Dangerous Women Part 2

by Gardner Dozois (Editor), Gardner Dozois (Editor), Gardner Dozois (Editor), George R.R. Martin (Editor)

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Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback.

George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's hit series GAME OF THRONES.

This second volume features an original short story by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb). In the bittersweet `Neighbors' Sarah, a rather strange widow, lives isolated and alone, surrounded by young families. But is the old lady afflicted by dementia - or by something far more odd?

Other contributors to this volume of stories of formidable women include worldwide bestselling authors Diana Gabaldon, with an Outlander story, Sharon Kay Penman and Lev Grossman.

DANGEROUS WOMEN 2
Gardner Dozois's introduction
Megan Lindholm, `Neighbors'
Lev Grossman, `The Girl in the Mirror'
Sharon Kay Penman, `A Queen in Exile'
S. M. Stirling, `Pronouncing Doom'
Caroline Spector, `Lies My Mother Told Me'
Sam Sykes, `Name the Beast'
Diana Gabaldon, `Virgins'

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Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback.

George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's hit series GAME OF THRONES.

This second volume features an original short story by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb). In the bittersweet `Neighbors' Sarah, a rather strange widow, lives isolated and alone, surrounded by young families. But is the old lady afflicted by dementia - or by something far more odd?

Other contributors to this volume of stories of formidable women include worldwide bestselling authors Diana Gabaldon, with an Outlander story, Sharon Kay Penman and Lev Grossman.

DANGEROUS WOMEN 2
Gardner Dozois's introduction
Megan Lindholm, `Neighbors'
Lev Grossman, `The Girl in the Mirror'
Sharon Kay Penman, `A Queen in Exile'
S. M. Stirling, `Pronouncing Doom'
Caroline Spector, `Lies My Mother Told Me'
Sam Sykes, `Name the Beast'
Diana Gabaldon, `Virgins'

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 0
Publisher: HarperVoyager
Published: 23 Oct 2014
ISBN 10: 0007549431
ISBN 13: 9780007549436

Media Reviews

`This meaty collection delivers something for nearly every reader's taste as it explores the heights that brave women can reach and the depths that depraved ones can plumb'
Publisher's Weekly

`Reads like Martin's outline for a Game of Thrones prequel that never was
Entertainment Weekly

Author Bio

George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed `the American Tolkien', George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Gardner Dozois was a highly acclaimed science fiction and fantasy editor and novelist who won fifteen Hugo Awards for his editorial work. He was Editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2011. He passed away in May 2018.