George Raymond Richard Martin, A Dance with Dragons

Lars Johnson (Cornell University)

Ed. by Dimitra Fimi, University of Glasgow
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

First circulation or publication 2011

Places

United States (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Fantasy

Resources

A Dance with Dragons (2011) is the fifth novel in George R.R. Martin’s grimdark fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire (1996-present). The book is expected to be followed up by the final two volumes in the series, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. A Dance with Dragons was released in the same year that the popular HBO adaptation of the series, Game of Thrones (2011-2019) premiered. Much of A Dance with Dragons is adapted as the show’s fifth season. The novel was a commercial success, topping many bestseller lists. It received Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominations, and it won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.

Set in the same gritty …

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Citation: Johnson, Lars. "A Dance with Dragons". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 April 2022 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39022, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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