1. GROUP 6
Piotr Marczyk (Poland)
Damian Stypa (Poland)
Konrad Szota (Poland)
Daniel Jimeno Gregorio (Spain)
Naomi Gutiérrez Frías (Spain)
Viktor (Germany)

2.  George Raymond Richard Martin (born September
20, 1948): sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an
American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror,
and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice
and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels
that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series
Game of Thrones.

3.  Martin was selected by Time magazine as
one of the "2011 Time 100," a list of the most
influential people in the world.
 He is an author of many books as :
 Dying of the Light (1977)
 Windhaven (1981, with Lisa Tuttle)
 Fever Dream (1982)
 The Armageddon Rag (1983)

4.  A Song of Ice and Fire series:
A Game of Thrones (1996)
A Clash of Kings (1998)
Storm of Swords (2000)
 A Feast for Crows (2005)
 A Dance with Dragons (2011)

5.  A Game of Thrones is the first book in A Song of Ice
and Fire, a series of epic fantasy novels by American
author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on
the 6th of August 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus
Award, and was nominated for both the 1998 Nebula
Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award.

6.  The novella Blood of the
Dragon, comprising the
Daenerys Targaryen
chapters from the novel,
won the 1997 Hugo Award
for Best Novella. In January
2011 the novella became a
New York Times bestseller
and reached #1 on the list in
July 2011.

7.  In the novel, presenting various points of view and
plot-lines, Martin introduces the noble houses of
Westeros, the Wall, and the Targaryen plot-line.
The novel has lent its name to several spin-off
items based on the novels, including a trading card
game, board game, and roleplaying game.

8.  The novel comprises the first season of a television
series of a similar name created by HBO, which
premiered on April 17, 2011.

9.  RECEPTION:
 A Game of Thrones received a very positive reception from
reviewers. Writing in The Washington Post, John H.
Riskind commented that "many fans of sword-and-sorcery
will enjoy the epic scope of this book" but felt that the book
"suffers from one-dimensional characters and less than
memorable imagery."Phyllis Eisenstein of the Chicago Sun-
Times wrote that although the book used many generic
fantasy tropes, Martin's approach was "so refreshingly
human and intimate that it transcends them." She
described it as "an absorbing combination of the mythic,
the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal.

10.  John Prior, writing in the San Diego Union-Tribune, called
Martin's writing "strong and imaginative, with plenty of
Byzantine intrigue and dynastic struggle" and compared it
to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time books, "though much
darker, with no comedy or romance to relieve the
nastiness." Steve Perry told readers of The Oregonian that
the plot was "complex and fascinating" and the book was
"a rich and colorful novel" with "all the elements of a great
fantasy novel". Lauren K. Nathan of the Associated Press
wrote that the book "grip[s] the reader from Page One" and
was set in a "magnificent" fantasy world that is "mystical,
but still believable".

11.  Awards and nominations
 Locus Award – Best Novel (Fantasy) (Won) – (1997)
 World Fantasy Award – Best Novel (Nominated) –
(1997)
 Hugo Award – Best Novella for Blood of the Dragon
(Won) – (1997)
 Nebula Award – Best Novel (Nominated) – (1997)
 Ignotus Award – Best Novel (Foreign) (Won) – (2003)