內容簡介
A Game of Thrones
The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean.Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.
A Clash of Kings
The second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast.Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the colour of blood and flame - five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
A STORM OF SWORDS
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . .But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . .
A FEAST FOR CROWS
It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out. But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead. It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.
A GAME OF THRONES
A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is the fifth volume in the series. The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the east, Daenerys, last scion of House Targaryen, her dragons grown to terrifying maturity, rules as queen of a city built on dust and death, beset by enemies. Now that her whereabouts are known many are seeking Daenerys and her dragons. Among them the dwarf, Tyrion Lannister, who has escaped King’s Landing with a price on his head, wrongfully condemned to death for the murder of his nephew, King Joffrey. But not before killing his hated father, Lord Tywin. To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark's bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall, where the wildling armies are massing for an assault. On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all…
《冰與火之歌》係列是美國“國寶”級的幻想文學作品。是美國奇幻大師喬治 R.R.馬丁16年精耕細作成就的文學經典。
從1995年至今,《權力的遊戲》、《列王的紛爭》、《冰雨的風暴》、《群鴉的盛宴》和《魔龍的狂舞》陸續齣版,引發瞭全球性的追捧熱潮。纍計在全球銷量超過韆萬,讀者過億。
整個係列沒有塑造任何英雄,所有人物都是普普通通,努力嘗試去把握自己命運的人類,讓我們看到在冰與火這片混亂之下,依然有不變的人性在酷酷的掙紮,任由他們自由而真實的碰撞。書中采用瞭視點人物寫作手法,每章內容均以某特定的視覺人物的角度齣發,敘述一段內容,在下一章換為另一視覺人物,這更像是一齣電影而非小說,讓人身臨其境沉迷不能自拔。
《權力的遊戲》:
美國作傢喬治R.R.馬丁所著的七捲係列史詩奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》中的一捲。
在這個四季時序錯亂,長時酷暑或又寒鼕十年的世界,殘酷、黑暗的一係列宮廷鬥爭,相互廝殺,不會停歇。遠在南方的七大王國國王勞勃突然造訪北方的臨鼕城,會見城主、也是同他從小一起長大的摯友——艾德,這不是簡單的敘舊,而是想讓他擔任七大王國的首相。其實在終年冰封的北境,艾德與妻兒也過著與世無爭的生活,這次到訪無疑讓艾德韆思萬緒,一切的秘密在一封密信中爆發。前首相瓊恩o艾林的死因,矛頭全指嚮瞭勞勃的皇後,一望族的瑟曦,為瞭支援勞勃,艾德投入瞭這一場宮廷的漩渦中。
戰爭纔半露麵,心靈的撞擊就如此猛烈,美好纔一開始,黑暗就鋪天蓋地襲來。愈是接近死亡,一切就愈真實,愈能與讀者産生呼應。拿起這本書,就無法放下瞭。
《列王的紛爭》:
美國作傢喬治R.R.馬丁所著的七捲係列史詩奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》中的第二捲。
國王勞勃一死,史塔剋首相鎮壓反對派失敗,自己反送性命。一時間維斯特洛群雄紛起,紛紛僭越稱王,戰爭、衝突一觸即發,天際一道彗星的紅光,預示著一場浩劫即將降臨。諸王之爭,會像彗星的色澤一般血紅。
《冰雨的風暴》:
美國作傢喬治R.R.馬丁所著的七捲係列史詩奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》中的第三捲。
瓊恩在極寒之地將親吻冰封於弓箭之下,艾莉亞在雨中的叢林裏遊走尋覓,布蘭漸漸睜開智慧之眼卻依然難見真相。提利昂放棄瞭謊言的虛榮,詹姆經曆瞭執著的迴歸,瑟曦卻在謊言與執著裏百孔韆瘡。 內容承接前兩捲,並達到戰鬥之巔,幾大傢族傷痕纍纍,在陰謀與利劍中掙紮。
《群鴉的盛宴》:
美國作傢喬治R.R.馬丁所著的七捲係列史詩奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》中的第四捲。
這一捲,看似弱小的勢力正在崛起,詹姆攻陷瞭奔流域,結束瞭五王之戰,短暫的平靜之後將是更猛烈的暴風雨。鐵群島的新王攸倫、自由貿易城邦布拉佛斯的“無麵者”、學城裏的魔法正在復歸;多恩道朗親王的陰謀終於全盤展現,昆廷正航嚮奴隸灣,帶迴馬泰爾傢族多年的渴望。第五捲將迴歸逃亡的提利昂、重建長城的瓊恩、復活島凱特琳,還有重要的龍之女王——丹妮莉絲,他們將以更成熟的姿態為我們演繹七大王國未來的命運,誰贏誰敗,拭目以待。
《魔龍的狂舞》:
美國作傢喬治RoRo馬丁所著的七捲係列史詩奇幻小說《冰與火之歌》中的第五捲。
龍女丹妮、侏儒提利昂、鐵民之子席恩、守夜人軍團領袖瓊恩……
每個人被焦慮、糾結、無奈充斥,在理想的夢幻中被現實重重圍擊,遍體鱗傷,失敗!失敗!失敗!但沒有失敗哪有成功,更沒有成長。他們在尋找,尋找衝破陰霾的的希望之光,尋找真實的自己。
作者簡介
George R. R. Martin's bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series has earned him the title of 'the American Tolkien'. The first book of the series has been made into a HBO TV adaptation, A Game of Thrones. He is the author of eight novels, several collections of short stories and numerous screenplays for television drama and feature films. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
喬治·雷濛德·理查德·馬丁(Geoger Raymond Richard Martin)歐美奇幻小說大師。1948年9月20日齣生於美國新澤西州的貝約恩,在伊利諾伊州伊凡斯頓的西北大學就讀,主修新聞寫作,1971年取得碩士學位。馬丁的作品主要以人物為關注點,描寫細膩豐富,突破瞭幻想文學界固有的創作模式,多次引領閱讀潮流。代錶作有十大浪漫太空歌劇之一的《光逝》、由雨果奬獲奬名篇擴展而成的《風港》、在雜誌讀者群中深受愛戴的《圖夫航行記》,以及當代正統奇幻的一經典《冰與火之歌》等。由於馬丁的輝煌成就,他被譽為美國的托爾金和新世紀的海明威。從1989年開始,馬丁淡齣文學界,轉而投身演藝界發展,其中包括《美女與野獸》的編劇和The Twilight Zone的劇本編輯。1996年他纔重返文壇而開始奇幻文學的創作,處女作便是《權力的遊戲》(The Game Of Throne),即為《冰與火之歌》(The Song Of Fire And Ice)的首部麯。雖然封筆幾近10年,但大師風範猶在,《權力的遊戲》甫齣便拿下瞭British Fantasy Society、 世界奇幻奬和星雲奬年度幻想作品提名,即使是由其中抽取章節編成的Blood of the Dragon也獲得多個中篇奬,在科幻奇幻界引起極大的反響。在非官方的不記名奇幻作品投票中,《冰與火之歌》儼然已經可以和《魔戒》平起平坐,作者網站的訪問量也是和斯蒂芬·金、J.K.羅琳等不相上下,其受歡迎的程度可見一斑。他的讀者群早已是遠遠的超過奇幻科幻愛好者的範圍,而受到更為廣泛的關注。
權力的遊戲已在HBO播齣。喬治·馬丁被時代雜誌評選為2011年影響世界的一百人。
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精彩書評
"Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world… one of the greats of fantasy literature."
--SFX
"Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads… Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias."
--Guardian
"Truly epic… An extraordinarily rich novel… with its magnificent action-filled climax, it provides a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites… The book stands out from similar work by virtue of its superbly developed characters, accomplished prose and sheer bloody-mindedness."
--Publishers Weekly
"A vast, rich saga, with splendid characters and an intricate plot flawlessly articulated against a backdrop of real depth and texture."
--Kirkus
史詩巨著:權力的遊戲與王座的抗爭 《冰與火之歌》係列,一部宏大、復雜且令人著迷的奇幻史詩,以其精妙的政治權謀、復雜的人物塑造和對人性深刻的探討,重新定義瞭現代奇幻文學的格局。 這個係列的故事背景設定在維斯特洛大陸(Westeros)和厄索斯大陸(Essos)上,一個充滿中世紀風情、信仰與魔法並存的世界。故事的開端,籠罩在七國紛爭的陰雲之下,圍繞著鐵王座的爭奪,不同傢族的命運被緊密地編織在一起,展開瞭一場關於忠誠、背叛、榮譽與生存的殘酷較量。 維斯特洛的權力漩渦:七國的興衰與傾覆 故事的核心衝突,是圍繞著號稱“七國之王”的鐵王座展開的。自坦格利安王朝被推翻以來,布拉沃斯鐵匠打造的、由一韆把戰敗者寶劍熔鑄而成的鐵王座,象徵著至高無上的權力。然而,這份權力遠非穩固。 蘭尼斯特傢族:獅子的傲慢與代價 以“威嚴”和“財富”著稱的蘭尼斯特傢族,是維斯特洛最強大的傢族之一。他們信奉“有債必償”的原則,行事張揚,手段狠辣。泰溫·蘭尼斯特,這位冷靜、睿智且極度重視傢族榮耀的族長,是維斯特洛政治舞颱上的中流砥柱。然而,他的孩子們卻各有各的復雜性: 詹姆·蘭尼斯特: 曾是人人艷羨的“弑君者”,他擁有頂級的騎士風範,但其復雜的道德觀和情感糾葛,尤其是與妹妹瑟曦之間禁忌的關係,使他的人物弧光充滿瞭矛盾與救贖的可能。 瑟曦·蘭尼斯特: 極具野心和控製欲的女性,為瞭保護她的孩子和地位,她可以毫不猶豫地運用陰謀和暴力。她的偏執和對權力的貪戀,將七國推嚮瞭更深的深淵。 提利昂·蘭尼斯特: 被傢族視為恥辱的“侏儒”,卻擁有著七國中最敏銳的頭腦和最通透的人性洞察力。他憑藉智慧在殘酷的宮廷鬥爭中艱難求生,是本係列中最具智慧和悲劇色彩的角色之一。 史塔剋傢族:北境的榮耀與凜鼕將至 與南方蘭尼斯特的華麗虛僞形成鮮明對比的是,史塔剋傢族代錶著北境的古老傳統與榮譽。他們恪守信條:“凜鼕將至”(Winter Is Coming),這不僅是預示著寒冷季節的到來,更是對潛在危險和艱難時刻的警示。 艾德·史塔剋: 恪守榮譽的北境守護者,他的正直和對法律的尊重,使他成為局勢動蕩中一股清流,但也恰恰是這種不閤時宜的正直,為他帶來瞭緻命的後果。 珊莎·史塔剋與艾莉亞·史塔剋: 這對姐妹代錶瞭兩種截然不同的人生軌跡。珊莎從一個天真的貴族小姐,在經曆瞭王都的殘酷洗禮後,逐漸學會瞭宮廷的生存之道;而艾莉亞則拒絕瞭貴族身份的束縛,走上瞭一條更加艱險、充滿復仇色彩的自我磨礪之路。 布蘭·史塔剋: 身殘誌堅的繼承者,他與古老的神秘力量産生瞭連接,注定要肩負起超越王座紛爭的使命。 君臨的陰影與陰謀 在國王大道(King's Landing)的紅堡內,權力鬥爭的空氣中彌漫著毒藥和謊言。昔日輝煌的坦格利安王朝留下的權力真空,吸引著無數野心傢。從勞勃·拜拉席恩國王的統治失衡,到禦前會議中各方勢力的暗中角力,每一步決策都可能導緻數萬人的死亡。陰謀傢們利用流言、賄賂和暗殺,試圖操縱傀儡,將七國拖入內戰的泥潭。 凜鼕的陰影:長城之外的真正威脅 然而,當七國陷入對鐵王座的狂熱追逐時,真正的威脅正在北方——那道橫跨維斯特洛大陸的巨大冰牆——之外積聚力量。 守夜人與長城 長城(The Wall)由史塔剋傢族的“守夜人”(Night's Watch)世代守護,他們是發誓終身守護維斯特洛大陸免受野人(Free Folk)和更古老、更恐怖的生物侵擾的戰士。 瓊恩·雪諾: 艾德·史塔剋的私生子,懷著對榮譽的追求加入瞭守夜人。在極寒的北境,他不僅要麵對野人的襲擊,更要直麵那些被世人遺忘的可怕存在——異鬼(The Others)。 異鬼的覺醒 異鬼是真正意義上的“冰與火之歌”中的“冰”的體現。它們是超越人類政治紛爭的古老黑暗力量,擁有冰冷的意誌和讓死者復生的能力。隨著長城防綫的動搖和異鬼的活動的加劇,許多人纔開始意識到,他們爭奪的王座,可能很快就會被永恒的寒鼕所吞噬。瓊恩·雪諾和少數清醒的觀察者們,不得不進行艱苦的努力,試圖團結一切力量,對抗這個可能導緻世界毀滅的共同敵人。 跨越狹海的流亡者:龍的迴歸 與此同時,在東方的厄索斯大陸上,坦格利安王朝最後的血脈——丹妮莉絲·坦格利安——正在艱難中成長。她背負著傢族被推翻的恥辱和復興的夢想。 龍之母: 丹妮莉絲從一個被哥哥利用的政治籌碼,蛻變為一位堅韌的領袖。她經曆瞭背叛、磨難,最終在火中迎來瞭三條龍的降生——這被認為是失落已久的魔法迴歸的標誌。 解放奴隸與建立軍隊: 丹妮莉絲的旅程充滿瞭道德抉擇。她在奴隸灣依靠她的“龍的力量”和對自由的承諾,聚集瞭一支忠誠的無垢者(Unsullied)軍隊。她的目標明確:跨越狹海,奪迴屬於她傢族的鐵王座,重建一個由龍統治的秩序。 復雜的道德光譜與敘事手法 本係列最引人入勝之處,在於其對傳統奇幻設定的顛覆。 1. 模糊的善惡界限: 沒有絕對的英雄或純粹的惡棍。即便是看似光榮的角色,也會做齣殘忍的決定;而反派角色往往擁有令人同情的動機和復雜的內心世界。讀者的立場會隨著劇情的推進不斷搖擺,被迫去理解每一個角色的選擇背後的邏輯。 2. 多視角的敘事: 故事采用多人物視角的輪流敘述方式,讓讀者得以深入探索不同階層、不同立場的角色的內心世界。這種結構極大地增強瞭故事的廣度和深度,使得政治陰謀的每一個細節都顯得有血有肉。 3. 不可預測性與高風險: 沒有任何角色是絕對安全的。即便是主角,也可能因為一個錯誤的決定或一次突如其來的背叛而隕落。這種高風險的敘事手法,使得每一次的衝突都充滿瞭緊張感和沉重感。 《冰與火之歌》不僅僅是一個關於魔法和龍的故事,它更是一部關於人類在極端壓力下如何生存、如何追求權力、以及如何麵對不可抗拒的命運的史詩。它深刻地探討瞭榮譽的代價、愛情的重量,以及在真正的“凜鼕”麵前,所有人類的政治爭鬥顯得何等渺小與荒謬。