A Dance with Dragons：A Song of Ice and Fire

GameofThrones:ANewOriginalSeries,NowonHBO:Dubbed“theAmericanTolkien”byTimemagazine,GeorgeR.R.Martinhasearnedinternationalacclaimforhismonumentalcycleofepicfantasy.Nowthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthordeliversthefifthbookinhislandmarkseries—asbothfamiliarfacesandsurprisingnewforcesvieforafootholdinafragmentedempire.ADanceWithDragons:ASongofIceandFire:BookFiveIntheaftermathofacolossalbattle,thefutureoftheSevenKingdomshangsinthebalance—besetbynewlyemergingthreatsfromeverydirection.Intheeast,DaenerysTargaryen,thelastscionofHouseTargaryen,ruleswithherthreedragonsasqueenofacitybuiltondustanddeath.ButDaeneryshasthousandsofenemies,andmanyhavesetouttofindher.Astheygather,oneyoungmanembarksuponhisownquestforthequeen,withanentirelydifferentgoalinmind.FleeingfromWesteroswithapriceonhishead,TyrionLannister,too,ismakinghiswaytoDaenerys.Buthisnewestalliesinthisquestarenottherag-tagbandtheyseem,andattheirheartliesonewhocouldundoDaenerys’sclaimtoWesterosforever.Meanwhile,tothenorthliesthemammothWalloficeandstone—astructureonlyasstrongasthoseguardingit.There,JonSnow,998thLordCommanderoftheNight’sWatch,willfacehisgreatestchallenge.ForhehaspowerfulfoesnotonlywithintheWatchbutalsobeyond,inthelandofthecreaturesofice.Fromallcorners,bitterconflictsreignite,intimatebetrayalsareperpetrated,andagrandcastofoutlawsandpriests,soldiersandskinchangers,noblesandslaves,willfaceseeminglyinsurmountableobstacles.Somewillfail,otherswillgrowinthestrengthofdarkness.Butinatimeofrisingrestlessness,thetidesofdestinyandpoliticswillleadinevitablytothegreatestdanceofall.《冰与火之歌》(ASongofIceandFire)由美国著名科幻奇幻小说家乔治·R·R·马丁(GeorgeR.R.Martin)所著，是当代奇幻文学一部影响深远的里程碑式的作品。它于1996年刚一问世，便以别具一格的结构，浩瀚辽阔的视野，错落有致的情节和生动活泼的语言，迅速征服了欧美文坛。迄今，本书已被译为数十种文字，并在各个国家迭获大奖。本书主要描述了在一片虚构的中世纪大陆上所发生的一系列相互联系的宫廷斗争、疆场厮杀、游历冒险和魔法抗衡的故事，全书七卷（包括未出的各卷）浑然一体，共同组成了一幅壮丽而完整的画卷。