
 
George R. R. Martin is The New York Times #1 bestselling author of
  many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and
  Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm
  of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with
  Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre
  Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light,
  Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I
  and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire,
  a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original
  artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts. As a
  writer-producer, Martin has worked on The Twilight Zone,
  Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots
  that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe,
  New Mexico.
  
  
  Photo by Michael Nelson
Home Page: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/