George R.R. Martin's Blog, page 223

March 16 is the official publication date for WARRIORS, the big crossgenre anthology that I edited with Gardner Dozois.

A few early reviews are already starting to pop up on the internet. Check 'em out:

http://onlythebestscifi.blogspot.com/2010/01/anthology-review-warriors-edited-by.html

http://www.suvudu.com/2010/01/the-mystery-knight-by-grrm.html

http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2010/01/19/warriors-george-rr-martin-and-gardner-dozois/



There's all kinds of great stuff in WARRIORS: an all-star ...

Daniel Abraham is a guest blogger on Tor.com, talking about Wild Cards and other collaborations. Check out what he has to say at:

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58634

The Jets are going to the AFC Championship, and in honor of their magical run I am going to discount all of my signed books for as long as Gang Green keeps rolling.

Effective immediately, all of the titles on the Signed Books page of my website are on sale. For a list of available titles and prices, check here:

http://www.georgerrmartin.com/books.html

Those are the listed prices. For the sale prices, take $5.00 off the price of any listed hardcover, and $3 off the price of any listed paperback...

Talk about flying high.

I mean, what a day. Aside from a Superbowl victory, the only thing that could possibly be sweeter than the Cowboys' humiliating loss in the morning game is the impossible win by the Jets in the late game... and getting both... well, there are no words.

A great day for Brett Favre and all the hornheads up in Minnesota. Jerry Jones and the Cowboys were not merely beaten, they were really most sincerely beaten. Spanked. The Purple Gang outplayed them on offense, defense...

Well, the Ravens had their wings pulled off by Eli's Big Brother. So much for great defense trumping great offense. Mistakes and penalties compounded Baltimore's problem, and a defeat turned into a rout, but the Colts would have won anyway. So there will be no final game in the Meadowlands to see off Giants Stadium. Sob.

On the other hand, it was splendid to see the Saints romp. Somewhere in Pottsville the ghosts of the Maroons are having a party, and toasting the strength of Drew Brees' ...

Got a big package from the good folks at Valyrian Steel t'other day, with my very own copies of Needle. The sword is back from the foundry and now shipping... so if any of you have a friend, foe, or relative you'd like to stick with the pointy end, this is your chance!

Needle was especially made for Arya Stark, as a child's version of a bravo's blade. Our replica has a 24" inch long blade (30" overall) of high carbon steel with full tang. The hilt is cast metal with antique nickel plate and l...

Four more playoff games this weekend.

Of course, the Jets game is the one that concerns me most. Gang Green goes up against the Chargers this week, a very tough assignment. It should be a classic confrontation of offense against defense. San Diego will be heavily favored... but hey, the Jets have prevailed as a heavy underdog before... most recently, the last time they went to San Diego for a playoff game. Here's hoping Rex and boys can do it again, and knock off the mighty Bolts, Philip R...

Gardner Dozois and I have delivered SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH: Tales of Star-Crossed Love to our editor at Pocket Books.

SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH is another of our crossgenre anthologies, this one featuring stories that blend fantasy, science fiction, and romance. (I hear you jeering. Pfui. Those of you who know my work only from A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE may not be aware that I was once considered the most romantic science fiction writer of the 70s, back when I was doing my Thousand Worlds stuff...

Playoff football. Nothing like it.

Needless to say, I loved the morning game. I was rooting for the Ravens to win, but I won't pretend I ever expected anything like the whuppin' they put on the Patriots. It's always nice to see Evil Little Bill get elimimated, so we can be treated to another one of his mumbling monotone press briefings, where he says nothing at all. (Win or lose, I much prefer Rex, who shows signs of being an actual human being, with emotions and a sense of humor and ever...

So the Jets went to Cincinnati to play the Bengals in the first round of the playoffs. This time no one was lying down, Cincinnati had all its starters and played hard.

What can I say? Only this



The kid quarterback came through, the running game kicked ass, and the Gang Green defense hung tough. They gave up way too many yards to Cedric Benson, but made Carson Palmer look like the rookie, not Sanchez. And Revis shut down Ochocinco once again, despite the refs helping out Ocho with several t...