George R. R. Martin, author portrait

George R. R. Martin

American
2011 - 2019
George Raymond Richard Martin, also known by the initials GRRM, is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Martin also wrote a related series of novellas, Tales of Dunk and Egg, which have been adapted by HBO as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–present). Outside of A Song of Ice and Fire and its related media, Martin helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022).
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed 3 of George R. R. Martin's books, including A Clash of Kings, GAME OF THRONES_20TH ANNIVE_HB by George R.R. Martin, and A Game of Thrones.
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A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin
A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin

4.8/5

This 2019 Random House Worlds hardcover presents George R. R. Martin's Locus Award–winning second A Song of Ice and Fire novel alongside over twenty all-new illustrations by Lauren K. Cannon — a collector's edition designed for fans who want Westeros's War of Five Kings brought to visual life, with a foreword by Bernard Cornwell adding literary context to one of epic fantasy's defining texts.

Reviewed Jun 16, 2026

GAME OF THRONES_20TH ANNIVE_HB by George R.R. Martin
GAME OF THRONES_20TH ANNIVE_HB by George R.R. Martin

4.7/5

George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones — the first volume of the A Song of Ice and Fire series — returns in this 2016 HarperCollins hardcover celebrating twenty years of one of high fantasy's most culturally transformative novels, now featuring full-page illustrations by John Picacio in every chapter.

Reviewed Apr 25, 2026

A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin

4.8/5

Published by Random House Worlds on October 18, 2016, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the original 1996 Bantam Books release, A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition is a hardcover collector's edition of George R. R. Martin's genre-defining fantasy novel — the opening volume of the A Song of Ice and Fire series — featuring 8 full-color illustrations and more than 70 black-and-white illustrations, alongside a foreword by John Hodgman. The underlying novel has earned a reputation as one of the most consequential works in modern epic fantasy; this edition repackages it as a prestige physical object for devoted fans and new readers alike. Because this review has not examined the physical edition firsthand, assessment of art reproduction, paper quality, and binding is deferred to the buyer's own judgment.

Reviewed Mar 24, 2026