A Game of Thrones. By George R.R. Martin. Illustrated by Jonathan Burton. Folio Society Edition, Second Printing. Folio Society. London, 2019.

George R.R. Martin is one of the most popular fantasy authors of all time. He has published dozens of novels and worked as a television producer and screenwriter. His best known work is without question his fantasy series titled A Song of Fire and Ice (adapted to television as Game of Thrones). This Folio Society edition presents the first volume in his acclaimed series: A Game of Thrones. Its third-person narration sets the stage for the entire epic fantasy. It introduces the major houses–the Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, and Targaryens–as well as the northern wall, Jon Snow, and other major characters. It was the work that the television series followed closely in the earliest seasons. This Folio Society edition is a fine representation of the text. It contains illustrations by Jonathan Burton and a large foldout map of Westeros. For any Game of Thrones fan, this spectacular copy improves the text with its fine presentation.

This Folio Society edition, second printing is in fine condition. Two volumes plus the bound folding map. In the original quarter cloth, fine with pictorial front boards bright. Bound map fine. Text blocks fine. Top edges dyed black. In the original slipcase, about-fine with only bumping and rubbing along edges.

A fine collector’s copy of A Game of Thrones.