Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois,these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback.
George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire,the inspiration for HBO's hit series Game of Thrones.
This first volume features an original 35,000 word novella by George R.R. Martin.'The Princess and the Queen'reveals the origins of the civil war in Westeros (before the events in A Game of Thrones),which is known as the Dance of the Dragons,pitting Targaryen against Targaryen and dragon against dragon.
Other authors in this volume of warriors,bad girls and dragonriders include worldwide bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson,Lawrence Block and Nancy Kress.
DANGEROUS WOMEN 1Gardner Dozois's introductionGeorge R. R. Martin,'The Princess and the Queen'Carrie Vaughn,'Raisa Stepanova'Nancy Kress,'"Second Arabesque,Very Slowly'Lawrence Block,'I Know How to Pick'Em'Megan Abbott,'My Heart Is Either Broken'Joe R. Lansdale,'Wrestling Jesus'Brandon Sanderson,'Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell'
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007549429Number of pages: 288Weight: 200 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'This meaty collection delivers something for nearly every reader's taste as it explores the heights that brave women can reach and the depths that depraved ones can plumb'- Publisher's Weekly
'Reads like Martin's outline for a Game of Thrones prequel that never was'- Entertainment Weekly
George R.R. Martin
A legendary American fantasy author George R.R. Martin (GRRM) is best-known as the author of the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. Adapted for television as A Game of Thrones, the series encompasses five novels as well as associated short fiction and histories.
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