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Original Title:	GRRM: A RRetrospective
ISBN:	0553805452 (ISBN13: 9780553805451)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Dreamsongs #1, Dreamsongs Sections
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Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin is a giant in the field of fantasy literature and one of the most exciting storytellers of our time. Now he delivers a rare treat for readers: a compendium of his shorter works, collected into two stunning volumes, that offer fascinating insight into his journey from young writer to award-winning master.

Gathered here in Volume I are the very best of George R.R. Martin's early works, including never-before-published fan pieces, his Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Award-winning stories plus the original novella The Ice Dragon, from which Martin's New York Times bestselling children's book of the same title originated. A dazzling array that features extensive author commentary, Dreamsongs, Volume I, is the perfect collection for both Martin devotees and a new generation of fans.

Contents:
- Introduction by Gardner Dozois
One: A Four-Color Fanboy (2003)
- Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark (1967)
- The Fortress (2003)
- And Death His Legacy (2003)
Two: The Filthy Pro (2003)
- The Hero (1971)
- The Exit to San Breta (1972)
- The Second Kind of Loneliness (1972)
- With Morning Comes Mistfall (1973)
Three: The Light of Distant Stars (2003)
- A Song for Lya (1974)
- The Stone City (1977)
- This Tower of Ashes (1976)
- And Seven Times Never Kill Man (1975)
- Bitterblooms (1977)
- The Way of Cross and Dragon (1979)
Four: The Heirs of Turtle Castle (2003)
- The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr (1976)
- The Ice Dragon (1980)
- In the Lost Lands (1982)
Five: Hybrids and Horrors (2003)
- Meathouse Man (1976)
- Remembering Melody (1981)
- Sandkings (1979)
- Nightflyers (1980)
- The Monkey Treatment (1983)
- The Pear-Shaped Man (1987)

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Title	:	Dreamsongs, Volume I (Dreamsongs #1)
Author	:	George R.R. Martin
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 683 pages
Published	:	October 30th 2007 by Bantam Spectra (first published September 2003)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Short Stories. Science Fiction. Fiction. Horror. Anthologies. Science Fiction Fantasy

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George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books were some of the first fantasy I read, back when I was in grade seven. One of my friends introduced me to fantasy by way of David Eddings' The Belgariad, and after polishing that off, I read the first three A Song of Ice and Fire books (yes, all three were out then, and the fourth one just came out recently!). Martin is one of my favourite authors, truly a brilliant combination of writer and storyteller: a master of the technique as well as the

https://thebookloversboudoir.wordpres...George R R Martin is a writer Ive always wanted to read more of but have never gotten around to. Years ago, at least ten I read his novella The Skin Trade in an anthology and it blew my mind. Ive read none of his work since. There were always other books and writers that caught my attention. I bought both volumes of Dreamsongs because volume 2 contains The Skin Trade. I also have his A Song of Ice and Fire series to work through at some point. Dreamsongs

Heres what George R.R. Martin said in 2003: "I was a lot better at starting stories than I was at finishing them" Isnt that just terribly hilarious? But let's move on.George R.R Martin is such a versatile writer. His ease at switching numerous point of views is testimony to this in A Song of Ice and Fire. But, he has also written many other novels and short stories. Hes just as adept at writing science fiction as he is fantasy. For Martin fans who dont read beyond his masterpiece are really

Mixed bag, but isnt that the idea? Martin presents his own short stories in the categories of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror. Some of his best are what he would call Hybrids - The Sandkings and Nightflyers being the standouts for me. Martin has come a long way as a writer - his earlier stories being good yarns but a tad hokey. By the time we get to Nightflyers, he is so much more self-assured with plotting and deft characterization. Vol II obligatory.

I wish I could really give is 3 and 3/4 stars....If you are a GRRM fan you will gobble this up? it includes an introductory prologue to each of the 5 sections and the reader gets an inside view to the workings of GRRMs writings and the influences that he had from a very early age. From the "4 color fan boy", who loved comics, "the filthy pro", who started writing for money, "light of the distant stars", that ignited his love for SCI-FI," heirs of the turtle castle", that give us a prequel to the

Review is also available on my blog The Shameful Narcissist Speaks.Every great writer starts somewhere, but there are few who display their first fruits in a compendium for all to read. George R R Martin, author of the soon to be legendary A Song of Ice and Fire series, is one of those few. Dreamsongs, broken into two volumes and those volumes themselves split into several sections, shows the rough and the rougher in the initial part and later the luster when time and experience serves to

The stories in Section 1: A Four-Color Fanboy are thoroughly adequate but not particularly noteworthy. While this section is fascinating from an academic sense, the entertainment value is limited. The autobiographical bits were a lot more engaging than the fiction. I really dig GRR Martins fanboy roots.The stories in Section 2: The Filthy Pro were a definite step forward from his early fandom fiction. I enjoyed The Exit to San Breta the most, with its Twilight Zone trappings and comfortable