Donate George R.R. Martin Books — Free Albuquerque Pickup

I accept George R.R. Martin donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones through A Dance with Dragons), the Dunk and Egg novellas, Fire & Blood, the early novels, Tuf Voyaging, the Wild Cards books he edits, and the short fiction. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all, including the early hardcovers you might not recognize; the 1996 first edition of A Game of Thrones is scarce and valuable, so I check everything and the rest funds New Mexico literacy.

Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project

Martin is our neighbor — he has lived and worked in Santa Fe for decades, which makes a New Mexico GRRM collection a little bit of a local story. His readers keep deep shelves of the Ice and Fire books plus the earlier work, and when those shelves get cleared, most people just want them gone and don't want to throw out something a collector prizes. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.

What I take: all of it

You don't have to know what's valuable

Here's the reason to call rather than dump: the 1996 first edition, first printing of A Game of Thrones is genuinely scarce. Before the series became a phenomenon, only a few thousand hardcovers were printed in the US, and just about 1,500 in the UK — so a true first is hard to find today, and signed firsts run into the thousands of dollars. A true first just looks like an ordinary 1990s hardcover, and they get given away all the time. You don't have to learn the points — bring the whole shelf and I'll recognize the first printing, protect it, and keep the reading copies in circulation, with any hidden value identified and put to work.

Why donate instead of selling it yourself

For a confirmed 1996 first, selling on your own can pay. For the typical Martin shelf — paperbacks, tie-in editions, a few hardcovers — identifying printings and listing each book is more work than they're individually worth, which is why so many shelves get dumped intact. Donating handles it in one call: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping, free pickup at your door, reading copies to new readers, and a genuine first recognized and supporting New Mexico literacy. Here's where donated books go.

How free pickup works

Call or text 702-496-4214 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and we set a time. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I donate George R.R. Martin books in Albuquerque?

Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: A Song of Ice and Fire, the early novels, Wild Cards, the stories. Call or text 702-496-4214.

Is an old A Game of Thrones worth anything?

The 1996 first printing is scarce and valuable (only a few thousand US hardcovers, ~1,500 UK); signed firsts run into the thousands. Later printings are modest. Bring it all and let me check.

Paperbacks and Wild Cards too?

Yes — paperbacks, tie-in editions, the Wild Cards anthologies, the early novels and stories. Just don't throw any of it out first.