New York, Bantam, 1996. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A fantastic book, and an important entry in the canon. Some bumping to the lowers spine tip and corners, jacket a little creased and rubbed, a short tear to the upper edge of the rear panel. First in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which still isn't finished. George R.R. Martin (1948-) was a dominant force in the world of high fantasy well before the HBO series of his Song of Ice and Fire books. He's won six hugos and three nebulas, though never for best novel. [12061, Hyraxia Books].