A Tormenta de Espadas by George R.R. Martin

Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher. 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. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.Īs a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation.

in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. George Raymond Richard 'R.R.' Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. Quem sabe quanto tempo falta para se transformar numa conquistadora impiedosa? Mas a menina indefesa transformou-se numa mulher poderosa. No Leste, Daenerys Targaryen navega na direcção das terras da sua infância, mas antes terá de aportar às cidades dos esclavagistas, que despreza. Na corte de Joffrey, em Porto Real, Tyrion luta pela vida, depois de ter sido gravemente ferido na Batalha da Água Negra, e Sansa, livre do compromisso com o rapaz cruel que ocupa o Trono de Ferro, tem de lidar com as consequências de ser segunda na linha de sucessão de Winterfell, uma vez que Bran e Rickon se julgam mortos. Robb Stark, o Jovem Lobo, vence todas as suas batalhas, mas será ele capaz de vencer as mais subtis, que não se travam pela espada? A sua irmã Arya continua em fuga e procura chegar a Correrrio, mas mesmo alguém tão desembaraçado como ela terá dificuldade em ultrapassar os obstáculos que se aproximam. Todo o território continua a ferro e fogo. Jon Snow, o Bastardo de Winterfell, encontra-se entre eles, debatendo-se com a sua consciência e o papel que é forçado a desempenhar.

O quinto volume de «As Crónicas de Gelo e Fogo», a melhor série de fantasia da actualidade! Os Sete Reinos estremecem quando os temíveis selvagens do lado de lá da Muralha se aproximam, numa maré interminável de homens, gigantes e terríveis bestas.

A Tormenta de Espadas by George R.R. Martin