*(NOTE: Capsule version of the review is available here.)* George R. R. Martin is without a doubt the most famous author of speculative fiction in the world today. It is mostly thanks to *A Song of Ice and Fire*, epic cycle of fantasy novels that became 2010s television megahit *Game of Thrones*. However, few decades ago, Martin was still under shadow of Stephen King, more prolific author of the same genre that also…