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The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES When an alien virus struck the Earth decades ago, it spawned a new breed of superhuman men and women. Those with useful mutations were known as Aces, those with deformities as Jokers. Now, in New York's Jokertown, a savage street war has broken out between the Mafia and a gang known as the Shadow Fists. A courageous band of Aces must go underground to wage a war against the powers of the criminal netherworld. Edited by George R.R. Martin and including a story by him, this volume also features stories from Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan, Melinda M. Snodgrass and many more.

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. Osud Starků, jejich spojenců i nepřátel se ocitá čím dál víc na hraně, jak každý z nich usiluje o vítězství v nejničivějším boji ze všech – hře o trůny. Monumentální sága George R. R. Martina si za svůj krátký život vydobyla punc klasiky a stala se jedním z pilířů moderní fantastické fikce.

Audiokniha Hra o trůny, kterou napsal George R. R. Martin. 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…

Return to the early days of the Wild Cards series, as a group of super-powered Aces set off on a fact-finding tour of the world Ever since the Wild Card virus spread across New York, people have changed - some becoming superpowered 'Aces', some distorted and bizarre 'Jokers'. But the effects of the virus have spread, and all across the world new mutations are popping up. Sent by the UN on a world tour, tasked with investigating and recording the spread of the virus - and the reactions of the world - a group of Aces will discover that no matter where in the world they are, one thing will remain the same. Humanity is capable of kindness, acceptance and tolerance. But not all of the time ...Featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Stephen Leigh, Walter Simons and many more, this volume also contains two new stories by Carrie Vaughn and Kevin Andrew Murphy never before published in the UK.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb's defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his younger sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must ...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark's family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the colour of blood and flame - five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A FEAST FOR CROWS is the fourth volume in the series. The Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life. The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. Euron Crow's Eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles. From the icy north, where Others threaten the Wall, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the Citadel. As plots, intrigue and battle threaten to engulf Westeros, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.

George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois have put together a towering anthology of specially-commissioned stories from the most stellar names in the genre, set in a number of readers' favourite fantasy worlds. 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. The collection will also feature a new and unpublished 100pp novella by George R.R. Martin set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire - now the award-winning HBO show, Game of Thrones. The novella, entitled 'The Princess and the Queen', will reveal the origins of the Targaryen Civil War, otherwise known as 'The Dance of the Dragons', a war that split a then-fledgling Westeros in two, pitting Targaryen against Targaryen and dragon against dragon. The Dangerous Women anthology also contains contributions from the following worldwide bestselling authors: * "Some Desperado" by Joe Abercrombie - A Red Country story * "Nora's Song" by Cecelia Holland * "Bombshells" by Jim Butcher - A Harry Dresden story * "Wrestling Jesus" by Joe R. Lansdale * "Neighbours" by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb) * "Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell" by Brandon Sanderson * "A Queen in Exile" by Sharon Kay Penman * "The Girl in the Mirror" by Lev Grossman - A Magicians story * "Virgins" by Diana Gabaldon - An Outlander story

Abner Marshra, a balsorstól hajszolt hajóskapitányra végre rámosolyog a szerencse, amikor egy titokzatos idegen segítségével megépítheti álmai gőzösét, amely a legjobb istenverte hajó lesz az egész Mississippin. De mi álmainak ára? Mit akarhat a távolról érkezett Joshua York és nála is különösebb barátai, akik csak éjjelente tűnnek elő a Lázálom fedélzetén? 1857 fülledt nyarán a vén folyamördög hullámai a vér ízét sodorják magukkal... A Trónok harcával világhírűvé vált George R. R. Martin korai regénye nem csupán nagyszerű - eredetiségével, zseniális történetével, utánozhatatlan stílusával mindent felülmúl, amit eddig a vámpírokról írtak. A Lázálom úgy tűnik ki ragyogó mivoltában a többi rémregény közül, ahogyan a hold tündököl a Mississippi hullámai fölött. Elegáns, izgalmas, a klasszikus regényírás legjobb hagyományait felelevenítő mű, amelyet képtelenség letenni.

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

Z pěti uchazečů o trůn je jeden mrtvý, další upadli v nemilost, a boj, v němž jsou bez skrupulí uzavírána nová spojenectví a rušena stará, zuří nemilosrdně dál. Moc rodu Lannisterů hrozivě sílí, avšak Tyrion trpí stále většími ústrky od své intrikánské sestry, krutého otce i zkaženého sadistického synovce. Robb Stark je nucen bránit mladé království proti zuřivosti Greyjoyů, kteří si chtějí Sever zabrat pro sebe. Divocí vytáhli zpoza Zdi a spolu s nimi nabývají na síle Jiní. O celý kontinent dál se vydává na válečné tažení Daenerys a její draci nebezpečně rostou. Každý podniká odhodlanou výpravu za své vítězství, a všichni dohromady halí svět do temné bouře mečů, která je však pouhou dětskou šarvátkou ve srovnání s válkou mezi silami dobra a zla, jejíž hrozba se blíží...“

Druhé vydání 1. dílu monumentální Martinovy fantasy ságy.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES In the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human creatures known as 'jokers' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as 'aces' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes. Now a new generation of aces has taken its place on the world stage, becoming crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young heroes, known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world - including an invasion of zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town, and a fateful showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic caliphate in the Middle East. But The Committee's opponents have their own aces and jokers ready to do battle, including a Marxist revolutionary, a brutal mercenary, a young boy with apocalyptic powers and - most terrifyingly of all - a sinister arm of the FBI known as SCARE.

Čas zešílel. Deset let dlouhé léto pokoje a hojnosti se blíží ke konci, a jako zuřivá bestie se neodvratně blíží krutá, mrazivá zima. Dva mocní muži - král Robert Baratheon a lord Eddard Stark - kteří třímali žezlo moci v časech nuceného míru, jsou mrtví. Zatímco oblohu protíná znamení zkázy - kometa barvy krve a plamene - o moc nad rozdělenou říší bojuje šest frakcí. Eddarův syn Robb byl korunován za Krále severu. Na jihu vládne domnělý následník trůnu Joffrey Baratheon, oběť intrik dvořanů v Králově přístavišti. O trůn usilují také dva Robertovi bratři a ke starému způsobu dobývání se rovněž vrací v nemilost upadlý rod Železných mužů. V bitvě o světadíl riskuje svou existenci i exilová královna, Matka draků. A na severu se muži Noční hlídky vydávají do krutých končin za Zeď, aby se vypořádali s divokými a Jinými, co tam přebývají. Na pozadí krvesmilstva a bratrovraždy, alchymie a válek lze cenu slávy měřit jen krví. A chuť vítězství mohou poznat pouze muži a ženy z té nejtvrdší oceli... a s tím nejtvrdším srdcem. Protože - když se střetnou králové - chvěje se celá říše.

Novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson are not merely turning George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy "A Game of Thrones" into a graphic novel: They are meticulously translating one art form into another, and capturing the intricate nuances of Martin's novels just as HBO is doing with the blockbuster series. The Abraham/Patterson collaboration is more than just a faithful adaptation. It is a labor of love--and a thrilling masterwork in its own right. Now, in the second volume, the sweeping action moves from the icy north, where the bastard Jon Snow seeks to carve out a place for himself among bitter outcasts and hardened criminals sworn to service upon the Wall . . . to the decadent south and the capital city of King's Landing, where Jon's father, Lord Eddard Stark, serves as the Hand of King Robert Baratheon amid a nest of courtly vipers . . . to the barbarian lands across the Narrow Sea, where the young princess Daenerys Targaryen has found the unexpected in her forced marriage to the Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo: love--and with it, for the first time in her life, power. Meanwhile, the dwarf Tyrion Lannister, accused by Lady Catelyn Stark of the attempted murder of her now-crippled youngest son, must call upon all his cunning and wit to survive when he is captured and imprisoned in the lofty dungeons of the Eyrie, where Lady Stark's sister--a woman obsessed with vengeance against all Lannisters--rules. But Catelyn's impulsive arrest of the Imp will set in motion a series of violent events whose outcome is fated to shake the world at the worst possible moment. For now is not the time for private feuds and bloodthirsty ambitions. Winter is coming . . . and with it, terrors beyond imagining.