Since a strange alien virus created the superhuman beings known as Aces and Jokers 40 years ago, they have struggled for respect and recognition. Now, they are key players in a presidential convention torn by hatred and dissent as assassins stalk the halls of the convention and one of the candidates plans to use his secret Wild Card power for evil. A journey of intrigue and adventure written by five of science fiction's most imaginative talents.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. For decades, George R.R. Martin – bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire – has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoning the joker ace Alan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumoured to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding. Margaret dies and her elder son Henry becomes king and at once...

Theodorus was a dreamer. As a child, he dreamt of airplanes, rockets, and outer space. When the wild card virus touched him and transformed him into a monstrous snail centaur weighing several tons, his boyhood dreams seemed out of reach, but a Witherspoon is not so easily defeated. Years and decades passed, and Theodorus grew to maturity and came into his fortune . . . but still his dream endured.But now when he looked upward into the night sky, he saw more than just the moon . . . he saw a joker homeland, a refuge where the outcast children of the wild card could make a place of their own, safe from hate and harm. An impossible dream, some said. Others, alarmed by the prospect, brought all their power to bear to oppose him. Theodorus persisted . . .. . . never dreaming that the Moon was already inhabited. And the Moon Maid did not want company.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Superheroes and villains do battle over the human heart in this delightful anthology featuring all-new stories from a wide range of contributors, all set in the Wild Cards universe, where an alien virus mutates some and grants superpowers to others, created by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Game of Thrones. An alien virus ravages the world, its results as random as a hand of cards. Those infected either draw the black queen and die, draw an ace and receive superpowers, or draw the joker and are bizarrely mutated.Nevertheless, human nature reigns supreme. And one of the most enduring human drives is the search for love. Aces and jokers alike both want to find it, or have lost it . . . or perhaps just want to use it for personal gain. Crazy, unconventional, touching, strange, and oh-so-familiar, this is love, Wild Cards-style.Within these stories:• A jewel thief seduces a popular actor just so she can track down a long-lost...

Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, his acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, the long-awaited second volume is here. Legends II picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. All of the bestselling writers represented in Legends II return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones — perfect introductions to the work of their authors — and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based. Beyond any doubt, Legends II is the fantasy event of the season.

Perfect for current fans and new readers alike, Mississippi Roll is an adventurous journey along Ol’ Man River, featuring beloved characters from the Wild Cards universe. Now on its final voyage, the historical steamboat Natchez is known for her super-powered guest entertainers. But after the suspicious death of a crewmember, retired NY police detective Leo Storgman decides to make this incident his personal case. His findings only lead to a growing number of questions. Is there some truth behind the ghostly sightings of the steamboat’s first captain Wilbur Leathers? What secret does the current captain seem to be hiding? And could the Natchez be ferrying mysterious – and possibly dangerous – cargo onboard? Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Mississippi Roll features the writing talents of Stephen Leigh, John Jos. Miller, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Carrie Vaughn (Martians Abroad), Hugo-Award winning author David D. Levine (Arabella of Mars), and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Cherie Priest (Boneshaker). Now in development for TV: Rights to develop Wild Cards have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team behind The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass, as executive producer. **The Wild Cards Universe *The Original Triad* #1 Wild Cards 2 Aces High 3 Jokers Wild The Puppetman Quartet **#4: Aces Abroad 5: Down and Dirty 6: Ace in the Hole 7: Dead Man’s Hand The Rox Triad **#8: One-Eyed Jacks 9: Jokertown Shuffle 10: Dealer’s Choice 11: Double Solitaire 12: Turn of the Cards The Card Sharks Triad **#13: Card Sharks 14: Marked Cards 15: Black Trump 16: Deuces Down 17: Death Draws Five The Committee Triad **#18: Inside Straight 19: Busted Flush 20: Suicide Kings The Fort Freak Triad **#21: Fort Freak 22: Lowball 23: High Stakes The American Triad **#24: Mississippi Roll 25: Low Chicago 26: Texas Hold 'Em **

A Song of Ice and Fire Book [4 + 5]A Feast for Dragons: A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons MegabookA Song of Ice and Fire Book 4 (A Feast for Crows) and A Song of Ice and Fire Book 5 (A Dance with Dragons) combined into one book. ***********************************So, the action of A Feast for Crows mostly concentrates on King’s Landing and Cersei and Jaime and their ilk, dispatching Tyrion and Jon and Daenarys to what became A Dance with Dragons. This (imho) was a mistake that made the reading of A Feast for Crows something of a grind. Martin has said it was a bitch to write. George? It was also a bitch to read, my friend. He has said the other option available to him was to take all of the characters half way – to which, of course, the obvious response is: isn’t that what you’d been doing in all of the books previous? And what did he mean by ‘half way’ really? There are apparently to be seven books in the Song of Ice & Fire series, so each book moves the action along somewhat without any real sense of the finishing line. A reordering of both A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons (as will inevitably happen with the TV show) makes for a better read – and so I did it. If you’re ploughing through A Feast for Crows now, I’d treat yourself to a chapter from A Dance with Dragons every two or three chapters – provided you don’t exceed the 500 page mark, or so, on A Dance with Dragons, you’ll enjoy A Feast for Crows more, believe me). -from hereAFFC & ADWD Combined Chapters OrderAFFC 02: The Prophet ADWD 01: Prologue AFFC 01: Prologue AFFC 12: The Kraken's Daughter ADWD 03: Daenerys 1 AFFC 19: The Iron Captain AFFC 20: The Drowned Man ADWD 04: Jon 1 AFFC 04: Cersei 1 AFFC 08: Cersei 2 AFFC 09: Jaime 1 ADWD 05: Bran 1 AFFC 03: The Captain Of Guards AFFC 05: Brienne 1 ADWD 13: Reek 1 AFFC 10: Brienne 2 AFFC 14: The Soiled Knight ADWD 10: Davos 1 AFFC 22: The Queenmaker AFFC 15: Brienne 3 ADWD 16: Davos 2 AFFC 13: Cersei 3 ADWD 20: Davos 3 AFFC 17: Jaime 2 AFFC 18: Cersei 4 ADWD 02: Tyrion 1 AFFC 07: Arya 1 ADWD 21: Reek 2 AFFC 21: Brienne 4 ADWD 06: Tyrion 2 AFFC 25: Cersei 5 ADWD 09: Tyrion 3 AFFC 41: The Princess In The Tower ADWD 07: The Merchant's Man AFFC 29: Cersei 6 ADWD 12: Daenerys 2 AFFC 30: The Reaver ADWD 14: Bran 2 AFFC 28: Jaime 3 AFFC 33: Cersei 7 ADWD 15: Tyrion 4 AFFC 26: Brienne 5 AFFC 11: Sansa 1 ADWD 17: Daenerys 3 AFFC 31: Jaime 4 ADWD 19: Tyrion 5 AFFC 32: Brienne 6 AFFC 06: Samwell 1 ADWD 08: Jon 2 AFFC 38: Brienne 7 ADWD 11: Jon 3 ADWD 18: Jon 4 AFFC 34: Jaime 5 ADWD 22: Jon 5 AFFC 39: Jaime 6 ADWD 23: Tyrion 6 AFFC 16: Samwell 2 ADWD 24: Daenerys 4 AFFC 43: Brienne 8 ADWD 25: The Lost Lord AFFC 24: Alayne 1 ADWD 26: The Windblown AFFC 37: Cersei 8 ADWD 27: The Wayward Bride ADWD 28: Tyrion 7 AFFC 40: Cersei 9 ADWD 29: Jon 6 AFFC 44: Cersei 10 ADWD 30: Davos 4 AFFC 42: Alayne 2 ADWD 31: Daenerys 5 AFFC 45: Jaime 7 ADWD 32: Melisandre ADWD 33: Reek 3 AFFC 23: Arya 2 ADWD 34: Tyrion 8 AFFC 27: Samwell 3 ADWD 35: Bran 3 AFFC 36: Samwell 4 ADWD 36: Jon 7 AFFC 46: Samwell 5 ADWD 37: Daenerys 6 AFFC 35: Cat Of The Canals ADWD 39: The Watcher ADWD 40: Jon 8 ADWD 41: Tyrion 9 ADWD 42: The Turncloak ADWD 43: The King's Prize ADWD 44: Daenerys 7 ADWD 45: Jon 9 ADWD 46: The Blind Girl ADWD 47: A Ghost In Winterfell ADWD 48: Tyrion 10 ADWD 62: The Griffin Reborn ADWD 49: Jaime ADWD 50: Jon 10 ADWD 51: Daenerys 8 ADWD 52: Theon ADWD 53: Daenerys 9 ADWD 54: Jon 11 ADWD 55: Cersei 1 ADWD 56: The Queensguard ADWD 57: The Iron Suitor ADWD 58: Tyrion 11 ADWD 59: Jon 12 ADWD 60: The Discarded Knight ADWD 61: The Spurned Suitor ADWD 63: The Sacrifice ADWD 64: Victarion ADWD 65: The Ugly Little Girl ADWD 66: Cersei 2 ADWD 67: Tyrion 12 ADWD 69: The Dragontamer ADWD 68: The Kingbreaker ADWD 70: Jon 13 ADWD 71: The Queen's Hand ADWD 72: Daenerys 10 ADWD 73: EpilogueThe Winds of Winter (due – oh, 2016?) and all subsequent books will unravel with all characters therein. This is a very good thing. All the extra book stuff like ,"Title page", "Contents", "Appendix". "About the Author" etc I placed at the end of the EPUB mostly because I got bored and didn't want to spend any more time organizing.

THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN HISTORY OF WESTEROS AND THE LANDS BEYOND • WITH HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF ALL-NEW MATERIAL FROM GEORGE R. R. MARTIN If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire. This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones. In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.org—perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator. Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including• full-color artwork and maps, with more than 170 original pieces• full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen• in-depth explorations of the history and culture of Westeros• 100% all-new material, more than half of which Martin wrote specifically for this book The definitive companion piece to George R. R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe, The World of Ice & Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords. From the Hardcover edition.Review'Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, George R.R. Martin is by far the best' Time Magazine 'Colossal, staggering... Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world ... one of the greats of fantasy literature' SFX 'The sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads ... Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias' Guardian About the AuthorGeorge R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts. As a writer-producer, Martin has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson founded and run the popular site Westeros.org, which is the definitive source for all things George R. R. Martin.

Being A History of the Causes, Origins, Battles, and Betrayals of that Most Tragic Bloodletting Known as the Dance of the Dragons, as set down by Archmaester Gyldayn of the Citadel of Oldtown. История о Танце драконов — гражданской войне Таргариенов и о вымирании драконов в Семи Королевствах.