The Great Anthology of Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy Terry Goodkind tells of the origin of the Border between the lands in the world of The Sword of Truth, in "Debt of Bones." George R. R. Martin sets his piece a generation before his epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, in the adventure of "The Hedge Knight." Anne McCaffrey, the poet of Pern, returns once again to her world of romance and adventure in "Runner of Pern." And look for Legends...

George R.R. Martin, from his 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 ...

"Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Two great leaders--Lord Eddard Stark and King Robert Baratheon--who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding walls of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms...

An adaptation of author George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire, ' a medieval fantasy about power struggles among the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. This is the eighth and final season of the HBO hit series.

The kingdom of the Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes.

In King's Landing, Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell, the Hand of King Robert Baratheon, is surrounded by enemies. Some are openly declared, such as Ser Jaime Lannister and his sister, Queen Cersei. Others are hidden in the shadows. Still others wear the smiling mask of friends. But all are deadly, as Eddard is about to discover. Nor is the enmity between Eddard and the Lannister siblings the sole source of friction between these powerful noble families....

On the eve of Earth's destruction, a crew of explorers depart on the most advanced ship in the galaxy, the Nightflyer, to intercept an alien spacecraft that might hold the key to their survival. As the crew nears their destination, they discover the ship's artificial intelligence and never-seen captain may be steering them into deadly and unspeakable horrors deep in the outer reaches of space.

Set two hundred years before the events of Game of thrones, follows the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms.

True to the "Fire and Blood" words of House Targaryen, rivers, fields and skies turn red as Aegon sets out on his brave and bloody conquest to defeat the seven reigning families that made up the realm--an impossible feat were it not for Aegon's possession of the most feared and ferocious weapons in all of Westeros: Dragons. Told in the animated, storybook style of the history & lore features, Game of Thrones: conquest & rebellion brings you the never-before-seen...