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If you love dystopian stories, you came to the right place. This is an anthology of the short story series, Dystopian Health Collection - stories about human health in dystopian societies. In each story, we explore a new topic around health and how modern developments can turn into a dystopian society. Four dark stories around health with a bonus story available only in the audiobook version.

In No Longer Newsworthy, Martin covers this shift in focus, the loss of political voice for the working class, and the emergence of a more conservative media in the form of Christian television, talk radio, Fox News, and conservative websites...Martin offers the mainstream media recommendations for how to push back against right-wing media and once again embrace the working class as critical to its audience and its democratic function.

Growing up as a Martin would be impossible for this generation of youths who believe that the highest score wins the love of the parents these days. When you raise your children on chips and pizza, you'd get a boot in your ass by my father, the patriarch and cornerstone of my family, who would just sneer a, "What you looking at boy? You better learn how to cook a decent meal, or I'll teach your ass how after I retrieve my size 12's out of your hind parts, you dig?"

Na východě, sužována svými nepřáteli, vládne jako královna města postaveného na prachu a smrti Daenerys, poslední potomek rodu Targaryenů, jejíž draci vyrostli do hrůzné dospělosti. Nyní, když je známo místo jejího výskytu, se mnozí vydali Daenerys a její draky hledat. Mezi nimi i Tyrion Lannister, dornský princ, železný kapitán nebo tajemný modrovlasý mladík, který zdaleka není tím, za koho jej vydávají.

Na hostině pro vrány je mnoho hostí - ale jen pár jich nakonec přežije... Epická sága George R. R. Martina a předloha seriálu HBO "Hra o trůny" pokračuje. Válka, která zuřila tak dlouho, strávila sama sebe. Sedm mocností je po staletích krutých zápasů nuceno žít v tísnivém příměří. Pár jedinců si dělá nárok na Železný trůn, jsou ale příliš slabí. Toho využívají zrádci, psanci a odpadlíci. S tím, jak se lidské vrány slétají ke své hostině z popele, se v Sedmi královstvích rodí nové intriky a vznikají nová společenství.

Hvad foregik der egentlig i Westeros før KAMPEN OM TRONEN begyndte - før kulden kom tilbage og før skumle kræfter begyndte at samle sig i den store iskolde vildmark på den anden side af Muren, der beskytter kongeriget?

Melantha Jhirl ist eine Kämpferin, und sie soll acht Wissenschaftler auf einer gewagten Expedition beschützen. An Bord des Raumschiffs Nightflyer brechen sie auf, um die rätselhafte Rasse der Volcryn zu erforschen. Doch sie sind nicht allein an Bord! Als der Telepath des Teams eine seltsame Präsenz an Bord spürt, ist es bereits zu spät. Das Wesen ermordet Malantha Jhirls Schützlinge. Sie ist die einzige, die es aufhalten kann - doch dafür muss sie selbst am Leben bleiben... Gelesen von Reinhard Kuhnert, der Hörbuchstimme von "Das Lied von Eis und Feuer"

DI Rachel Scholes has been in the force for nearly 20 years, and she is tired, not because of the job, but because of the running. She knows her head is crowded but has so far managed to make madness comprehensible. She is a proxy self-harmer struggling to come to terms with a dark secret from her past. As the current case she is working on pushes her closer to facing the dark truth, cracks begin to appear. Wanting to keep her marriage alive, a third identity surfaces that she has difficulty keeping under control. It wants more than her husband and could jeopardize everything.

A classic novella from the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones—a chilling mystery set on a seemingly haunted spaceship, soon to be an original series on SYFY. This is the definitive audio edition of an electrifying tale that combines the deep-space thrills of Alien, the psychological...

I found her hiding in her own eyes - the pretty little thing in black Chucks. Even then I knew that she would light my world. Knew that she would steal my heart. In just one glance, I knew I'd let her have it all. All she had to do was take it. All she had to do was chase her.... Chase the girl I saw in those gorgeous brown eyes.

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it...

Første bog i George R.R. Martins lovpriste middelalder-fantasy-serie "En Sang om Is og Ild". I en verden, hvor vintrene kan vare årtier, er de adelige huse i konstant konflikt om magten, og konkurrencen er hård i det skånselsløse politiske spil om tronen. Samtidig truer mørke kræfter fra nord, og på den anden side af havet forbereder arvingen til den tidligere myrdede konge sig på at erobre sit land tilbage. Den hæderfulde familie Stark bliver ufrivilligt inddraget i stridighederne, der udvikler sig til et drama om ære og kærlighed af shakespeareske dimensioner.

In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely new, superior, and sustainable equilibria. All of these leaders - call them disrupters, visionaries, or changemakers - develop, build, and scale their solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change that makes the world a fairer and better place.

Der König der Fantasy schreibt Science Fiction. Ramon Espejos Leben verläuft bei Weitem nicht so wie geplant. Nicht nur, dass er auf einem kaum erschlossenen Kolonieplaneten gestrandet ist. Er muss auch noch vor der Justiz in die Wildnis flüchten, weil er im Streit um eine Frau seinen Gegner getötet hat. Dort wird er von einem bislang unbekannten Alien-Volk gefangen genommen. Da entkommt ein anderer menschlicher Gefangener der Kontrolle der Aliens. Diese zwingen Ramon, den Flüchtigen für sie zu verfolgen.

Wild Cards now in development for TV! Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. Miller Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. Now two men are out to find...

George R. R. Martin and science fiction's top authors delve into the adventurous superhero universe, Wild Cards, in the sixth book of this fan favorite series. Since a strange alien virus created the superhuman beings known as Aces and Jokers four decades ago, they have struggled for respect and...

Galaxy's Edge is a Hugo-nominated bi-monthly magazine published by Phoenix Pick, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent press based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, a serialization of a novel, columns by Barry Malzberg and Gregory Benford, book recommendations by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett and an interview conducted by Joy Ward.

Written in a clear, easy-to-understand style, Financial Cents includes detailed information on all matters of personal finance, as well as how to write an effective budget, how to understand your credit score, ideas for earning extra money, and much more.

Let the secret history of the world be told-of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II, and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by...

The action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more―plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author...