Mastering the Game of Thrones ─ Essays on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice

English, film, and other scholars from the US and Canada offer 14 essays on George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series and its language and narration, relationship to religion and other texts, portrayal of bodies and intimacies, and adaptations. They discuss the creation of the language in the series, discourse and character, the relationship between religion and free will, the relationship to Shakespeare, the link to the American frontier, chivalry in the series, gender and identity aspects, homoeroticism and bisexuality in HBO's adaptation Game of Thrones, fan art, the character of Craster, and other topics. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Jes Battis is an associate professor of English at the University of Regina. His teaching and research focus on intersections between fantasy and sexuality as they occur across a number of historical periods, including the middle ages and the eighteenth century. He is also the author of the Occult Special Investigator series, with Ace Books. Susan Johnston is an associate professor of English at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, where her courses include George R.R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, and literary historiography and theory.