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A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition

A stunning illustrated edition of the second book in the beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series, for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Continuing the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R. R. Martin’s landmark series, this gorgeous special edition of A Clash of Kings features over twenty all-new illustrations from Lauren K. Cannon, both color and black-and-white, bringing glorious new life to this modern classic.

A CLASH OF KINGS
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK TWO
With a special foreword by Bernard Cornwell

Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead . . . victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.

As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky—a comet the color of blood and flame—six factions struggle for control of a divided land. Eddard’s son Robb has declared himself King in the North. In the south, Joffrey, the heir apparent, rules in name only, victim of the scheming courtiers who teem over King’s Landing. Robert’s two brothers each seek their own dominion, while a disfavored house turns once more to conquest. And a continent away, an exiled queen, the Mother of Dragons, risks everything to lead her precious brood across a hard hot desert to win back the crown that is rightfully hers.

Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood. And the spoils of victory may just go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when rulers clash, all of the land feels the tremors.

Get ready for House of the Dragon

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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The Dragons Take Wing

The dragons are coming . . . back.

HBO made it official. We have a green light for a Game of Thrones successor show . . . not just a pilot, but a full season order for ten episodes. House of the Dragon is the title of the new show, and needless to say, it will be centered on House Targaryen, set a couple of centuries before the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and based upon Archmaester Gyldayn’s imaginary history Fire & Blood.

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Emmy Times Four

I’m just back from ten days in LA, and the Emmy Awards . . . where Game of Thrones once again won the Big One as the Best Drama. It’s the fourth win for GOT . . . and, along with Peter Dinklage’s fourth victory as Best Supporting Actor in a drama, and all the trophies our amazing crew snagged the previous weekend at the Creative Arts awards, helped HBO once again take home more Emmys than any other network, channel, or streaming service.

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Irish Book Awards

The days are rushing by faster and faster, it seems.  We’re already into October and I haven’t yet mentioned all the highlights of our travels to London, Dublin, and Belfast in August.

One of those highlights, beyond a doubt, was when I was presented with the An Post Irish Book Award in Dublin.

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Plan Your Year With the
A Song of Ice and Fire 2020 Calendar

The magical creatures of A Game of Thrones and beyond come to life in a 2020 calendar inspired by George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, featuring illustrations by acclaimed artist John Howe.

Fantastic beasts are not solely the purview of Newt Scamander. Such creatures also abound in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels—one of the most successful and beloved fantasy series ever written. And who better to bring these creatures to life than acclaimed artist John Howe, who has built a huge reputation for his stunning work in Middle-earth illustrations? Here are sphinxes and krakens, sea dragons and ice spiders—a thrilling panoply of creatures both real and legendary . . . and some a bit of both. Now in its tenth year, this annual calendar is a timely addition to a franchise that has continued to grow with each passing year.

12 STUNNING PAINTINGS—INCLUDING A BONUS FOLD-OUT POSTER!

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A Tip o’ the Crown

You cannot build a house all alone. Especially not a House of the Dragon.

HBO recently announced a full-season ten-episode pickup for “House”, the first Game of Thrones successor show to go to series. The show is based on material from my imaginary history, Fire & Blood. Ryan J. Condal wrote the pilot script and the series bible and will serve as showrunner for the series together with director Miguel Sapochnik.

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Kings’ Anniversary

Hard to believe (at least for me), but it’s been twenty years since A Clash of Kings was first published, in 1999.

That being the case, however, we wanted to do something special to mark the occasion. And we have.

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Beastly Books Is Here

We’ve been doing amazing author events at the Jean Cocteau Cinema ever since we reopened the theatre in August 2013. Dozens of terrific, award-winning, bestselling writers have appeared at the JCC to speak, read, and sign their books. The only problem was the Jean Cocteau lobby was far too small for us to display all of these wonderful autographed books.

With that in mind, on November 30, we opened our own bookshop right next to the theatre.

Do come by and visit us the next time you come to the Land of Enchantment. Beastly Books. Hear us roar!

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Bring Me My Pipe

I try to get to New York City once or twice a year. It’s one of my favorite cities in the world, and my visits there are always half business, half pleasure.

I also combined business and pleasure with a dinner at the historic Keens Steakhouse. Keens has been a Manhattan mainstay since 1885, famous for their fabulous steaks and mutton chops . . . and for the hundreds of clay pipes that adorn their ceilings and walls. In ye older times, no meal was considered complete without a bowl at its conclusion, and the regulars at Keens traditionally left their long, fragile “churchwarden” pipes at the restaurant, to be called for at need.

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World’s Greatest Award

In between Washington, D.C., and New York City on my awards tour of America, I dropped by my hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey to visit my family.

While I was there, my sisters Darleen and Janet presented me with the WORLD’S GREATEST AWARD. They said they did not want to be the only stop I made in October where I did not get an award.

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You Can Go Home Again

The last stop on my October travels was Asbury Park, New Jersey, where I was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

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Hugo Nominations Open

CoNZealand, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, has announced that nominations are now open for the 2020 Hugo Awards.

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A Visit to Chicago

On October 10, in the City of Big Shoulders, I was presented with the Carl Sandburg Literary Award at the annual gala sponsored by the Chicago Public Library Foundation.

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On to Washington

After Chicago, I moved on to Washington, D.C. with my faithful minion Sid. There, on the evening of October 17, the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation presented me with the 2019 Sir Arthur Clarke Imagination Award.

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Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed

Wild Cards fans . . . we have a brand new Wild Cards original up on Tor.com, from Bad Brad Denton.

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Available for Preorder:
A Song of Ice and Fire 2021 Calendar

Acclaimed artist Sam Hogg gives us her vision of George R. R. Martin's epic series, the inspiration for HBO's Game of Thrones, in a calendar featuring twelve never-before-seen views of Westeros and beyond.

Returning to the roots of the series-the iconic characters and scenes-Hogg brings to life her vision of not only our favorite moments and people but also a few all-new faces and settings. And, as an added bonus, this calendar now contains images not only from the Song of Ice and Fire series, but from the recently published Targaryen history Fire & Blood as well!

13 STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS-INCLUDING A BONUS FOLD-OUT POSTER!

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Strange Days

Strange days are upon us. As ancient as I am, I cannot recall ever having lived through anything like the past few weeks.

We're taking steps here in New Mexico, like everywhere else.

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Who Will Be the New American Hero?

The year was 2007 when twenty-eight aces from all over the United States gathered in Hollywood to compete for a million dollars in the first season of the hit television series American Hero. Men and women, young and old, all gifted with astonishing powers, they were divided into four teams: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. Each week they were sent out to face an amazing array of challenges to test their courage, their resourcefulness, their teamwork, and their cunning. The winning team won immunity for a week; the others were required to discard one of their members.

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Cosmic Horror in New Hampshire

Odyssey, held each summer in the ghastly haunted mountains of New Hampshire, is an intensive six-week workshop for aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. I taught there once, years back, and witnessed firsthand what an amazing experience it was. and in more recent years, I have sponsored an annual scholarship for a promising writer of Lovecraftian cosmic horror.

Applications for the workshop and my scholarship . . . and a wide range of other scholarships and financial aid packages . . . are now open, and will be accepted until APRIL 1.

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Real-Life Prehistoric Dragons

This is really too cool.

A new genus of pteranodon has been discovered-and named after the dragons of House Targaryen.

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Announcing the 
A Song of Ice and Fire 2021 Calendar

Acclaimed artist Sam Hogg gives us her vision of George R. R. Martin's epic series, the inspiration for HBO's Game of Thrones, in a calendar featuring twelve never-before-seen views of Westeros and beyond.

Returning to the roots of the series-the iconic characters and scenes-Hogg brings to life her vision of not only our favorite moments and people but also a few all-new faces and settings. And, as an added bonus, this calendar now contains images not only from the Song of Ice and Fire series but also from the recently published Targaryen history, Fire & Blood, as well!

13 STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS-INCLUDING A BONUS FOLD-OUT POSTER!

Now in Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.
 
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEED
 
These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, na?ve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals-in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg-whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter. Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two . . . as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits.
 
Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a must-have collection that proves chivalry isn't dead-yet.

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SoI&F 2021 Calendar

It's that time of year again, where we here at Fevre River get to reveal next year''s ultra-awesome, brand spanking new Song of Ice and Fire calendar cover art! As always we like to bring you a variety of styles from an assortment of freaky talented artists and this year is no different as we feature the work of Sam Hogg.

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NEW REPLICAS FROM VALYRIAN STEEL

Jalic Blades has just opened pre-sales for these lovely new swords from Jalics official World of Ice and Fire and GoT licensed replica shop Valyrian Steel.

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