New Releases by George R. R. Martin

The book every George R.R. Martin fan has been waiting for: a magnificent collection of the best-selling author''s most evocative short fiction GRRM: A RRETROSPECTIVE is a massive collection of the best of George R.R. Martin''s short fiction, containing 32 short stories and novellas, including the Hugo-winning ''A Song for Lya'', the Bram Stoker-winning ''The Pear-Shaped Man'' and ''The Skin Trade'', which won the World Fantasy Award and is generally acclaimed as the finest werewolf story of our time. As well as the stories themselves, which span Martin''s multi-faceted career, there are two television scripts, voluminous author commentary, an introduction by award-winning editor and writer Gardner Dozois and a comprehensive bibliography. This must-have volume by one of the brightest stars in the field of imaginative fiction.

Renowned fantasy author George R.R. Martin pens his first children''s book, The ice dragon, in which a young girl in a medieval world befriends a ferocious creature made entirely out of ice.

Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space—and on the frontiers of the human mind. Science fiction’s finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they include: “Superiority”: Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side’s own advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat. “Dragonrider”: A tale of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival. “Second Variety”: Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movie Blade Runner, reaches new heights of terror with his post-apocalyptic vision of the future. “The Night of the Vampyres”: A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin’s gripping drama. “Hero”: Joe Haldeman’s short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat, The Forever War. “Ender’s Game”: The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card’s masterpiece of military science fiction. PLUS SEVEN MORE EPIC STORIES “Among Thieves” by Poul Anderson “Hangman” by David Drake “The Last Article” by Harry Turtledove “The Game of Rat and Dragon” by Cordwainer Smith “To the Storming Gulf” by Gregory Benford “Wolf Time” by Walter Jon Williams “The Scapegoat” by C. J. Cherryh Guaranteed to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest fears—truly among the finest tales of the twentieth century.

Short stories deal with time travel, a lonely space station, computer-simulated sporting events, dragons, werewolves, revenge, and characters brought to life

The grand steamer Fevre Dream voyages down the Mississippi, and Captain Marsh finds that his partner is a vampire.