George R. R. Martin (n. 20 septembrie 1948) este un scriitor si scenarist american, considerat una dintre cele mai importante figuri ale literaturii fantasy contemporane. S-a nascut in Bayonne, New Jersey, si a manifestat inca din copilarie interes pentru povesti fantastice, benzi desenate si literatura de aventuri.

A studiat jurnalismul la Northwestern University, iar in anii ’70 a inceput sa publice proza science-fiction si fantasy in reviste de specialitate. Inainte de consacrarea literara, a lucrat si in televiziune, fiind scenarist si producator pentru seriale precum The Twilight Zone si Beauty and the Beast.

Faima internationala a venit odata cu seria epica A Song of Ice and Fire (Cantec de gheata si foc), inceputa in 1996 cu romanul A Game of Thrones. Seria, apreciata pentru complexitatea intrigii, realismul politic si ambiguitatea morala a personajelor, a stat la baza celebrului serial TV Game of Thrones, care a amplificat enorm popularitatea autorului la nivel global.

Pe langa romanele din seria principala, George R.R. Martin a publicat nuvele, povestiri si volume conexe universului Westeros, precum Fire & Blood si The Hedge Knight. Stilul sau se remarca prin constructii narative ample, personaje memorabile si o abordare matura, adesea dura, a genului fantasy. Martin este considerat unul dintre autorii care au redefinit literatura fantastica moderna, aducand-o mai aproape de romanul istoric si de drama politica.

Saga „Cantec de gheata si foc” (romane)

Urzeala tronurilor — Nemira Publishing House, 2020 (Ed. a 5-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2017 (Ed. a 4-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2013 (Ed. a 3-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2011 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira, 2007 / Litera, 2016
Inclestarea regilor — Nemira Publishing House, 2020 (Ed. a 5-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2017 (Ed. a 4-a) / 2013 (Ed. a 3-a, editura neprecizata in inregistrare) / Nemira Publishing House, 2011 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira, 2008
Iuresul sabiilor — Nemira Publishing House, 2020 (Ed. a 5-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2017 (Ed. a 4-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2013 (Ed. a 3-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2011 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2009
Festinul ciorilor — Armada, 2020 (Ed. a 5-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2017 (Ed. a 4-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2013 (Ed. a 3-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2011 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2009
Dansul dragonilor — Nemira Publishing House, 2020 (Ed. a 5-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2017 (Ed. a 4-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2013 (Ed. a 3-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2012 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2011

Universul Westeros (volume conexe / companion)

Cavalerul celor sapte regate — Armada, 2025 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2014
Foc si sange — Armada, 2022 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2019
Inaltarea dragonului : o istorie ilustrata a casei Targaryen — Editura Nemira, 2022
Lumea de gheata si foc : istorii nespuse din Westeros si din Urzeala Tronurilor — Nemira Publishing House, 2015

SF / Fantasy (romane, nuvele, proza scurta)

The Armageddon Rag : a novel — New York : Bantam Books, 2012
Armageddon rag : roman — Paris : La Decouverte, 1985
Lumina ce se stinge — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2012
Peregrinarile lui Tuf — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2010
Tuf Voyaging — New York : Bantam Books, 2013
Furtuna pe Windhaven — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2013
Fuga vanatorului — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2012
Zburatorii noptii — Bucuresti : Nemira, 2019 (Ed. a 2-a) / Nemira Publishing House, 2010
Regii nisipurilor — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2010
Cantec pentru Lya — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2016
Dreamsongs : a retrospective — London : Gollancz, 2008

Antologii / coordonare editoriala (contributie de editor/coord.)

Razboinicii — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2012 (2 vol.)
Strazi intunecate — 2015 (2 vol.; editura neprecizata in inregistrare)
Partide salbatice — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2017- (seria continua)
Femei periculoase — Bucuresti : Nemira Publishing House, 2017

Alte editii / traduceri in alte limbi (din lista ta)

A jegsarkany — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2016
A tuz es jeg dala — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2014
Tronok harca — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2008
Kardok vihara — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2009
Varjak lakomaja — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2010
Lazalom — Pecs : Alexandra Kiado, 2013
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms : a novel — New York : Bantam Books, 2015
The Ice Dragon — New York : Tor Teen, 2014
A game of thrones — London : Harper Voyager, 2011
A clash of kings — London : Harper Voyager, 2011
A storm of swords — London : Harper Voyager, 2011 (2 vol.)
A dance with dragons — London : Harper Voyager, 2012
A Feast for crows — London : Harper Voyager, 2011

Inregistrari video (adaptari)

Urzeala Tronurilor — Home Box Office, 2019 (set DVD) + discuri individuale pentru sezoanele 1–8 (anii apar pe discuri: 2012–2019)