Книги автора: Джордж Рэймонд Ричард Мартин

Alien meets Psycho in a chilling mystery set on a haunted spaceship in this illustrated edition of a classic novella, soon to be an original series on Netflix, by the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. Brought to electrifying life with artwork by David Palumbo.On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race.But the real enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain no one has ever seen in the flesh.Soon, however, the crew discovers that their greatest mystery – and most dangerous threat – is an unexpected force aboard the ship wielding a thirst for blood and terror…Dark and beautiful art by David Palumbo brings the words of George R.R. Martin to life in a story of horror, murder and outer space that you do not want to miss.

An enchanting tale of courage and sacrifice for young readers and adults by the wildly popular George R.R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series that inspired HBO's Emmy Award-winning GAME OF THRONES. Lavish illustrations by acclaimed artist Luis Royo enrich this captivating and heartwarming story of a young girl and her dragon. From ancient times, the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara’s home. And only a winter child—and the ice dragon who loved her—could save her world from utter destruction.

Return to the unique and evocative world of The Dying Earth in this tribute anthology featuring the most distinguished fantasists of our day. Here are twenty-one brand-new adventures set in the world of Jack Vance's greatest novel.A dim place, ancient beyond knowledge. The sun is feeble and red. A million cities have fallen to dust. Here live a few thousand souls, dying, as the Earth dies beneath them. Just a few short decades remain to the long history of our world. At the last, science and magic are one, and there is evil on Earth, distilled by time … Earth is dying.Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the first time, Jack has agreed to open this bizarre and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own.The list of twenty-one contributors eager to honour Jack Vance by writing for this anthology includes Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, Tanith Lee, Michael Moorcock, Terry Dowling, Lucius Shepherd, Dan Simmons, Robert Silverberg, Tad Williams, Walter Jon Williams and George R.R. Martin himself.

Die erste Generation – man nannte sie Golden Boy, Turtle oder Captain Trips, und sie waren die Helden Amerikas – Kurz nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg setzt ein wahnsinniger Wissenschaftler einen schrecklichen Virus frei. Jetboy, der größte Pilot seiner Zeit, will das Schlimmste verhindern und tritt dem Wissenschaftler am Himmel über New York in einer epischen Luftschlacht entgegen. Doch der Wild-Cards-Virus ordnet den Lauf der Geschichte bereits neu und bringt seltsam veränderte Menschen hervor. Die Asse erinnern mit ihren übermenschlichen Fähigkeiten an Superhelden. Die Joker dagegen mussten die Verwandlung mit bizarren physischen Deformationen bezahlen. Doch ob Helden oder Schurken, ob gefürchtet oder bewundert, sie sind jetzt ein Teil der Gesellschaft – und die normalen Menschen müssen lernen, mit den Wild Cards zu leben.