About the author

Ben Avery is an author closely associated with the graphic-novel adaptations of A Song of Ice and Fire. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality and dates of birth and death remain unknown. Six of his works are held in the collection, including A Song of Ice and Fire Graphic Novel: The Sworn Knight, Volume 2; A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel, Volumes 1, 5, and 6; A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel 2: The Sworn Knight, Volume 5; and A Song of Ice and Fire: Prequel, Volume 2. These works are generally classified under children's books, comics and cartoons, fine fiction, film and television tie-ins, and foreign literature, indicating that his writing centers on bringing fantasy literature to comics form. Through visual storytelling, he conveys the original's themes of knights, oaths, and adventure to a wider readership, making this fantasy world especially accessible to younger readers.

Written (6)

A Song of Ice and Fire Graphic Novel: The Sworn Sword (Vol. 2) cover
A Song of Ice and Fire Graphic Novel: The Sworn Sword (Vol. 2) George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller The Sworn Sword is the second graphic novel adaptation in the "Dunk and Egg" series (also known as Tales of the Seven Kingdoms), based on the novella …
A Song of Ice and Fire: The Prequels, Volume 1 cover
A Song of Ice and Fire: The Prequels, Volume 1 George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller This volume is the graphic novel adaptation of the "Dunk and Egg" story set roughly a century before the main A Song of Ice and Fire series, correspon…
A Prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire, Volume 5 cover
A Prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire, Volume 5 George R. R. Martin / Mike S. Miller / Ben Avery This is Volume 5 of the prequel comics to the A Song of Ice and Fire series (the "Dunk and Egg" stories). These prequels adapt Martin's novellas The H…
A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel 2: The Sworn Sword, Volume 5 cover
A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel 2: The Sworn Sword, Volume 5 George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller This volume is the fifth volume of The Sworn Sword, the comic series prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire. The Sworn Sword is the second tale in Martin's…
A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel Volume 6 cover
A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel Volume 6 George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller The A Song of Ice and Fire Prequel comic series adapts George R. R. Martin's "Dunk and Egg" novellas. The story takes place about ninety years before …
A Song of Ice and Fire: Prequel, Volume 2 cover
A Song of Ice and Fire: Prequel, Volume 2 George R. R. Martin / Ben Avery / Mike S. Miller This is Volume 2 of the comics adaptation of the "Dunk and Egg" tales, a side series to A Song of Ice and Fire, corresponding to Martin's second novel…