Claim: Gendry appeared in the 1998 novel A Clash of Kings.
Evidence: He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings -LRB- 1998 -RRB- and A Storm of Swords -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and A Feast for Crows -LRB- 2011 -RRB-.
A Clash of Kings is the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire , an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin expected to consist of seven volumes.