the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear for no man had ever tamed one when it flew overhead it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land but adara was not afraid for adara was a winter child born during the worst freeze that anyone even the old ones could remember adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon it seemed that it had always been in her life glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold in her fourth year she touched it and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad chilled back for the first time then in her seventh year on a calm summer day fiery dragons from the north swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was adaras home and only a winter childand the ice dragon who loved hercould save her world from utter destruction the ice dragon marks the highly anticipated childrens book debut of george rr martin the awardwinning author of the new york times bestselling series a song of ice and fire and is set in the same world illustrated with lush exquisitely detailed pencil drawings by acclaimed artist yvonne gilbert the ice dragon is an unforgettable tale of courage love and sacrifice by one of the most honored fantasists of all time