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— BLACK BALAQ, a white-haired Summer Islander, commander of the company archers,
— LYSONO MAAR, a sellsword late of the Free City of Lys, company spymaster,
— GORYS EDORYEN, a sellsword late of the Free City of Volantis, company paymaster,
— SER FRANKLYN FLOWERS, the Bastard of Cider Hall, a sellsword from the Reach,
— SER MARQ MANDRAKE, an exile escaped from slavery, scarred by pox,
— SER LASWELL PEAKE, an exile lord,
— his brothers, TORMAN and PYKEWOOD,
— SER TRISTAN RIVERS, bastard, outlaw, exile,
— CASPOR HILL, HUMFREY STONE, MALO JAYN, DICK COLE, WILL COLE, LORIMAS MUDD, JON LOTHSTON, LYMOND PEASE, SER BRENDEL BYRNE, DUNCAN STRONG, DENYS STRONG, CHAINS, YOUNG JOHN MUDD, serjeants of the company,
— {SER AEGOR RIVERS, called BITTERSTEEL}, a bastard son of King Aegon IV Targaryen, founder of the company},
— {MAELYS I BLACKFYRE, called MAELYS THE MONSTROUS}, captain-general of the company, pretender to the Iron Throne of Westeros, member of the Band of Nine, slain during the War of the Ninepenny Kings,
THE WINDBLOWN, two thousand horse and foot, sworn to Yunkai,
— THE TATTERED PRINCE, a former nobleman of the Free City of Pentos, captain and founder,
— CAGGO, called CORPSEKILLER, his right hand,
— DENZO D’HAN, the warrior bard, his left hand,
— HUGH HUNGERFORD, serjeant, former company paymaster, fined three fingers for stealing,
— SER ORSON STONE, SER LUCIFER LONG, WILL OF THE WOODS, DICK STRAW, GINJER JACK, Westerosi sellswords,
— PRETTY MERIS, the company torturer,
— BOOKS, a Volantene swordsman and notorious reader,
— BEANS, a crossbowman, late of Myr,
— OLD BILL BONE, a weathered Summer Islander,
— MYRIO MYRAKIS, a sellsword late of Pentos,
THE COMPANY OF THE CAT, three thousand strong, sworn to Yunkai,
— BLOODBEARD, captain and commander,
THE LONG LANCES, eight hundred horse-riders, sworn to Yunkai,
— GYLO RHEGAN, captain and commander,
THE SECOND SONS, five hundred horse-riders, sworn to Queen Daenerys,
— BROWN BEN PLUMM, captain and commander,
— KASPORIO, called KASPORIO THE CUNNING, a bravo, second-in-command,
— TYBERO ISTARION, called INKPOTS, company paymaster,
— HAMMER, a drunken blacksmith and armorer,
— his apprentice, called NAIL,
— SNATCH, a serjeant, one-handed,
— KEM, a young sellsword, from Flea Bottom,
— BOKKOKO, an axeman of formidable repute,
— UHLAN, a serjeant of the company,
THE STORMCROWS, five hundred horse-riders, sworn to Queen Daenerys,
— DAARIO NAHARIS, captain and commander,
— THE WIDOWER, his second-in-command,
— JOKIN, commander of the company archers.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The last one was a bitch. This one was three bitches and a bastard. Once again, my thanks to my long-suffering editors and publishers: to Jane Johnson and Joy Chamberlain at Voyager, and Scott Shannon, Nita Taublib, and Anne Groell from Bantam. Their understanding, good humor, and sage advice helped through the tough bits, and I will never cease to be grateful for their patience.
Thanks as well to my equally patient and endlessly supportive agents, Chris Lotts, Vince Gerardis, the fabulous Kay McCauley, and the late Ralph Vicinanza. Ralph, I wish you were here to share this day.
And thanks to Stephen Boucher, the wandering Aussie who helps keep my computer greased and humming whenever he drops by Santa Fe for a breakfast burrito (Xmas) and a side of jalapeño bacon.
Back here on the home front, thanks are also due to my dear friends Melinda Snodgrass and Daniel Abraham for their encouragement and support, to my webmaster Pati Nagle for maintaining my corner of the Internet, and to the amazing Raya Golden for the meals, the art, the unfailing good cheer that helped to brighten even the darkest days around Terrapin Station. Even if she did try to steal my cat.
As long as it has taken me to dance this dance, it would surely have taken twice as long without the assistance of my faithful (and acerbic) minion and sometime traveling companion Ty Franck, who tends to my computer when Stephen’s not around, keeps the ravening virtual mobs from my virtual doorstep, runs my errands, does my filing, makes the coffee, walks the walk, and charges ten thousand dollars to change a light bulb—all while writing his own kick-ass books on Wednesdays.
Last, but far from my least, all my love and gratitude to my wife, Parris, who has danced every step of this beside me. Love ya, Phipps.
George R. R. Martin
May 13, 2011
About the Author
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally every since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for his sins spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer/producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid ’90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he’s allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with his wife Parris and their four cats.
www.georgerrmartin.com
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