Wild cards 1946. Un virus extraterrestre frappe le monde, tuant quatre-vingt-dix pour cent de ceux qu'il touche. L'immense majorité des survivants subit des mutations délétères, mais quelques élus y gagnent des pouvoirs surnaturels. Parmi ces surhommes, certains ont choisi de défendre ce qu'il reste de la race humaine, tandis que d'autres ont opté pour des voies plus tortueuses...

Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)

Adara ne se souvient plus de sa première recontre avec le dragon de glace. Pour la petite fille, il a toujours fait partie de sa vie. Cette créature terrigiante ne laisse dans son sillage que le froid et la désolation. Pourtant, Adara ne le craint pas car elle est née durant l'hiver le plus glacial qui ait jamais existé. Mais l'année de ses sept ans, des dragons de feu venus du nord ravagent le paisible hameau où elle vit. Adara et son dragon de glace sont les seuls à pouvoir ramener la paix et sauver le monde de la destruction.L'histoire de Dragon de glace se déroule dans le même univers que celui de la célèbre saga de George R. R. Martin, Le Trône de fer, qui a inspiré la série télévisée Game of Thrones produite par HBO. Les somptueuses illustrations de Luis Royo, artiste peintre renommé, enrichissent ce récit touchant et captivant des liens unissant une petite fille à son dragon.

Dragon de glace

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-with gorgeous full-page illustrations in every chapter- is now fully optimised for ebook readers.

 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 and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall.

 At the centre of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a region of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.

 Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavours to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

A Game of Thrones

Just after World War 2 over New York City, an alien virus transforms human genetics and goes recessive to create super heroes and villains. Most victims die, others experience physical or psychic changes: aces have useful powers, deuces minor maybe entertaining abilities, jokers uglified, disabled, relegated to ghettos.

Wild Cards

L'épée de feu (Le Trône de fer, #7)

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 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 bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others wreaked terror. Now, forty years later, under the streets of Manhattan an evil genius unleashes the powers of darkness—and Aces and Jokers alike must fight for their lives.Here, in the third volume of the Wild Cards series, seven of science fiction's most gifted writers take you on a journey of wonder and excitement.Includes stories by:Edward BryantLeanne C. HarperGeorge R. R. MartinJohn J. MillerLewis ShinerWalter SimonsMelinda M. Snodgrass

Jokers Wild

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.

Le Trône de Fer, l'Intégrale Tome 5

Chaque année, le 15 septembre, des festivités sont organisées pour commémorer l'apparition du virus Wild Card. Feux d'artifice, grande parade, banquets... New York a mis les petits plats dans les grands pour cette vingt-cinquième édition. Des médias et de nombreux touristes sont attendus. Mais loin de l'agitation et de la liesse qui s'empare de la ville, l'Astronome ourdit un plan qui risque de mettre un point final à la fête.Découvrez l'autre grande saga du créateur du Trône de fer.

Jokers Wild (Wild Cards, #3)

Le royaume de Sept Couronnes sombre dans la guerre civile. L'assassin présumé de lord Tywin Lannister, le nain Tyrion, est en fuite, et la rumeur de la mort de lord Jast et des Freys se répand. A Braavos, Arya se prépare à son initiation de servante du dieu Multiface, pendant que les états généraux de la royauté tournent à l'affrontement...

Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)

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