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Life after Martin: Epic Fantasy at the Library
Short reviews of fantasy series at the Des Plaines Public Library.
This week’s column was submitted Joel Sawyer, of Readers Services at the Des Plaines Public Library. A Game of Thrones HBO miniseries has cast a spotlight on George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy masterpiece A Song of Ice and Fire. He also released the latest book of the series (after six years!) this summer: A Dance with Dragons. Demand for these books is rightfully high, but here some other series to check out after (or before) reading George R.R. Martin: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson Thomas Covenant is a writer who has contracted leprosy and is ostracized by everyone in his life, including his wife and son. Alone and in utter despair, he is transported to another world (simply …
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