George R. R. Martin
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adara, born during the worst freeze that anyone could remember, is not afraid of the Ice Dragon that terrorizes her village and draws on its power to protect her family from the fiery dragons that threaten her home.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 49
Language
English
Description
Two young men fight each other to gain control of a land that isn't rightfully theirs and there is only one woman who can stop them, but first she must find a way back into the country that exiled her years before.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 4
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2007, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 45
Language
English
Description
Survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters begin to gather their forces to grab their share of what is left of the Seven Kingdoms in the aftermath of the war of the Five Kings.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 45
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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, a vengeance-mad boy has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities beyond the sea. Heir of the mad...
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2003, c2000
Language
English
Description
The brutal struggle between the five contenders for the Iron Throne is nearing it's climax when the Seven Kingdoms is invaded by a supernatural army of the living dead.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 5
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 63
Language
English
Description
New threats emerge to endanger the future of the Seven Kingdoms, as Daenerys Targaryen, ruling in the East, fights off a multitude of enemies, while Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, faces his foes both in the Watch and beyond the great Wall of ice and stone.
8) Fire & blood
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones" and answers key questions about the dynasty's origins, conflicts and relationships with dragons.
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Series
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English
Description
Soon to be a show on Hulu!
Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.
In 1946, an alien virus that rewrites human DNA was accidentally unleashed in the skies over New York City. It killed ninety percent of those it infected. Nine percent of those who survived mutated into tragically...
10) Full House
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Series
Language
English
Description
A new collection of Wild Cards stories, previously published on Tor.com and together in one volume for the first time!
In the aftermath of World War II, an alien virus struck Earth, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. People with admirable abilities were called aces. Others became physically mutated and were labeled as jokers.
Every generation, the virus creates new aces and jokers. Every generation, there are those who use...
Author
Language
English
Description
Soon to be a show on Hulu!
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.
In this bitingly satirical companion novel to the Wild Cards title Inside Straight, American Hero combines two quintessentially pop culture phenomena: superheroes and reality TV.
American Hero, the nation's most highly anticipated...
12) Dealer's Choice
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Series
Language
English
Description
Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.
After too many disastrous raids and military embarrassments, the Nats order a full-out, no-holds-barred blitzkrieg against Bloat and his genetic outcasts. The mission is clear: destroy Ellis Island, no survivors. As the final battle...
13) Warriors 2
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Series
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English
Description
From George R. R. Martin's Introduction to Warriors:
"People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrath of Achilles and the ancient Sumerians set down their tales of Gilgamesh, warriors, soldiers, and fighters have fascinated us; they are a part of every culture, every literary tradition, every genre. All Quiet on the Western Front, From Here to Eternity, and The Red Badge...
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Language
English
Description
The fourth volume of the annual Unidentified Funny Objects series features the theme of dark humor. What happens when you ask some of the genre's masters to interpret this theme? The enclosed twenty-three darkly humorous tales range from black comedy to biting satire to morbid irony and everything in between. Inside this book you'll find Faustian bargains gone awry, time-traveling ghosts, flawed supervillains, talking hamsters, and much more.
15) Warriors 1
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From George R. R. Martin's Introduction to Warriors:
"People have been telling stories about warriors for as long as they have been telling stories. Since Homer first sang the wrath of Achilles and the ancient Sumerians set down their tales of Gilgamesh, warriors, soldiers, and fighters have fascinated us; they are a part of every culture, every literary tradition, every genre. All Quiet on the Western Front, From Here to Eternity, and The Red Badge...
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Series
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English
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A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy
ISSUE 21: July 2016
Mike Resnick, Editor
Jean Rabe, Assistant Editor
Shahid Mahmud, Publisher
Stories by: Martin L. Shoemaker, Larry Hodges, Kij Johnson, Laurie Tom, Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Dantzel Cherry, Steve Pantazis, Nathan Dodge, George R. R. Martin.
Serialization: The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett
Columns by: Barry Malzberg, Gregory Benford
Recommended Books: Jody Lynn...
17) Double Solitaire
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Soon to be a show on Hulu!
Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.
Aboard his grandfather's spaceship and fleeing the violent turmoil between jokers, aces, and nats that his vicious ambition spawned, Blaise is headed for a new conquest: the planet Takis. Dr. Tachyon is left...
18) Dead Man's Hand
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Series
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English
Description
A witty, keenly observant look at our Internet-obsessed culture.
Anna Krestler is adrift. The Internet has draped itself, kudzu-like, over her brain, which makes it even more difficult to confront the question of what to do when she is dismissed from her job as a cubicle serf at a midtown law firm. Despite the exhortations of Leslie, her friend and volunteer life coach, Anna seeks refuge in the back alleys of craigslist, where she connects with Taj,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Soon to be a show on Hulu!
Rights to develop Wild Cards for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you The Magicians and Mr. Robot, with the co-editor of Wild Cards, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.
George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards classic adventure, in trade paperback for the first time: a dangerous superpowered gang rises to power and threatens the citizens of New York City
Bloat, the boy-governor...
20) Hunter's Run
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Running from poverty and hopelessness, Ramón Espejo boarded one of the great starships of the mysterious, repulsive Enye. But the new life he found on the far-off planet of São Paulo was no better than the one he abandoned. Then one night his rage and too much alcohol get the better of him. Deadly violence ensues, forcing Ramón to flee into the wilderness.
Mercifully, almost happily alone-far from the loud, bustling hive of humanity that he detests...