masterpiece, a sort of miniature bildungsroman written by one of the contemporary masters of the fantasy genre. I could feel his style very easily. The description o ...more

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Feb 24, 2020 Wee Lassie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If this isn't canon to a song of ice and fire, then it's a crying shame. ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 Ashley Daviau rated it really liked it · review of another edition

While the story is very enjoyable and compulsively readable, the star of this little novella is most definitely the artwork. It is just beyond stunning, I spent ages just gazing at the illustrations in awe! The story itself is quite fun and left me wanting more, I’d gladly read a full length novel with these characters. It’s definitely trademark GRRM, despite being a middle grade novella it is quite gruesome and bloody. I’m not complaining though, I’m all for gruesome and bloody!

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Jul 04, 2017 flaams rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Dec 03, 2014 Damian Dubois rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2014

Other than talk of a few split heads, men fried to a smoking crisp and a daughter that's maybe a little too friendly when it comes to the lads, I may consider reading this to my soon to be eight year old daughter. After all, she's just a little bit older than our main character Adara and is also quite fond of a dragon or three as well.

Overall a nice, quick easy read and illustrated by the extremely talented Luis Royo (check out his artwork if you haven't already), I'd recommend this to any Georg ...more

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Dec 26, 2014 Roisin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

This a little gem of a book! It's about a child Adara who was born in the coldest winter in memory. Her mother died in childbirth, and Adara is a winter's child. This basically means she has cold skin, can hang around outside in the cold without getting hypothermia and can touch ice lizards without burning them to death. It also means she has a special connection with an ice dragon.

I read it last night when I was feeling pretty rotten but wanted something to entertain me. I've read a few review ...more

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Sep 23, 2014 Ashley rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, illustrated, kid-lit, here-be-dragons

I didn't realize going in that The Ice Dragon was a re-release of a children's book GRRM wrote in 1980. I have no idea what the illustrations were like in the original version, but Luis Royo's art for this 2014 version is beautiful.

I will also admit that I got distracted while reading because it's been marketed as taking place in the same world as A Song of Ice and Fire (a claim I believed as Ice Dragons have been mentioned in the books). But. I don't think it does take place in the same world. ...more

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Aug 04, 2016 Jordan Sayer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

The Ice Dragon, by George R.R Martin, is a short, engaging, novel. The amazing illustrations make the book all the better. The characters were well written. They were not perfect but very believable. The main character, Adara, is a small child with a big heart. She loves her family but her ice dragon more. Adara is a winter child so she can’t feel the cold. Adara’s father is a beast of a man. He is like a grizzly bear and has the muscles of Thor. Though he does have a soft spot for his family. A ...more

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Apr 23, 2016 A. Dawes rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: short-stories

Another delightful short story by Martin. I read this originally in Dreamsongs, but then my sister gifted me this illustrated edition for Christmas.

This is a story targeted at younger readesr (10-12 year olds) but enjoyable for all. Martin captures the cold ingeniously - only Jack London does it equally as well. In this rural community, the ice dragon is a feared beast, untamed and lethal. It leaves a frozen desert in its wake, yet the young girl, Adara - a child born of winter - is not fearful ...more

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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 chil 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.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/george... ...more