HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.

A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: DREAMS AND DUST is the FIRST part of the fifth volume in the series.

"A blockbuster with brains and heart" - Washington Post

‘The Night’s Watch takes no part in the wars of the Seven Kingdoms. Our oaths are sworn to the realm, and the realm now stands in dire peril’

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, new threats are emerging from every direction. To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Jon Snow has been elected Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall.

And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.

”When times are tough, there is no better distraction than these magical tales” - Guardian

”Martin has not only raised the bar for writers of epic fantasy but pushed and stretched the boundaries of the novel itself” - The Times

”Fantasy fiction’s equivalent to THE WIRE” - Telegraph

”Complex storylines, fascinating characters, great dialogue, perfect pacing, and the willingness to kill off even his major characters” - LA Times

”Mr Martin is a literary dervish, bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers” - New York Times

George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed ‘the American Tolkien’, George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.