Books Recommended by George R. R. Martin
Dead Wake
The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson
Source: "[This author] is a journalist who writes non-fiction books that read like novels, real page-turners. This one is no exception." - George R. R. Martin
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott
Source: "[This author] is hard going for many modern readers, I realize, but there’s still great stuff to be found in [this book]." - George R. R. Martin
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
Source: "It's a strong story, with a great sense of time and place, and one that had me from start to finish." - George R. R. Martin
Angles of Attack
Frontlines, Book 5
Marko Kloos
Source: "Might actually have an outside chance at earning a genuine Hugo nod solely on its merits." - George R. R. Martin
Outlander
Outlander, Book 1
Diana Gabaldon
Source: "A wonderful blend of historical drama, science fiction, fantasy, and romance." - George R. R. Martin
The Beautiful Cigar Girl
Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
Daniel Stashower
Source: "Call this one history or biography if you must, but it reads like a novel." - George R. R. Martin
Armada
A Novel
Ernest Cline
Source: "A paean to the video games of a bygone era." - George R. R. Martin
The Iron King
Accursed Kings, Book 1
Maurice Druon
Source: "France’s best historical novelist since Dumas Pere." - George R. R. Martin
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Source: "There’s still great stuff to be found [in this book]." - George R. R. Martin
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