Mississippi, 1857. Joshua York, armateur aux allures de dandy gothique, offre des fonds illimités pour faire construire le navire le plus rapide et te plus somptueux que le fleuve ait jamais connu. En échange de quoi il exige de rester maître des horaires et des destinations, et surtout qu'on ne te dérange sous aucun prétexte dans sa cabine hermétiquement close, dont il ne sort qu'une fois la nuit tombée. Voilà enfin l'occasion qu'attendait le capitaine Marsh, vieux loup de rivière aux proportions gargantuesques, pour relancer sa compagnie en perte de vitesse. Mais bientôt, une vague de meurtres ensanglante le sillage du Rêve de Fevre...

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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series.

A game of thrones reissue - a song of ice and fire, book 1

A classic novel from George R.R. Martin, author of the hit HBO TV series A GAME OF THRONES
Haviland Tuf is an honest space-trader (one of the few), and he likes cats. So how is it that, despite being up against the worst villains in the universe, he has become the proud owner of the last working seedship, pride of Earth's Ecological Engineering Corps?
We'll leave that aside for now - just be thankful that the most powerful weapon in space is in good hands, hands which now control cellular material for thousands of outlandish creatures.
With his unique equipment and powerful spacecraft, Tuf is set to tackle the myriad problems that human settlers have created during their colonisation of far flung worlds. Hosts of hostile monsters, a population addicted to procreation, a dictator who is willing to unleash plagues to get his own way - and all that stands between the colonists and disaster is Tuf's ingenuity, and his reputation as an honest dealer in a universe of rogues ...

Tuf Voyaging

For decades, George R. R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES - has collaborated with an ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.

 Tales of Love & Lust from the World of the Wild Cards 

 An alien virus has ravaged the world. Survivors may draw an ace and receive superpowers, or the joker and become bizarrely mutated. And yet love still reigns supreme.

 In this fantastical collection of all-new stories. A jewel thief seduces a popular actor just so she can track down a long-lost treasure. A teenager trapped in the body of a giant snail attempts to win his love. A man discovers his purpose in life after meeting a beautiful butterfly woman.. A young hero by the name of Hero McHeroface finds solace in the arms of an astrologer hiding her own unique powers

 Superheroes and villains do battle over the human heart in this anthology set in the Wild Cards universe.

 Contributors: Kevin Andrew Murphy, Christopher Rowe, Marko Kloos, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Bradley Denton, Walton Simons, Peter Newman, Gwenda Bond, David Anthony Durham

Pairing Up

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER  Taking place nearly a century before the events of  A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martins ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY  LOS ANGELES TIMES  AND  BUZZFEED         These never-before-collected adventures recount an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living consciousness. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there was Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals--in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg--whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter. Though more improbable heroes may not be found in all of Westeros, great destinies lay ahead for these two . . . as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits.   Featuring more than 160 all-new illustrations by Gary Gianni,  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  is a must-have collection that proves chivalry isnt dead--yet.   Praise for  A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms     Readers who already love Martin and his ability to bring visceral human drama out of any story will be thrilled to find this trilogy brought together and injected with extra life. -- Booklist     The real reason to check out this collection is that its simply great storytelling. Martin crafts a living, breathing world in a way few authors can. . . . [Giannis illustrations] really bring the events of the novellas to life in beautiful fashion. -- Tech Times    Stirring . . . As Tolkien has his  Silmarillion,  so [George R. R.] Martin has this trilogy of foundational tales. They succeed on their own, but in addition, they succeed in making fans want more. -- Kirkus Reviews  (starred review)    Pure fantasy adventure, with two of the most likable protagonists George R. R. Martin has ever penned. -- Bustle     A must-read for Martins legion of fans . . . a rousing prelude to [his] bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga . . . rich in human drama and the colorful worldbuilding that distinguishes other books in the series. -- Publishers Weekly

A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS

" Les crapules, les escrocs et les canailles... On les nomme de mille manières, et ils apparaissent dans toute sorte de récits, dans chaque genre existant, dans les mythes et les légendes... Ce sont les enfants de Loki, les frères du Coyote. Parfois, ce sont les héros. D'autres fois, ce sont les méchants. La plupart du temps, ils se situent quelque part entre les deux, dans une zone grise... et le gris est depuis longtemps ma couleur préférée. C'est tellement plus intéressant que le blanc ou le noir. " C'est par ces mots que George R. R. Martin ouvre cette anthologie consacrée aux vauriens de la littérature, dans laquelle, avec son complice Gardner Dozois, il emmène vingt de ses compères : Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss...

Vauriens - Anthologie

Bien que le virus d'origine extraterrestre soit d'abord apparu aux Etats-Unis, la contagion s'est répandue dans le monde entier, donnant naissance à des as et à des jokers un peu partout sur la planète. Une commission d'enquête envoyée à l'étranger se retrouve au coeur d'une machination à très grande échelle. Des jungles d'Haïti à la Muraille de Chine en passant par le mur de Berlin, les héros de Wild Cards vont voir du pays !

Wild cards Tome 4 : aces abroad

B>#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER /b> b>The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBOs upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragonbr>/b>br>b>The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martins fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.--Entertainment Weekly/b>br>br>Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen--the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria--took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.b>br>/b>br>What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruels worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley--including five all-new illustrations exclusive to this edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.br>br>With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbons The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.br>br>b>Praise for Fire & Blood/b>br>br> A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.b> --The Sunday Times/b>br>br> The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the titles promised elements. . . . Its hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should bend the knee, take the black and join the Nights Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.b>--The Guardian/b>

FIRE & BLOOD

Nous sommes en 1986. Depuis qu'il a frappé la Terre quarante ans plus tôt, le virus Wild Card n'a cessé de se répandre, tuant une grande partie de la population, produisant quelques aces, des êtres aux pouvoirs surnaturels, et beaucoup de jokers, des humains amoindris et difformes. Aujourd'hui confrontés à un ennemi venu des profondeurs de l'espace et à son alliée sur Terre, une secte maçonnique, les héros créés par George R.R. Martin et ses complices (Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Pat Cadigan...) ne sont pas au bout de leurs surprises.

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