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.

The stories included in Volume I
- Only Kids are afraid of the Dark
- The Fortress
- And Death His Legacy
- The Hero
- Exit to San Breta
- The Second Kind of Loneliness
- With Morning Comes Mistfall
- A Song for Lyra
- This Tower of Ashes
- And Seven Times Never Kill Man
- The Stone City
- Bitterblooms
- The Way of Cross abd Dragon
- The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr
- The Ice Dragon
- In the Lost Lands
- Meathouse Man
- Remembering Melody
- Sandkings
- Nightflyers
- The Monkey Treatment
- The Pear-Shaped Man

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