George R.R. Martin. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Bantam, 2011. 1st HC/DJ. Scarce!

Description: Martin, George R.R. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. NY: Bantam Books, 2011. 1st edition. With number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 and “First Edition” printed on the copyright page, which indicates that this is the correct 1st edition, 1st printing. This is NOT a book club book. This is NOT an ex-library book. Buyer beware: the hardcover issue of this book has already gone into multiple later printings (at least 30) in this exact same hardcover format. However, this is the real deal: the true 1st edition, 1st printing of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Check elsewhere on EBAY: many later printing copies are listed for sale. SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE IMMEDIATELY TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THIS BOOK AND THIS DUST JACKET. George R.R. Martin is one of the best and most famous science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers in the world. He is the author of such great and famous books as DYING OF THE LIGHT, WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle), FEVRE DREAM, THE ARMAGEDDON RAG, A SONG FOR LYA, SONGS OF STARS AND SHADOWS, SANDKINGS, NIGHTFLYERS, TUF VOYAGING, PORTRAITS OF HIS CHILDREN, QUARTET, and many more. Martin is also, of course, the author of “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. That series includes A GAME OF THRONES (book 1 in the series), A CLASH OF KINGS (book 2 in the series), A STORM OF SWORDS (book 3 in the series), A FEAST FOR CROWS (book 4 in the series), and A DANCE WITH DRAGONS (book 5 in the series; offered here). Some of the awards and award nominations that George R.R. Martin has been honored with: 1973: George R.R. Martin is honored by being named a John W. Campbell Award nominee for Best New Writer. 1973: “The Second Kind of Loneliness.” Locus Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. 1974: “With Morning Comes Mistfall.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Short Story. 1974: “With Morning Comes Mistfall.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Short Story. 1974: “With Morning Comes Mistfall.” Locus Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella. 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Locus Award runner-up for Best Novella. 1975: “A Song for Lya.” Jupiter Award nominee for Best Novella. 1976: “And Seven Times Never Kill Man.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1976: “And Seven Times Never Kill Man.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1976: “The Storms of Windhaven.” (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Hugo Award nominee for Best Novella. 1976: “The Storms of Windhaven.” (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella. 1976: “The Storms of Windhaven.” (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Locus Award winner for Best Novella. 1976: “ . . . for a Single Yesterday.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novelette. 1977: A SONG FOR LYA. Locus Award winner for Best Author Collection. 1977: “This Tower of Ashes.” Locus Award nominee for Best Short Story. 1977: “Meathouse Man.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1978: DYING OF THE LIGHT. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 1978: DYING OF THE LIGHT. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1978: “The Stone City.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1978: “The Stone City.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1978: “Bitterblooms.” Locus Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. 1979: DYING OF THE LIGHT. British Fantasy August Derleth Award nominee for Best Novel. 1980: “Sandkings.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novelette. 1980: “Sandkings.” Nebula Award winner for Best Novelette. 1980: “Sandkings.” Locus Award winner for Best Novelette. 1980: “Sandkings.” Balrog Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. 1980: “The Way of Cross and Dragon.” Hugo Award winner for Best Short Story. 1980: NEW VOICES II. (edited by Martin). Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 1980: “The Way of Cross and Dragon.” Locus Award winner for Best Short Story. 1981: “One-Wing.” (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Hugo Award nominee for Best Novella. 1981: “One-Wing.” (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 1981: “One-Wing.” Analog Readers Poll Award winner for Best Serial. 1981: “Nightflyers.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novella. 1981: “Nightflyers.” Locus Award winner for Best Novella. 1981: “Nightflyers.” Analog Readers Poll Award winner for Best Novella/Novelette. 1981: WINDHAVEN (co-written with Lisa Tuttle). Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1981: NEW VOICES III. (edited by Martin). Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 1982: “Guardians.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1982: “Guardians.” Locus Award winner for Best Novelette. 1982: “Guardians.” Analog Readers Poll Award nominee for Best Novella/Novelette. 1982: NEW VOICES 4. (edited by Martin). Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 1982: SANDKINGS. Locus Award winner for Best Single Author Collection. 1982: “Remembering Melody.” Locus Award nominee for Best Short Story. 1982: “The Needle Men.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Short Story. 1983: “Unsound Variations.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novella. 1983: “Unsound Variations.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella. 1983: “Unsound Variations.” Locus Award runner-up for Best Novella. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. Locus Award 3rd-place for Best Fantasy Novel. 1983: FEVRE DREAM. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1983: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. Locus Award nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel. 1983: “Nightflyers.” Seiun Award winner for Best Foreign Short Fiction. 1984: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1984: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. Balrog Award winner for Best Novel. 1984: “The Monkey Treatment.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1984: “The Monkey Treatment.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1984: “The Monkey Treatment.” Locus Award winner for Best Novelette. 1984: THE ARMAGEDDON RAG. Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 1985: THE JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD, VOLUME 5. (edited by Martin). Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 1986: NIGHTFLYERS. Locus Award nominee for Best Collection. 1986: “Under Siege.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Hugo Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Nebula Award winner for Best Novelette. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novelette. 1986: “Portraits of His Children.” Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll winner for Best Novelette. 1986: “The Plague Star.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 1986: “The Plague Star.” Analog Readers Poll Award 3rd-place winner for Best Serial. 1986: “Loaves and Fishes.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 1986: “Loaves and Fishes.” Analog Readers Poll Award winner for Best Novella/Novelette. 1986: “Manna From Heaven.” Analog Readers Poll Award runner-up for Best Novella/Novelette. 1987: NIGHT VISIONS 3. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Collection/Anthology. 1987: WILD CARDS. (edited by George R.R. Martin). Locus Award runner-up for Best Anthology. 1987: TUF VOYAGING. Locus Award nominee for Best Collection. 1987: “The Glass Flower.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novelette. 1987: “The Glass Flower.” Asimov’s Reader Poll Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1988: “Wild Cards.” Hugo Award nominee for Best of Other Forms. 1988: “The Pear-Shaped Man.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 1988: “The Pear-Shaped Man.” Bram Stoker Award winner for Long Fiction. 1988: “The Pear-Shaped Man.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1988: PORTRAITS OF HIS CHILDREN. Locus Award nominee for Best Collection. 1989: “The Skin Trade.” World Fantasy Award winner for Best Novella. 1989: “The Skin Trade.” Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Novelette. 1989: “The Skin Trade.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 1989: WILD CARDS IV: ACES ABROAD. Locus Award nominee for Best Anthology. 1996: A GAME OF THRONES. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Hugo Award winner for Best Novella. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Nebula Award nominee for Best Novella. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Locus Award runner-up for Best Novella. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” Asimov’s Reader Poll Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 1997: “Blood of the Dragon.” HOMer Award nominee for Best Novella. 1997: A GAME OF THRONES. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 1998: A GAME OF THRONES. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 1998: A CLASH OF KINGS. Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Novel. 1999: “The Hedge Knight.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 1999: “The Hedge Knight.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 1999: A CLASH OF KINGS. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2000: A CLASH OF KINGS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 2000: A CLASH OF KINGS. Science Fiction Site Readers Poll Award winner for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Book. 2000: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Fantasy Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2001: “Path of the Dragon.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 2001: “Path of the Dragon.” Asimov’s Reader Poll nominee for Best Novella. 2001: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2001: A STORM OF SWORDS. Science Fiction Site Readers Poll winner for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Book. 2001: “ . . . for a Single Yesterday.” Seiun Award nominee for Best Foreign Short Story. 2002: A STORM OF SWORDS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2002: A STORM OF SWORDS. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novel. 2002: A STORM OF SWORDS. Geffen Award winner for Best Fantasy Book. 2002: QUARTET. Locus Award nominee for Best Collection. 2003: A GAME OF THRONES. Ignotus Award winner for Best Foreign Novel. 2004: GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Collection. 2004: GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE. Locus Award runner-up for Best Collection. 2004: GRRM: A RRESTROSPECTIVE. International Horror Guild Award nominee for Best Collection. 2004: “The Sworn Sword.” Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 2004: “The Ice Dragon.” Ignotus Award winner for Best Foreign Short Story. 2004: A CLASH OF KINGS. Ignotus Award winner for Best Foreign Novel. 2005: “The Ice Dragon.” Seiun Award nominee for Best Translated Short Story. 2005: A STORM OF SWORDS. Locus Award nominee for Best Fantasy Novel. 2005: “Shadow Twin.” (co-written with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham). Locus Award nominee for Best Novella. 2005: “Path of the Dragon.” Ignotus Award winner for Best Foreign Short Story. 2006: “Shadow Twin.” (co-written with Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham). Asimov’s Reader Poll Award nominee for Best Novella. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Quill Award winner for Best Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. British Fantasy August Derleth Award nominee for Best Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Locus Award runner-up for Best Fantasy Novel. 2006: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Science Fiction Site Readers Poll runner-up for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Book. 2006: A STORM OF SWORDS. Ignotus Award winner for Best Foreign Novel. 2006: A STORM OF SWORDS. Quill Award nominee for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel. 2006: TUF VOYAGING. Seiun Award nominee for Best Translated Long Form. 2008: A FEAST FOR CROWS. Xatafi-Cyberdark Award nominee for Best Foreign Book. 2010: SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH: STORIES IN HONOR OF JACK VANCE. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2010: SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH: STORIES IN HONOR OF JACK VANCE. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). British Fantasy August Derleth Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2010: SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH: STORIES IN HONOR OF JACK VANCE. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Anthology. 2011: WARRIORS (co-edited with Gardner Dozois). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. 2011: George R.R. Martin is honored by being declared by Time Magazine as “One of the Most Influential People of 2011.” 2011: “The Mystery Knight.” World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 2011: “The Mystery Knight.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Hugo Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Locus Award winner for Best Fantasy Novel. 2012: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Science Fiction Site Readers Poll nominee for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Book. 2013: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Geffen Award winner for Best Fantasy Book. 2013: THE HEDGE KNIGHT/THE SWORD SWORD/THE MYSTERY KNIGHT. Phantastik Preis nominee for Best Foreign Novel. 2013: A DANCE WITH DRAGONS. Phantastik Preis Award winner for Best Foreign Novel. 2014: THE MEATHOUSE MAN. (adapted from the story by George R.R. Martin). Hugo Award nominee for Best Graphic Story. 2014: DANGEROUS VISIONS. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). World Fantasy Award winner for Best Anthology. 2014: OLD MARS. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. 2014: “The Princess and the Queen.” Locus Award 3rd-place winner for Best Novella. 2015: ROGUES. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 2015: ROGUES. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. 2016: OLD VENUS. (edited by Martin and Gardner Dozois). Locus Award winner for Best Anthology. Clearly George R.R. Martin is one of the best, most famous, most important, and most collectible science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers in the world. He is one of the few genre authors to have won the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker Award! From the dust jacket: “ . . . Dubbed ‘the American Tolkien’ by Time Magazine, George R.R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his landmark series -- as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire . . . In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance -- beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind . . . Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the ragtag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever . . . Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone -- a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice . . . From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all . . . “ From the rear panel of the dust jacket: praise for George R.R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire:” “ . . . What’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire?’ It’s the only fantasy series I’d put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ . . . It’s a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don’t read fantasy . . . “ -- Chicago Tribune From the rear panel of the dust jacket: praise for George R.R. Martin’s A GAME OF THRONES: “ . . . Reminiscent of T.H. White’s THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal . . . “ -- Chicago Sun-Times From the rear panel of the dust jacket: praise for George R.R. Martin’s A CLASH OF KINGS: “ . . . Martin amply fulfills the first volume’s promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written . . . “ -- The Denver Post From the rear panel of the dust jacket: praise for George R.R. Martin’s A STORM OF SWORDS: “ . . . Riveting . . . A series whose brilliance continues to dazzle . . . “ -- The Patriot-News From the rear panel of the dust jacket: praise for George R.R. Martin’s A FEAST FOR CROWS: “ . . . Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact . . . This is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien . . . “ -- Time ________________________________________________________________________________________________ I grade books and dust jackets: fine, near fine, very good, good, fair, and poor. I describe all faults. If you sell books on EBAY (or anywhere else), it is de rigueur not to list 1st printings of book club books as 1st editions (unless they ARE the 1st edition, which occurs only occasionally); also, a 1st edition, 7th printing, is not a 1st edition. Ex-library books must be noted as such since generally they are of little value to the collector of 1st editions. Condition is also very important to those collectors. Books and dust jackets must be described in detail. In other words, it is incumbent upon the SELLER to know what is and is not a 1st edition. Mistakes can be made (and corrected), of course, but if you DON'T KNOW, don't try to sell a book as a 1st edition. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ CONDITION: An ABOUT FINE book in an ABOUT FINE dust jacket. The book is tight and square in its gray quarter-cloth and gray boards binding. There is no writing in the book; no bookplates; no remainder marks. This is a superior copy of this book. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped and shows the correct 1st issue price of $35.00. There are no chips or tears or wrinkles to the dust jacket. This is a superior copy of this dust jacket. Basically there are no flaws to report in the terms of the condition of either the book or the dust jacket. The great and appropriate dust jacket artwork is by Larry Rostant. A MUST FOR THE COLLECTOR OF IMPORTANT MODERN FANTASY FICTION 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF “A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE” (“A GAME OF THRONES” SERIES) 1st EDITIONS AND/OR THE COLLECTOR OF GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 1st EDITIONS! ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional photos are available upon request. 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