A Clash of Kings: The bestselling classic epic fantasy series behind the award-winning HBO and Sky TV show and phenomenon GAME OF THRONES: Book 2 (A Song of Ice and Fire)

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a b c d e f Lodey (2003). "An Interview with George R. R. Martin". GamePro.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2003 . Retrieved February 15, 2012. Heen, Kent Erik (2013). A Perspective on the Unfamiliar: Epic Fantasy in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Institutt for språk og litteratur (Master thesis). p.89. According to Martin, the fantasy genre rarely focuses on sex and sexuality, [38] instead often treating sexuality in a juvenile way or neglecting it completely. [84] Martin, however, considers sexuality an important driving force in human life that should not be excluded from the narrative. [123] Providing sensory detail for an immersive experience is more important than plot advancement for Martin, [22] who aims to let the readers experience the novels' sex scenes, "whether it's a great transcendent, exciting, mind blowing sex, or whether it's disturbing, twisted, dark sex, or disappointing perfunctory sex." [123] Martin was fascinated by medieval contrasts where knights venerated their ladies with poems and wore their favors in tournaments while their armies mindlessly raped women in wartime. [38] The non-existent concept of adolescence in the Middle Ages served as a model for Daenerys' sexual activity at the age of 13 in the books. [112] The novels also allude to the incestuous practices in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt to keep their bloodlines pure. [124] The Citadel: So Spake Martin - To Be Continued (Chicago, IL; May 6–8)". Westeros.org. 2005-05-06. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10 . Retrieved 2011-10-13.

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Relacja z konwentu Kapitularz 2015". Pieśń lodu i ognia– Gra o tron. October 2015. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017 . Retrieved October 15, 2015. Aeron Greyjoy: One chapter was removed from A Dance with Dragons in July 2010. [16] A chapter titled The Forsaken was read in May 2016 at Balticon. It was written in, or before, 2011 but there was no confirmation that this was the chapter removed from A Dance with Dragons. [17] At the Eyrie, Sansa is disguised as an illegitimate daughter of Littlefinger, and Littlefinger and Lysa are married. Lysa reveals that Littlefinger had convinced her to poison her late husband Jon, and to pin the blame on the Lannisters, which was the catalyst for the events of A Game of Thrones. Lysa threatens to kill Sansa, thinking she is trying to seduce Littlefinger, but Littlefinger intervenes and, after revealing that he had only ever loved Catelyn, pushes Lysa to her death. Martin, George R. R. (February 2, 2021). "Reflections on a Bad Year". Not a Blog. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021 . Retrieved February 27, 2021. Martin, George R. R. (May 10, 2016). "A Taste of This, A Taste of That". Not A Blog. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017 . Retrieved November 25, 2016.

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Prior, John (September 12, 1995). "Chilling 'Decline' a feminist vision of confrontation between the sexes". San Diego Union-Tribune. Winds of Winter' Release Date Delay: Too Many Projects Keeping Author Busy". International Business Times. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019 . Retrieved January 22, 2020. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Miller, Laura (April 11, 2011). "Just Write It! A fantasy author and his impatient fans". The New Yorker. Archi Martin, George R.R. (March 17, 2020). "Strange Days". Not a Blog. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 . Retrieved March 18, 2020.Upon the death of Lord Jon Arryn, the principal advisor to King Robert Baratheon, Robert recruits his childhood friend Eddard "Ned" Stark, now Warden of the North, to replace Arryn as Hand of the King, and to betroth his daughter Sansa to Robert's son Joffrey. Ned accepts the position when he learns that Arryn's widow Lysa believes he was poisoned by Robert's wife Queen Cersei Lannister and her family. Shortly thereafter, Ned's son Bran discovers Cersei having sex with her twin brother Jaime Lannister, who throws Bran from the tower to conceal their affair, leaving him comatose and paralyzing his legs. Things We Learned From the New Winds of Winter Chapter". Archived from the original on October 10, 2019 . Retrieved February 18, 2020. Jaime and Brienne are captured by mercenaries working for Roose Bolton, who is nominally an ally of Robb's but is secretly plotting to undermine him to become Warden of the North. The mercenary captain Vargo Hoat has Jaime's sword hand cut off. Brienne is thrown into a bear pit by Hoat, and Jaime risks his own life to rescue her. Bolton releases Jaime and Brienne and they travel to King's Landing. A Storm of Swords (2000) – Locus Award winner, [149] Hugo Award [152] and Nebula Awards nominee, 2001 [153] a b c d e f g h i j Hibberd, James (July 12, 2011). "EW interview: George R.R. Martin talks A Dance With Dragons". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012 . Retrieved January 21, 2012.