You heard it here first, dear readers. As I predicted a few months ago on this blog, George R.R. Martin is the new toast of the literati. Largely due to the success of the HBO series A Game of Thrones, Martin's 5th book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance With Dragons, has become the most anticipated book release since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Want proof? Just check out this story about brisk book sales of all the Ice and Fire books in the New York Times. Or this write up, complete with a customized cartoon in The New Yorker. Or this assessment in the Onion's AV Club. In fact, The Onion seems to heart GRRM so desperately that three... that's right, count 'em, THREE...of this week's lead stories are about the fantasy sensation sweeping the nation. In addition to covering the brisk book sales, they've also covered Martin's blog, and written about how to geek out with his collected works. And you know things have gotten out of hand when the book launch makes it into Time, which dubbed Ice and Fire "the great fantasty epic of our era." CAUTION: If you click on the Time link, be sure you've read A Feast for Crows. I started reading the article and had to stop after I read a HUGE spoiler. I'm still kind of angry about it, to be honest, as I'm still working through A Storm of Swords.
And it's not just book sellers loving Martin right now. HBO owes him a big debt, too, as Game of Thrones walked away from the Emmy nominations with a slew of nods, including best dramatic series.
So, if you're one of the unfortunates that hasn't gotten the memo, this is the new hotness, America. Get your Ice and Fire copies now, because at more than 1,000 pages per book, it's going to take a while to catch up.
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