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The Blurb On The Back:
George R. R. Martin is one of the most exciting storytellers of our time, a stylish, elegant writer who combines riveting plots with superb characterisation. He writes with equal verve and fervour about werewolves as he does spaceships, wizards and vampires, and he has won virtually every award in the fields of fantasy literature. His epic ongoing saga A Song of Ice and Fire has almost redefined fantasy for a whole new generation, and won him a vast, devoted audience.
Dreamsongs Book One is the first part of a massive collection, featuring the very best of George R. R. Martin’s short fiction, a dazzling array of award-winning stories from the last thirtysome years.
Dreamsongs is a treasure chest of stories, indispensible volumes not just for all George R. R. Martin fans, but essential reading for any reader of fantastic literature.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
As someone new to Martin’s work, I was surprised at the amount of SF in here but on the whole I enjoyed the stories offered up and think it’s very brave of him to include his earliest, least polished work because it shows how he progressed. I have to confess though that I found the short introductory sections written by Martin to be the most interesting part of the book because that’s where he talks about his background and his influences and the history behind the selected stories, which adds a lot more to the reading experience. On the basis of this book, I would definitely check out Martin’s other work and am kicking myself for having left it so long to do so.
George R. R. Martin is one of the most exciting storytellers of our time, a stylish, elegant writer who combines riveting plots with superb characterisation. He writes with equal verve and fervour about werewolves as he does spaceships, wizards and vampires, and he has won virtually every award in the fields of fantasy literature. His epic ongoing saga A Song of Ice and Fire has almost redefined fantasy for a whole new generation, and won him a vast, devoted audience.
Dreamsongs Book One is the first part of a massive collection, featuring the very best of George R. R. Martin’s short fiction, a dazzling array of award-winning stories from the last thirtysome years.
Dreamsongs is a treasure chest of stories, indispensible volumes not just for all George R. R. Martin fans, but essential reading for any reader of fantastic literature.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
As someone new to Martin’s work, I was surprised at the amount of SF in here but on the whole I enjoyed the stories offered up and think it’s very brave of him to include his earliest, least polished work because it shows how he progressed. I have to confess though that I found the short introductory sections written by Martin to be the most interesting part of the book because that’s where he talks about his background and his influences and the history behind the selected stories, which adds a lot more to the reading experience. On the basis of this book, I would definitely check out Martin’s other work and am kicking myself for having left it so long to do so.
