  .. (George R.R.Martin)  20  1948   ,  -.       ,     .    2 ,       .
      .   .     :        .     .      ,      .      1970 ,    21 .  (The Hero)    Galaxy,     1971 .       .
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        ,   1972-1974        VISTA;         1976-1978 .     ,  .   1973-1976 .     .      .
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             (Twilight Zone)   CBS  1986 .     ,   ,      (Beauty and the Beast)    ,        .  1992-93 .         (Doorways),          ,       .
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     (. George Raymond Richard Martin) (. 20  1948) -  -,   .           .    ,        .
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    20  1948   ,  -.
  -    (Raymond Collins Martin), .  -    (Margaret Brady Martin).   -    (Darleen Martin Lapinski)     (Janet Martin Patten).
        Marist High School  .      ,     .        ,        .
  -  (Northwest University)  ,  ,    (1970)   (1971)   .            Galaxy  1971     -  (The Hero).
  1972-1974          Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation.
  1973-1976      Continental Chess Association.
  1976-1978     Clarke College, . ,  .
      ,       ( ,   The Beauty and The Beast),  ( The Twilight Zone  ),  ( Doorways).
       .     :   (,   Ҹ)   [1].              .           .
      (Gale Burnick)  1975  1979 ,  .   -,  -.

 
 A Song for Lya, 1976 ( )
 Songs of Stars and Shadows, 1977 ( )
 Dying of the Light /  , 1977
 Sandkings /   (-), 1981 ( )
 Windhaven /    , 1981 (   )
 Fevre Dream /  , 1982
 The Armageddon Rag, 1983
 Songs the Dead Men Sing, 1983 ( )
 Nightflyers /   , 1985 ( ) .
 Tuf Voyaging /  , 1986 ( )
 Portraits of His Children, 1987 ( )
 Dead Mans Hand, 1990 (   . )
 The Pear-Shaped Man, 1991
  A Song of Ice and Fire /    :
 A Game of Thrones /  , 1996
 A Clash of Kings /  , 1998
 A Storm of Swords /  , 2000
 A Feast for Crows /   (  ), 2005
 A Dance with Dragons /   ,  
 The Winds of Winter /  ,  
 A Dream of Spring /   ,  
     The Song of Ice and Fire:
  Blood of the Dragon /   [   ], 1996
  Path of the Dragon /   [   ], 2000
  The Arms of the Kraken /   [    ], 2003
  : The Captain of Guards /   [    ], 2005
  : Daenerys /  [    ], 2005
  : Reek /  [    ], 2008
   The Song of Ice and Fire:
  Tales of the Seven Kingdoms /    (  ):
  The Hedge Knight /  ,  Legends / , 1998
  The Sworn Sword /   ( ),  Legends 2 /  II, 2003
  The Mystery Knight /   ( ),   2010
 Quartet, 2001 ( )
 GRRM: A RRetrospective /  I:      II:  , 2003
 Dreamsongs /      , 2006 (  )