Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence — The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon — these are our guides through the Wastelands...

From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tales of catastrophe, chaos, and calamity. In doing so, these visionary authors have addressed one of the most challenging and enduring themes of imaginative fiction: The nature of life in the aftermath of total societal collapse.

Gathering together the best post-apocalyptic literature of the last two decades from many of today's most renowned authors of speculative fiction, including George R.R. Martin, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King, Wastelands explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in the wake of Armageddon.

It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.

But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.

It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

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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.

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.
Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.
Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.
From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.

Published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R. R. Martin’s landmark series, this lavishly illustrated special edition of A Game of Thrones—featuring gorgeous full-page artwork as well as black-and-white illustrations in every chapter—revitalizes the fantasy masterpiece that became a cultural phenomenon. And now the mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure of this magnificent saga come to life as never before.


A GAME OF THRONES

With a special foreword by John Hodgman

Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.

Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.

Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

O Norte jaz devastado e num completo vazio de poder. A Patrulha da Noite, abalada pelas perdas sofridas para lá da Muralha e com uma grande falta de homens, está nas mãos de Jon Snow, que tenta afirmar-se no comando tomando decisões difíceis respeitantes ao autoritário Rei Stannis, aos selvagens e aos próprios homens que comanda. Para lá da Muralha, a viagem de Bran prossegue. Mas outras viagens convergem para a Baía dos Escravos, onde as cidades dos esclavagistas sangram e Daenerys Targaryen descobre que é muito mais fácil conquistar uma cidade do que substituir de um dia para o outro todo um sistema político e econômico. Resta saber se ela conseguirá enfrentar as intrigas e ódios que se avolumam enquanto os seus dragões crescem para se tornarem nas criaturas temíveis que um dia conquistarão os Sete Reinos.

Dando continuidade à saga mais ambiciosa e imaginativa desde O senhor dos anéis, As crônicas de gelo e fogo prosseguem após o violento triunfo dos traidores. Enquanto os senhores do Norte lutam incessantemente uns contra os outros e os Homens de Ferro estão prestes a emergir como uma força implacável, a rainha regente Cersei tenta manter intacta a força dos leões em Porto Real. Os jovens lobos, sedentos por vingança, estão dispersos pela terra, cada um envolvido à sua maneira no perigoso jogo dos tronos. Arya abandonou Westeros ruma a Bravos, Bran desapareceu na vastidão enigmática para além da Muralha, Sansa está nas mãos do ambicioso e maquiavélico Mindinho, Jon Snow foi proclamado comandanta da Muralha, mas tem que enfrentar a vontade férrea do rei Stannis. No meio de toda a intriga, do outro lado do mar começam a surgir histórias sobre dragões e fogo... Quando Euron Greyjoy consegue ser escolhido como o rei das Ilhas de Ferro, não são apenas essas ilhas que tremem. Olho de Corvo tem como objetivo declarado conquistar Westeros. E seu povo parece acreditar nele. Mas conseguirá Olho de Corvo cumprir seu objetivo? Em Porto Real, Cersei enreda-se cada vez mais nas teias da corte. Desprovida do apoio da família e cercada por um conselho que ela mesmo considera incapaz, precisa lidar ainda com a ameaçadora presença de uma nova corrente militante da Fé. Como se desvencilhará de tal enredo? A guerra está prestes a terminar, mas as terras fluviais continuam assoladas por bandos de salteadores. Apesar da morte do Jovem Lobo, Correrrio ainda resiste ao poderio dos Lannister, e Jaime parte para conquistar o baluarte dos Tully. O mesmo Jaime que jurara solenemente a Catelyn Stark não voltar a pegar em armas contra os Tully ou os Stark. Mas todos sabem que o Regicida é um homem sem honra. Ou será que estão todos errados?

Enquanto os Sete Reinos estremecem com a chegada dos temíveis selvagens, que atravessam a Muralha numa maré interminável de homens gigantes e terríveis bestas, Jon Snow, o Bastardo de Winterfell, que se encontra entre eles, divide-se entre sua consciência e o papel que é forçado a desempenhar.

Robb Stark, o Jovem Lobo, vence todas as suas batalhas, mas será que conseguirá vencer os desafios que não se resolvem apenas com a espada? Arya continua a caminho de Correrrio, mas mesmo uma garota tão destemida como ela terá grande dificuldade em ultrapassar os obstáculos que surgem em seu caminho.

Na corte de Joffrey, em Porto Real, Tyrion luta pela vida, depois de ter sido gravemente ferido na Batalha da Água Negra; e Sansa, livre do compromisso com o homem que agora ocupa o Trono de Ferro, precisa lidar com as consequências de ser a segunda na linha de sucessão de Winterfell, uma vez que Bran e Rickon foram dados como mortos.

No Leste, Daenerys Targaryen navega em direção às terras de sua infância, mas antes ela precisará aportar nas desprezíveis cidades dos escravagistas. Porém a menina indefesa agora é uma mulher poderosa. Quem sabe quanto tempo falta para se transformar em uma conquistadora impiedosa?

Todo o território continua a ferro e fogo.

Quando um cometa vermelho cruza os céus de Westeros, os Sete Reinos estão em plena guerra civil. Os exércitos dos Stark e dos Lannister estão se preparando para o confronto final, e Stannis – irmão do falecido Rei Robert –, desejoso de possuir um exército que lute pela sua reivindicação ao trono, alia-se a uma misteriosa religião oriental. Porém, seu irmão mais novo também se proclama rei. E, enquanto isso, os Greyjoy planejam vingança contra todos os que os humilharam dez anos atrás.

Ainda, no distante Leste, poderosos dragões estão prestes a chegar aos Sete Reinos, trazendo fogo e morte... Um perigo de proporções gigantescas, muito maior do que as grandes guerras!

Em uma terra onde o verão pode durar décadas e o inverno toda uma vida, os problemas estão apenas começando. O frio está de volta e, nas florestas ao norte de Winterfell, forças sobrenaturais se espalham por trás da Muralha que protege a região. No centro do conflito estão os Stark do reino de Winterfell, uma família tão áspera quanto as terras que lhe pertencem.

Dos lugares onde o frio é brutal, até os distantes reinos de plenitude e sol, George R.R. Martin narra uma história de lordes e damas, soldados e mercenários, assassinos e bastardos, que se juntam em um tempo de presságios malignos. Entre disputas por reinos, tragédias e traições, vitória e terror, o destino dos Stark, seus aliados e seus inimigos é incerto. Mas cada um está se esforçando para ganhar este conflito mortal: a guerra dos tronos.

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.

Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

Unparalleled in scope and execution, A Game of Thrones is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won’t let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more.

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A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2013.

Contents:
“A Rumor of Angels” by Dale Bailey
“The Too-Clever Fox” by Leigh Bardugo
“Thief of War” by Beth Bernobich
“A Window or a Small Box” by Jedediah Berry
“Contains Multitudes” by Ben Burgis
“The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu
“Old Dead Futures” by Tina Connolly
“The Elephant in the Room” by Paul Cornell
“Lawful Interception” by Cory Doctorow
“Wakulla Springs” by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages
“A Terror” by Jeffrey Ford
“The Hanging Game” by Helen Marshall
“In the Greenwood” by Mari Ness
“The Ink Readers of Doi Saket” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
“Burning Girls” by Veronica Schanoes
“Rag and Bone” by Priya Sharma
“Equoid” by Charles Stross
“Sing” by Karin Tidbeck
“Terrain” by Genevieve Valentine
“The Best We Can” by Carrie Vaughn
“Super Bass” by Kai Ashante Wilson

Here is the third volume in George R.R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Together, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...

It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.

But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.

It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy that began with A Game of Thrones. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.

In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.
A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.

Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, A Game of Thrones tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one of Marsh’s dilapidated fleet. Nor does he care that he won’t earn back his investment in a decade. York has his own reasons for wanting to traverse the powerful Mississippi. And they are to be none of Marsh’s concern—no matter how bizarre, arbitrary, or capricious his actions may prove.

Marsh meant to turn down York’s offer. It was too full of secrets that spelled danger. But the promise of both gold and a grand new boat that could make history crushed his resolve—coupled with the terrible force of York’s mesmerizing gaze. Not until the maiden voyage of his new sidewheeler Fevre Dream would Marsh realize he had joined a mission both more sinister, and perhaps more noble, than his most fantastic nightmare...and mankind’s most impossible dream.

Here is the spellbinding tale of a vampire’s quest to unite his race with humanity, of a garrulous riverman’s dream of immortality, and of the undying legends of the steamboat era and a majestic, ancient river.

Uma joia-sussurrante o leva a Orlorn e a um amor que julgava perdido. Mas Worlorn não é o mundo que Dirk t'Larien imaginava, e Gwen Delvano não é mais a mulher que conhecera. Ela está ligada a outro homem e a um planeta moribundo preso no crepúsculo, seguindo em direção à noite sem fim. Em meio à essa paisagem desoladora, há um violento choque de culturas, no qual não há códigos ou honra - e caçador e caça trocam de lugar a todo momento.

Presa em um perigoso triângulo, Gwen precisa da proteção de Dirk, e ele fará tudo para mantê-la a salvo, mesmo que isso signifique desafiar o homem bárbaro que a reinvindicara e seu astuto companheiro. Mas um véu impenetrável de segredos cerca todos eles e fica impossível para Dirk distinguir aliados de inimigos. Enquanto eles lutam para permanecerem vivos, um espera pela fuga, um por vingança e outro por uma brutal morte prematura.

作为一个星际行商，哈维兰·图夫并不善于经商，但是却颇具好运，机缘巧合之下，这位爱猫的白胖宅男得到了一艘古老的飞船。
用“飞船”来形容“方舟号”实属不敬，因为这艘古老的“旧银河联邦帝国生态工程军团播种舰”是一件不折不扣的终极毁灭武器，它拥有来自数百个世界的数百万种生物细胞，从病毒到霸王龙、从吸血鬼到异形——一应俱全。
它为宅男图夫提供的第一次服务，使用了克隆和时间翘曲——所用能量足以摧毁一颗恒星——只是为了克隆一只宠物猫。
一件终极毁灭武器落到狂人手里可谓灾难，可是落到宅男手里会如何呢？
图夫和他的“方舟”号走过了群星的每一个角落，在身后留下了一串串幽默诙谐又引人深思的故事。

看似弱小的势力正在崛起，詹姆攻陷了奔流域，结束了五王之战，短暂的平静之后将是更猛烈的暴风雨。铁群岛的新王攸伦、自由贸易城邦布拉佛斯的“无面者”、学城里的魔法正在复归；多恩道朗亲王的阴谋终于全盘展现，昆廷正航向奴隶湾，带回 马泰尔家族多年的渴望。第五卷将回归逃亡的提利昂、重建长城的琼恩、复活岛凯特琳，还有最重要的龙之女王——丹妮莉丝，他们将以更成熟的姿态为我们演绎七大王国未来的命运，谁赢谁败，拭目以待。