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The anthology Songs of the Dying Earth has assembled one of the most distinguished casts of authors ever - including Dan Simmons, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Paula Volsky, Mike Resnick, Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, Tad Williams, Tanith Lee, Liz Williams, Glen Cook, and eleven other famous writers - to write stories in honor of the genius of Jack Vance, stories using the bizarre and darkly beautiful far future setting of the Dying Earth, near the very end of Earth's lifespan.

After the alien virus struck humanity in the wake of World War II, a handful of the survivors found they possessed superhuman powers. The Wild Cards shared-world volumes tell their story. Here in book two, we trace these heroes and villains through the tumultuous 1980s, in stories from SF and fantasy giants such as George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner, Walter Jon Williams, and others.

Siglos antes de que tuvieran lugar los acontecimientos que se relatan en "Canción de hielo y fuego", la casa Targaryen, la única dinastía de señores dragón que sobrevivió a la Maldición de Valyria, se asentó en la isla de Rocadragón. Aquí tenemos el primero de los dos volúmenes en el que el autor de Juego de tronos nos cuenta, con todo lujo de detalles, la historia de tan fascinante familia.

Twenty-one original stories of dangerous women by top genre writers, brought together in a new anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Intrepid warriors, far-ranging spacewomen, formidable superheroines, hard-living bad girls, embattled survivors, private investigators, seductive femmes fatale and haughty queens; as Gardner Dubois writes in his introduction, 'if you want to tie any of these women to the railway tracks, you'll have a real fight on your hands!'

Eddard Stark sieht sich von mächtigen Feinden umzingelt, während seine vielköpfige Familie in alle Winde verstreut wird. Die Zukunft des Reiches steht auf dem Spiel...
Währenddessen hat auch die rechte Hand des Königs immer mehr Schwierigkeiten die Kontrolle zu bewahren.Die Intrigen um den königlichen Hof gehen weiter und durch Machtspiele drohen Familien und Freundschaften auseinander zu brechen. Die königliche Gemahlin reißt die Macht immer mehr an sich und droht nicht nur Lord Eddard Stark und seine Familie zu schädigen...

Sixteen all-new stories by science fiction's top talents, collected by bestselling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award-winning editor Gardner Dozois.

Verfall bedroht die Sieben Königreiche, der Sohn der dunklen Königin Cersei tritt nach dem Tod von Robert Baratheon dessen Nachfolge an. Doch auch der finstere Stannis und der charismatische Renly Baratheon, die beiden Brüder Roberts, erheben Ansprüche auf die Krone... Die königliche Gemahlin reißt die Macht immer mehr an sich unddroht nicht nur Lord Eddard Stark und seiner Familie zu schädigen.

Forty years after the Wild Card Virus' release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve.

"En ces temps-là nimbés de brume, où la belle saison pouvait durer des années et la mauvaise toute une vie, se multiplièrent un jour des présages alarmants. Au nord du Mur colossal qui protégeait le royaume, se massèrent soudain des forces obscures. Au sud, l'ordre établi chancela. Le meurtre et la corruption, la lâcheté et le mensonge enserrèrent inexorablement le trône convoité..."

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Wild Cards tells the stories of this world.

Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. Now two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime. Their quest leads them on a nightmare odyssey of madness, violence, passion, and political intrigue that will forever alter the fates of Aces and Jokers everywhere.

Let the secret history of the world be told - of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others caused terror. And now, 40 years later, as a gang war between the Shadow Fists and the Mafia rages out of control in the streets of Jokertown.

People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories... Our contributors make up an all-star lineup of award-winning and bestselling writers, representing a dozen different publishers and as many genres. We asked each of them for the same thing - a story about a warrior. Some chose to write in the genre they’re best known for. Some decided to try something different. You will find warriors of every shape, size, and color here....

Von der alten Zitadelle Dragonstone bis hin zu den rauen Küsten Winterfells herrscht Chaos, denn die Anwärter aufden Eisernen Thron der Sieben Königreiche bereiten sich darauf vor, Ihre Ansprüche mit Krieg und Aufruhr durchzusetzen. Da erscheint ein verhängnisvolles Omen am Himmel! Und auf einem fernen Kontinent riskiert eine vertriebene Königin alles, um die Krone, die rechtmäßig ihr zusteht, zurückzuerobern...

Verfall bedroht die Sieben Königreiche, der Sohn der dunklen Königin Cersei tritt nach dem Tod von Robert Baratheon dessen Nachfolge an. Doch auch der finstere Stannis und der charismatische Renly Baratheon, die beiden Brüder Roberts, erheben Ansprüche auf die Krone. Und Robb Stark, König im Norden, will sich für den Tod seines Vaters rächen und seine Schwester vom Hofe Joffreys befreien. Unterdessen züchtet Daenerys, die im Exil lebende jetzt rechtmäßige Thronerbin, drei Drachen heran, und grässliche Kreaturen streifen im Verwunschenem Wald umher...

In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth’s population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Now the virus has reached Britain.... Queen Margaret rules over a country in which such legendary figures as Herne the Hunter, Spring-heeled Jack and Babh, the goddess of war, roam at will.

Spanning over twenty years, 20 masters and modern authors of hardcore horror share their most bad-ass stories in this special edition from Red Room Press. Many hard to find and out of print, some that were banned, Necro Files covers every imaginable mode of mayhem with stories that dial into the dark side of human nature.

A fight in an alley behind a bar: a visiting European is knifed by local thug Ramon Espejo, and all hell breaks loose. The dead man was a diplomat on an important mission to São Paulo, and next day Ramon is on the run heading north in his van toward land that no one has ever explored, or even thought of exploring, land so far only glimpsed from orbit during the first colony surveys.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. Perfect for current fans and new listeners alike, Mississippi Roll is an all-new adventurous jaunt along one of America's greatest rivers, featuring many beloved characters from the Wild Cards universe.

Ve světě, kde léto může trvat desítky let a zima celý život, vzrůstá nepokoj. Železný trůn Západozemí přitahuje bezpočet mocných, leč jeho jako břitva ostré hrany mohou být i smrtelnou pastí. A na severu, tam za ochrannou Zdí, se mezitím houfují nadpřirozené síly temnoty. Úvodní část románového fantasy eposu ze světa temného středověku, zmítaného magií, intrikami, zradou i věštbami. Územím Sedmi království zrozených v zapomenutých časech otřásá krvavý boj. V centru konfliktu stojí Starkové ze Zimohradu, rod stejně tvrdý a houževnatý jako země, z níž vzešli. Strážce severu lord Stark je povolán do role královského pobočníka, svým odchodem k Železnému trůnu však spouští řetězec událostí, které záhy zasáhnou pletichářský jih, divoké východní krajiny i ledový sever ohraničený starobylou Zdí.