The most popular fantasy author of the 21st Century, George R.R. Martin, brings his World Fantasy Award-winning short story to graphic novels in Skin Trade! Randi Wade is a survivor. She followed in the footsteps of her father, became a cop, and now is working the P.I. trade. But her past still haunts her. And the vicious animal attacks that took her father's life have sprung up anew, claiming victims once again in this sleepy town. Martin's unique creative voice spins a modern-day classic horror tale of murder, werewolves, and bladed demons. Illustrated by long time horror comics creator Mike Wolfer and adapted for comics by Martin's Hugo Award-nominated collaborator Daniel Abraham, this graphic novel is a suspenseful master tale dripping with blood and revenge.

Dr. Thomas Mason had a regular life, with a regular job, and a regular girlfriend. Until one night, zapped from somewhere else, a mysterious young woman named Cat ends up in the E.R. Pursued by the government and twisted creatures from her own world, Cat inadvertantly embroils Tom in her quest for freedom. Which takes him to alternative Earths he never imagined - and which he may never get back from!

A thrilling collection of twenty-one original stories by an all-star list of contributors—including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin!

The latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire Ice and Fire saga.

Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand in this rogues’ gallery of stories that will plunder your heart—and yet leave you all the richer for it.

Featuring all-new stories by

Joe Abercrombie • Daniel Abraham • David W. Ball • Paul Cornell • Bradley Denton • Phyllis Eisenstein • Gillian Flynn • Neil Gaiman • Matthew Hughes • Joe R. Lansdale • Scott Lynch • Garth Nix • Cherie Priest • Patrick Rothfuss • Steven Saylor • Michael Swanwick • Lisa Tuttle • Carrie Vaughn • Walter Jon Williams • Connie Willis

And an Introduction by George R. R. Martin!

THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FOUR

After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land have beaten one another into an uneasy truce. Few legitimate claims to the Iron Throne still exist, and the war that has turned the world into little more than a wasteland has finally burned itself out. Or so it appears. For it’s not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters of the Seven Kingdoms gather. Now, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—emerge from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges of the terrible times ahead. Nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages, are coming together to stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

Praise for George R. R. Martin and A Feast for Crows

“The American Tolkien . . . Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, [George R. R. Martin] is by far the best.”—Time

“Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times

“A fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don’t read fantasy.”—Chicago Tribune

THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FOUR

After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land have beaten one another into an uneasy truce. Few legitimate claims to the Iron Throne still exist, and the war that has turned the world into little more than a wasteland has finally burned itself out. Or so it appears. For it’s not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters of the Seven Kingdoms gather. Now, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—emerge from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges of the terrible times ahead. Nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages, are coming together to stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

Praise for George R. R. Martin and A Feast for Crows

“The American Tolkien . . . Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, [George R. R. Martin] is by far the best.”—Time

“Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times

“A fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don’t read fantasy.”—Chicago Tribune

‘This was the original game of thrones’ George R.R. Martin

When dealing with a masterpiece, only the best will do. That’s why writer Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson were chosen to adapt George R. R. Martin’s beloved fantasy classic A Game of Thrones as a graphic novel. And as anyone who has read the previous two collected volumes of the ongoing series can attest, the result has been a stunning tour de force faithful in every respect to its brilliant original.

In King’s Landing, Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell—the Hand of King Robert Baratheon—is surrounded by enemies. Some are openly declared, such as Ser Jaime Lannister and his sister, Queen Cersei. Others are hidden in the shadows. Still others wear the smiling mask of friends. But all are deadly, as Eddard is about to discover.

Nor is the enmity between Eddard and the Lannister siblings the sole source of friction between these powerful noble families. For Tyrion Lannister, the Imp—whose stunted, twisted body houses the mind of a genius—has but lately won his freedom from Lady Catelyn Stark, Eddard’s wife, who had accused him of attempting to murder her youngest son, Brandon. Now he seeks out his father, his restless thoughts bent on revenge.

Far to the north, the bastard Jon Snow, newly sworn to the Night’s Watch, takes the first faltering steps toward a destiny stranger than he could ever dream—a destiny that will bring him face-to-face with unspeakable horrors from beyond the edge of the world.

While across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen, wed to the great Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo, and pregnant with his child—a son prophesied to conquer the world—will see her own destiny take an unforeseen turn.

Part Two of George R.R. Martin’s graphic novel prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones).

È battaglia al tridente, con Tyrion Lannister in prima fila, piazzato lì da un padre determinato a liberarsi di un imbarazzo. Ma le sorti di una guerra non si manipolano tanto facilmente, come sta per scoprire Lord Tywin con tanto rimpianto... e una rabbia ancora maggiore. Infatti con una brillante mossa tattica, le truppe del giovane Robb Stark sono calate sull'esercito di Jaime Lannister fuori dei cancelli assediati di Riverrun, e hanno riportato una grande vittoria... e un bottino che potrebbe por fine alla guerra prima che inizi davvero.

Se il passato è il prologo, allora l'opera primaria di George R.R. Martin necessita di una introduzione ugualmente formidabile. E alla fine, eccola: 'Il Mondo del Ghiaccio e del Fuoco'. Questo volume illustrato da oltre centosettanta tavole originali a colori, è la storia completa dei Sette Regni, incentrata sulla vivida ricostruzione delle epiche battaglie, delle brutali rivalità e delle temerarie ribellioni che hanno condotto agli eventi narrati ne 'Le Cronache del Ghiaccio e del Fuoco' e nella serie HBO 'Game of Thrones'. In una collaborazione durata interi anni, George R.R. Martin ha coniugato il proprio lavoro con quello di Elio M. Garcìa Jr. e Linda Antonssen, fondatori del sito web westeros.org, forse le uniche due persone che di questo mondo fantastico hanno una conoscenza tanto approfondita quanto quella del suo stesso creatore. Racchiuse in questo testo si sovrappongono conoscenze accumulate, speculazioni accademiche e leggende popolari tramandate da maestri e septon, negromanti e cantastorie. È una cronaca che si dipana dal Tempo dell'Alba all'Età degli Eroi, dalla venuta dei primi uomini all'arrivo di Aegon il Conquistatore, dall'ascesa di Aegon stesso al Trono di Spade fino alla Ribellione di Robert e alla susseguente caduta di Aerys II Targaryen, il Re Folle, l'evento che ha messo in movimento le lotte 'di oggi' tra Stark, Lannister, Baratheon e Targaryen.

La notizia dell'arresto di Eddard Stark per tradimento è giunta al Castello Nero dove Jon Snow, ora membro della Guardia Notturna, scopre che il peso dell'essere un bastardo è niente in confronto a quello di essere il figlio di un imputato di tradimento. Ma questo è l'ultimo dei suoi problemi, poiché i cadaveri congelati di due ranger, portati al castello per essere esaminati, si dimostrano vivi abbastanza da commettere un omicidio. Intanto, a Winterfell, Robb Stark, chiama i suoi vassalli e marcia verso il sud... anche se la donna appartenente ai selvatici, Osha, afferma che la vera lotta è al nord, contro i misteriosi Altri. Ma con Eddard Stark e Sansa in ostaggio, Robb sa che solo la vittoria sul campo può salvarli e così insieme a sua madre, Lady Catelyn, si prepara a un'audace sortita.

Dopo la morte di Viserys, Khal Drogo pare aver voglia di dimenticare la promessa di conquistare Westeros per sua moglie, Daenerys, finché un tentativo di assassinarla gli fa giurare vendetta. La vendetta è nell'aria anche a King's Landing, dove Joffrey, ora sul trono, nomina Tywin Lannister Mano del Re... mentre Sansa Stark implora per la vita di suo padre, considerato ora un traditore della corona. Imprigionato, ferito e in disgrazia, a Eddard viene fatta un'ultima offerta: pagando col proprio disonore, può ancora avere salva la sua vita... e quella di sua figlia.

Tyrion, scortato da un clan di guerrieri selvaggi (e nella precaria posizione di essere sia loro leader che loro ostaggio) si riunisce con suo padre. Poco dopo, Tywin giura di mantenere le promesse fatte da Tyrion ai clan... sempre che loro combattano per lui contro l'esercito di Robb Stark!

George R.R. Martin è ormai universalmente riconosciuto, grazie alle 'Cronache del Ghiaccio e del Fuoco', come uno dei grandi maestri del fantasy. Ma la sua multiforme opera si estende ben al di là dei confini dei Sette Regni. Questa raccolta offre uno sguardo completo sul lavoro di uno scrittore che sa esplorare ogni genere, dall'horror alla fantascienza al racconto più classicamente fantastico, mantenendo il medesimo, personalissimo stile e riuscendo ad affrontare in modo originale e profondo tematiche sorprendentemente complesse. Oltre a 'I Re della sabbia', racconto tra fantascienza e horror, gli appassionati di Martin troveranno in questa raccolta alcuni dei suoi più noti testi brevi: 'Nelle terre perdute', favola nera che narra di un desiderio dalle conseguenze terribili, 'I passeggeri della Night-flier', cronaca del lungo viaggio di un'astronave dal variegato e misterioso equipaggio, 'Il fiore di vetro', quello donato a una fanciulla più vecchia del suo corpo, 'II drago di ghiaccio', nel quale una bambina si trova a cavalcare la più potente tra le creature, e 'II cavaliere errante', una sorta di prologo alle 'Cronache del Ghiaccio e del Fuoco' ambientato un secolo prima della celeberrima saga.

Questo volume, dal piccolo e simpatico formato, raccoglie i detti di Tyrion Lannister, le sue battute, le sue arguzie sparpagliati per i vari romanzi, fornendo una deliziosa summa del Tyrion-pensiero.

Sandy Blair, ex giornalista underground, conduce una vita monotona a New York fino a quando non subisce una svolta improvvisa. Dalla vecchia rivista Hedgehog gli chiedono un articolo su un misterioso e raccapricciante omicidio di cui è rimasto vittima Jamie Lynch, ex promoter dei Nazgul, un gruppo rock simbolo degli anni Sessanta. La ricerca degli indizi per la stesura del pezzo diventa per Sandy l'occasione di un lungo viaggio per gli Stati Uniti, un viaggio alla riscoperta di sé e di un mondo estinto, sullo sfondo della musica dei Nazgul, chiamati a riunirsi per un ultimo, letale concerto. Sandy deve impedire il compiersi di un altro tremendo sacrificio e combattere contro i fantasmi di un'intera generazione, poiché dalle misteriose e demoniache profondità di quegli ambienti underground sta risorgendo il lato più oscuro dell'Era dell'Acquario...

'All new and original to this volume, the 21 stories in Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities--including a new 'Outlander' story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones. Also included are original stories of dangerous women--heroines and villains alike--by Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Sherilynn Kenyon, Lawrence Block, Carrie Vaughn, S. M. Stirling, Sharon Kay Penman, and many others. Writes Gardner Dozois in his Introduction, 'Here you'll find no hapless victims who stand by whimpering in dread while the male hero fights the monster or clashes swords with the villain, and if you want to tie these women to the railroad tracks, you'll find you have a real fight on your hands. Instead, you will find sword-wielding women warriors, intrepid women fighter pilots and far-ranging spacewomen, deadly female serial killers, formidable female superheroes, sly and seductive femmes fatale, female wizards, hard-living Bad Girls, female bandits and rebels, embattled survivors in Post-Apocalyptic futures, female Private Investigators, stern female hanging judges, haughty queens who rule nations and whose jealousies and ambitions send thousands to grisly deaths, daring dragonriders, and many more.''--

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.

Set one hundred years before the events in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Hedge Knight graphic novel chronicles a young squire as he travels the cruel and complex path to knighthood in the Seven Kingdoms.Shouldering his fallen master’s sword and shield, Duncan (or “Dunk') is determined to reinvent himself as a knight in a nearby tournament. But first Dunk needs a sponsor, and that requirement sends him down a road studded with friends, foes, adventure, and hidden agendas. One such friend is Egg, who becomes Dunk’s squire, yet even he may hold secret motivations of his own.In this gripping prequel, Dunk and Egg seek glory in a world both familiar and new to Game of Thrones fans. What the two fortune seekers encounter, however, is a world of distrust and political machinations. Chivalry is not lost while Dunk holds fast to his dreams of honor. But such outdated virtues make him a target — and they may even lead to his ruin. This vivid and elaborately wrought tale brings new dimension to George R. R. Martin’s beloved world.

The perfect gift for fans of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels and HBO’s Game of Thrones: a collection of wicked one-liners from the incomparable Imp of Casterly Rock, fully illustrated by Jonty Clark!

“My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind . . . and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge.”

The jealous masses of the Seven Kingdoms may call him Halfman, but none have ever accused Tyrion Lannister of being a halfwit. His golden tongue has saved his skin slightly more often than it has landed him in mortal peril. Now, this special illustrated volume preserves his most essential knowledge for future generations, featuring time-tested guidance on such varied subjects as . . .

The art of persuasion
“The best lies are seasoned with a bit of truth.”

Fine dining
“A little honest loathing can be refreshing, like a tart wine after too much sweet.”

The fair sex
“The young ones smell much better, but the old ones know more tricks.”

Royal politics
“Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.”

Common ailments
“A sword through the bowels. A sure cure for constipation.”

At once charming, insightful, and ruthlessly irreverent, The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister is short on pretense and overflowing with finely crafted gems—just like the man himself.

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

Burroughs’s A Princess of Mars. Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. Heinlein’s Red Planet. These and so many more inspired generations of readers with a sense that science fiction’s greatest wonders did not necessarily lie far in the future or light-years across the galaxy but were to be found right now on a nearby world tantalizingly similar to our own—a red planet that burned like an ember in our night sky . . . and in our imaginations.

This new anthology of fifteen all-original science fiction stories, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, celebrates the Golden Age of Science Fiction, an era filled with tales of interplanetary colonization and derring-do. Before the advent of powerful telescopes and space probes, our solar system could be imagined as teeming with strange life-forms and ancient civilizations—by no means always friendly to the dominant species of Earth. And of all the planets orbiting that G-class star we call the Sun, none was so steeped in an aura of romantic decadence, thrilling mystery, and gung-ho adventure as Mars.

Join such seminal contributors as Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Joe R. Lansdale, S. M. Stirling, Mary Rosenblum, Ian McDonald, Liz Williams, James S. A. Corey, and others in this brilliant retro anthology that turns its back on the cold, all-but-airless Mars of the Mariner probes and instead embraces an older, more welcoming, more exotic Mars: a planet of ancient canals cutting through red deserts studded with the ruined cities of dying races.

FEATURING ALL-NEW STORIES BY

James S. A. Corey • Phyllis Eisenstein • Matthew Hughes • Joe R. Lansdale • David D. Levine • Ian McDonald • Michael Moorcock • Mike Resnick • Chris Roberson • Mary Rosenblum • Melinda Snodgrass • Allen M. Steele • S. M. Stirling • Howard Waldrop • Liz Williams

And an Introduction by George R. R. Martin!

THE HIT ORIGINAL SERIES FROM HBO
 
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
 
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
 
Includes
GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST FOR CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE
 
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night's Watch. In a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics lead a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, to the greatest dance of all.

Don't miss the thrilling sneak peek of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Six, The Winds of Winter

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night's Watch. In a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics lead a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, to the greatest dance of all.

Don't miss the thrilling sneak peek of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Six, The Winds of Winter

For the first time, all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones are together in one boxed set. An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle:

A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST OF CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

“One of the best series in the history of fantasy.”—Los Angeles Times

Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.

Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

“Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.”—The New York Times