George R.R. Martin. A CLASH OF KINGS. Bantam, 1999. 1st HC/DJ. Signed. V. Scarce

Description: Martin, George R.R. A CLASH OF KINGS. NY: Bantam Books, 1999. 1st edition. With number line BVG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 printed on the copyright page, which indicates that this is the correct 1st edition, 1st printing. This is NOT a book club book. This is NOT an ex-library book. SIGNED BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ON THE TITLE PAGE. Buyer beware: there were multiple later printings of A CLASH OF KINGS that were published in this exact hardcover format as well as in similar hardcover formats. This is the real deal: the true 1st edition, 1st printing of A CLASH OF KINGS. A CLASH OF KINGS is the very scarce sequel to A GAME OF THRONES and is, of course, is the 2nd book in the ongoing (5 volumes so far) in George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire.” SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE IMMEDIATELY TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THIS BOOK AND THIS DUST JACKET. George R.R. Martin is one of the best and most famous science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers in the world. He is the author of such great and famous books as DYING OF THE LIGHT, WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle), FEVRE DREAM, THE ARMAGEDDON RAG, A SONG FOR LYA, SONGS OF STARS AND SHADOWS, SANDKINGS, NIGHTFLYERS, TUF VOYAGING, PORTRAITS OF HIS CHILDREN, QUARTET, SONGS THE DEAD MEN SING, and many more. Martin is also, of course, the author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. That series includes A GAME OF THRONES (book 1 in the series), A CLASH OF KINGS (book 2 in the series; offered here), A STORM OF SWORDS (book 3 in the series), A FEAST FOR CROWS (book 4 in the series), and A DANCE WITH DRAGONS (book 5 in the series). SIGNED BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ON THE TITLE PAGE. Some of the awards and award nominations that George R.R. Martin has been honored with: 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1978: DYING OF THE LIGHT. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 1979: DYING OF THE LIGHT. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1980: “Sandkings.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novelette. 1980: “Sandkings.” Nebula Award winner for Best Novelette. 1981: WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction novel. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1983: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel.1983: SONGS THE DEAD MEN SING. The first Dark Harvest book is published and Dark Harvest goes on to become one of the best and most important small presses (for science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction) of the 1980's and 1990's. 1984: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Hugo Award winner for Best Short Story. 1988: “The Pear-Shaped Man.” Bram Stoker Award winner for Long Fiction. 1989: “The Skin Trade.” World Fantasy Award winner for Best Novella. 1996: A GAME OF THRONES. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1998: A CLASH OF KINGS. Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Award.1999: A CLASH OF KINGS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel.2000: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Fantasy Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2000: A STORM OF SWORDS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2001: A STORM OF SWORDS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 2002: A STORM OF SWORDS. Geffen Award winner for Best Fantasy Books. 2004: George R.R. Martin is honored by being named a Skylark Award winner for contributions to science fiction in the spirit of E.E. “Doc” Smith. 2005: A STORM OF SWORDS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2005: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Quill Award winner for Best Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2011: WARRIORS (co-edited with Gardner Dozois). Locus Poll Award winner for Best Anthology. 2011: George R.R. Martin is honored by being declared by Time Magazine to be “One of the Most Influential People of 2011.”2011: “The Mystery Knight.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 2011: HUNTER’S RUN. (co-written with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham). Seiun Award nominee for Best Translated Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. SF Site Readers Poll Award nominee for Best SF/Fantasy Book. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2012: George R.R. Martin is honored by being named a World Fantasy Award winner for Lifetime Achievement. 2013: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Geffen Award winner for Best Fantasy Book. 2013: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Phantastik Preis Award winner for Bests Foreign Novel. 2014: THE MEATHOUSE MAN. Hugo Award nominee for Best Graphic Story (adapted from the story by George R.R. Martin). 2014: “The Princess and the Queen.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 2014: THE HEDGE KNIGHT/THE SWORD SWORD/THE MYSTERY KNIGHT. Phantastik Preis Award nominee for Best Foreign Novel. 2019: FIRE & BLOOD: A HISTORY OF HOUSE TARGARYEN OF WESTEROS, VOLUME 1. Locus Award nominee for Best Collection. 2023: ELDEN RING. (co-written with Hidetaka Miyazaki). Nebula Award winner for Best Game Writing. Clearly, George R.R. Martin is one of the best, most famous, most important, and most collectible science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors in the world. From the dust jacket: “ . . . George R.R. Martin, a writer of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination, has created a landmark of fantasy fiction. In his widely acclaimed A GAME OF THRONES, he introduced us to an extraordinary world of wonder, intrigue, and adventure. Now, in the eagerly awaited second volume in this epic saga, he once again proves himself a master myth-maker, setting a standard against which all other fantasy novels will be measured for years to come . . . A CLASH OF KINGS . . . Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders -- Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon -- who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead . . . victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war . . . As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky -- a comet the color of blood and flame -- six factions struggle for control of a divided land. Eddard’s son Robb has declared himself King in the North. In the south, Joffrey, the heir apparent, rules in name only, victim of the scheming courtiers who teem over King’s Landing. Robert’s two brothers each seek their own dominion, while a disfavored house turns once more to conquest. And a continent away an exiled queen, the Mother of Dragons, risks everything to lead her precious brood across a hard hot desert to win back the crown that is rightfully hers . . . A CLASH OF KINGS transports us into a magnificent, forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare. It is a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside . . . Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood. And the spoils of victory may just go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when rulers clash, all of the land feels the tremors . . . Audacious, inventive, brilliantly imagined, A CLASH OF KINGS is a novel of dazzling beauty and boundless enchantment -- a tale of pure excitement you will never forget . . . “ SIGNED BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ON THE TITLE PAGE.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I grade books and dust jackets: fine, near fine, very good, good, fair, and poor. I describe all faults. If you sell books on EBAY (or anywhere else), it is de rigueur not to list 1st printings of book club books as 1st editions (unless they ARE the 1st edition, which occurs only occasionally); also, a 1st edition, 7th printing, is not a 1st edition. Ex-library books must be noted as such since generally they are of little value to the collector of 1st editions. Condition is also very important to those collectors. Books and dust jackets must be described in detail. In other words, it is incumbent upon the SELLER to know what is and is not a 1st edition. Mistakes can be made (and corrected), of course, but if you DON'T KNOW, don't try to sell a book as a 1st edition. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONDITION: A NEAR FINE book in a NEAR FINE dust jacket. The book is tight and square in its black quarter-cloth and yellow boards binding. There is no writing in the book; no bookplates; no remainder marks. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and shows the correct 1st issue price of $25.95. There are no chips or tears to the dust jacket. The great and appropriate dust jacket artwork by the superb genre artist Stephen Youll. A MUST FOR THE COLLECTOR OF IMPORTANT MODERN FANTASY FICTION 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF “A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE” 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 1st EDITIONS! SIGNED BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN ON THE TITLE PAGE. A note on the photos in this listing: the photos of the dust jacket were taken while the dust jacket was encased in a protective Brodart dust jacket protector. Any apparent "smudges" or darkening or discolorations or glare i due to the reflections from the dust jacket protector. There are no flaws to the dust jacket. I decided not to remove the dust jacket from the dust jacket protector when I took the photos. I can provide photos of the dust jacket without the dust jacket protector on the dust jacket, if necessary. A MUST FOR THE COLLECTOR OF IMPORTANT MODERN FANTASY FICTION 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF “A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE” 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 1st EDITIONS! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional photos are available upon request. 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