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By George R. R. Martin

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A exciting selection of twenty-one unique tales through an all-star checklist of contributors—including a brand new A video game of Thrones tale by way of George R. R. Martin!
 
If you’re partial to fiction that's greater than simply black and white, this most modern tale assortment from number 1 New York Times bestselling writer George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is stuffed with refined colours of grey. Twenty-one all-original tales, via an all-star checklist of individuals, will satisfaction and astonish you in equivalent degree with their crafty twists and mind-blowing reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself deals a brand-new A online game of Thrones story chronicling one of many largest rogues within the complete heritage of Ice and Fire.
 
keep on with in addition to the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, in addition to different masters of literary sleight-of-hand, during this rogues gallery of news that may plunder your heart—and but go away you all of the richer for it.
 
Featuring all-new tales 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 advent through George R. R. Martin!

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“Not a unmarried undesirable tale within the bunch . . . The desk of contents by myself will make lovers from all style aisles salivate.”Library Journal

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