Im Krieg der Könige werden die Karten neu gemischt, nachdem gleich zwei derer, die den Königsthron beanspruchen, umgebracht wurden. Der Zwerg Tyrion wird des Mordes an seinem Neffen angeklagt, und hofft, seinen Hals durch einen Kampf aus der Schlinge ziehen zu können. Sansa Stark gelingt die Flucht, jedoch verläuft alles anders, als sie geplant hatte.Ihr Halbbruder Jon verteidigt die Mauer gemeinsam mit seinen schwarzen Brüdern gegen die Angriffe der Wildlinge, doch die Übermacht scheint zu groß, und es besteht kaum noch Hoffnung, dass die sieben Königslande vor einer Invasion bewahrt werden können...
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George Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
Audiobuch--Die Königin der Drachen, Band 2--Im Krieg der Könige werden die Karten neu gemischt, nachdem gleich zwei derer, die den Königsthron beanspruchen, umgebracht wurden. Der Zwerg Tyrion wird des Mordes an seinem Neffen angeklagt, und hofft, seinen Hals durch einen Kampf aus der Schlinge ziehen zu können. Sansa Stark gelingt die Flucht, jedoch verläuft alles anders, als sie geplant hatte.Ihr Halbbruder Jon verteidigt die Mauer gemeinsam mit seinen schwarzen Brüdern gegen die Angriffe der Wildlinge, doch die Übermacht scheint zu groß, und es besteht kaum noch Hoffnung, dass die sieben Königslande vor einer Invasion bewahrt werden können...
Sansa & Tyrion are accused of killing Jeofrey. Sansa disappears with Little Finger & ends up at the Eyrie. Little Finger marries her aunt Lysa. He kisses Sansa; Lysa accuses Sansa & wants to push her out the moon door. Little Finger comes in, vows he only loved one woman--Kat & pushes Lysa out. Tyrion is tried and found guilty. Jaime returns; Cersei rejects him; he frees Tyrion the night before he is to be executed. He strangles Shea and shoots his father. On the wall, Stannis appears. He offers to make Jon Lord of Winterfell; Sam works to make Jon Lord Commander. They are trying to unite with the Wildlinge to be able to fight "the others". Arya is still on the run. They get into a fight and the Hound is injured & dies. She gets to a boat and tries to board a ship and has to give up the coin and says .."morgulis" and is able to board. The epilogue at the end intros a new character I've never heard and then at the very end a band of people want to kill him--turns out he is a Frey and they band of people are revenging the Starks' deaths at the wedding (only to find out who turns up in the middle of the group as a witness!!!)
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