The Ice Dragon (signed)

Martin, George R.R.

ISBN 10: 0765316315 / ISBN 13: 9780765316318

Published by Tom Doherty Books / Starscape, New York, 2006

About this Item

This novelette was published in two collections (the 'Dragons of Light' anthology, from Ace in 1980, and Martin's 1987 collection from Dark Harvest, 'Portraits of His Children') before publication of this stand-alone edition. Signed on tipped-in page between first end paper and half-title. Purple boards w/gilt spine lettering, 107 pages + brief one-page Martin biography and equally brief one-page Gilbert biography. Bumped bottom right corner of front cover, bumped bottom spine, in dust jacket w/light wear to corners/spine ends/folds. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 019393

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ice Dragon (signed)
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Books / Starscape, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765316315
• ISBN 13: 9780765316318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Yvonne Gilbert
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good to Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good to Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children--Young Adult
  • Signed (all categories)
  • Science Fiction--Fantasy (hardcover)

About this title

Synopsis

The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember.
Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child--and the ice dragon who loved her--could save her world from utter destruction.

The Ice Dragon marks the highly anticipated children's book debut of George R.R. Martin, the award-winning author of the New York Times best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire and is set in the same world. Illustrated with lush, exquisitely detailed pencil drawings by acclaimed artist Yvonne Gilbert, The Ice Dragon is an unforgettable tale of courage, love, and sacrifice by one of the most honored fantasists of all time.

About the Author

George R.R. Martin, author of the acclaimed, internationally best-selling fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, has been a full time writer for over 25 years. He has won multiple science fiction awards, including 4 Hugos, 2 Nebulas, the Bram Stoker, the Locus Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Daedelus, the Balrog, and the Daikon (Japanese Hugo).