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George R.R. Martin biography

George R.R. Martin is an American novelist, short story writer and television producer. He studied journalism at Northwestern University in Illinois.

Martin is best known for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, beginning with A Game of Thrones (1996). The series includes further volumes such as A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), A Feast for Crows (2005) and A Dance with Dragons (2011). The books were adapted into the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), which brought his work to a global audience.

Before this, Martin wrote science fiction and horror, including the novel Fevre Dream (1982) and numerous short stories. He has won multiple Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. A Game of Thrones was first published in 1996.