The first instalment, A Game of Thrones, was published in 1996 the fourth volume ( A Feast for Crows, 2005 Folio 2021) and fifth volume ( A Dance with Dragons, 2011 Folio 2022) earned Martin best-seller status. Martin went on to work as a television scriptwriter in the 1980s, before – discouraged by the limitations of the medium – he returned to writing fiction, beginning work on the epic fantasy series for which he is best known, ‘ A Song of Ice and Fire’, inspired by medieval England’s Wars of the Roses. He began publishing short stories in science-fiction and fantasy magazines in the early 1970s, and his first novel, Dying of the Light, was published in 1977. Martin is a celebrated author of fantasy, horror and science-fiction stories and novels.

'A Song of Ice and Fire' series won the Brand/Series Identity category at the British Book Production and Design Awards 2022. Described by Martin as ‘masterpieces of the bookmaker’ art’, these are the finest editions of this generation’s most celebrated fantasy series, and if the first volume is anything to go by, A Clash of Kings will soon be as rare as dragon eggs.ĭiscover the other titles in the Folio 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series. Jonathan Burton returns to capture all the grandeur, spectacle and emotion, with six colour illustrations and a double-page spread in each volume. Following on from The Folio Society’s wildly successful edition of A Game of Thrones, this unique two-volume set is packed with details that fans will love, including specially designed chapter headings and spectacular bindings. Meanwhile, our favourite characters face extraordinary trials simply to survive. Martin barely gives the reader time to recover from the shocks of the first book as four potential kings come into contention. The fight for the Iron Throne heats up in A Clash of Kings.

‘The brightest flame casts the darkest shadows’

A clash of kings series