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2Wild cards

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Wild cards. 2, Aces high

(2020)

I kølvandet på 2. verdenskrig rammes Jorden af en virus fra rummet. En håndfuld af de overlevende udvikler ekstraordinære kræfter. Nogle bruger deres kræfter i menneskehedens tjeneste. Andre i ondskabens. Wild Cards er deres historie. Vi følger disse helte og skurke gennem de turbulente 1980’ere, både så lig og ulig vores egen tid. Nu, efter at have rejst århundreder gennem rummet, er et udenjordisk væsen kaldet Sværmen på vej mod Jorden. Samtidig planlægger en sammenslutning af esser at tage kontrollen over den menneskelige verden. De to parter er på kollisionskurs … og udfaldet kan være katastrofalt. Dette er bind 2 i serien Wild Cards.
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3Wild cards

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Wild cards. 3, Jokers wild

Af Melinda M. Snodgrass (2020)

Den 15. september 1946 blev wild card-virussen sluppet fri og spredte sig som en bølge af mutationer over hele verden. Esser fik ekstraordinære kræfter, mens jokere blev forbandet med bizarre misdannelser. Nu er den 15. september Wild Card-dag. For hvert år der går, bliver festlighederne større og vildere – og 1986, 40 år efter virussen blev sluppet fri, tyder på at blive den største Wild Card-dag nogensinde. Men det er ikke alle i New York City, der fejrer dagen: Astronomen, et forskruet og magtfuld geni, og et es, har lagt sine egne planer for denne Wild Card-dag – han vil tage hævn over alle, der har trodset ham … Dette er bind 3 i serien Wild Cards.
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1Wild cards

Ebog:
Wild cards. 1, del 2

(2019)

Gennem tårer, frygt og smerte rakte Tachyon ud efter Bannisters sind og fik fat … lige i tide til at mærke ham trykke på aftrækkeren og krympe sig, som pistolen jog tilbage ved skuddet. I kølvandet på 2. verdenskrig rammes Jorden af en virus fra rummet. En håndfuld af de overlevende udvikler ekstraordinære kræfter. Nogle bliver esser – velsignet med overmenneskelige mentale og fysiske evner. Andre bliver jokere – forbandet med bizarre misdannelser i krop og sind. Nogle bruger deres kræfter i menneskehedens tjeneste. Andre i ondskabens. Wild Cards er deres historie. Dette er anden del af bind 1 i serien Wild Cards.
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1Wild cards

Ebog:
Wild cards. 1, del 1

(2019)

Han var 14 år, da søvnen blev hans værste fjende. En mørk og uforudsigelig trussel, han lærte at frygte på samme måde, som andre frygtede døden. I kølvandet på 2. verdenskrig rammes Jorden af en virus fra rummet. En håndfuld af de overlevende udvikler ekstraordinære kræfter. Nogle bliver esser – velsignet med overmenneskelige mentale og fysiske evner. Andre bliver jokere – forbandet med bizarre misdannelser i krop og sind. Nogle bruger deres kræfter i menneskehedens tjeneste. Andre i ondskabens. Wild Cards er deres historie. Dette er første del af bind 1 i serien Wild Cards.
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28Wild Cards

Ebog:
Three Kings : Wild Cards Series, Book 28

Af George R. R. Martin (2022)

Summary: The next anthology in George R. R. Martin's ongoing Wild Cards alternate-history series, Three Kings . In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoning the joker ace Alan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumored to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding. Margaret dies and her elder son Henry becomes king and at once declares he wants to make England an "Anglo-Saxon country" and suggests jokers be sent "to the moon." Dangerous tensions begin to tear the country apart. The Twisted Fists—an organization of jokers led by the Green Man—are becoming more militant. And Babh, goddess of war, sees opportunities to sow strife and reap blood... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied
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4A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Feast for Crows

Af George R. R. Martin (2005)

Summary: THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows , Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. A FEAST FOR CROWS It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King’s Landing. Robb Stark’s demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out. But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead. It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors
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1A Song of Ice and Fire

Ebog:
A Game of Thrones

Af George R. R. Martin (2003)

Summary: NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES —THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys
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Pairing Up

Af George R. R. Martin (2023)

Summary: 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
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Voyaging, Volume One : The Plague Star

Af George R. R. Martin (2023)

Summary: Journey across the cosmos in George R. R. Martin's beloved sci-fi universe, the Thousand Worlds, as a ragtag group of conspirators embark on a mysterious mission to gain unfathomable fame and fortune—if only they can survive. "Voyaging is an absolute delight as Raya Golden brings Martin's space opera to life."—Neil Gaiman, author of The Sandman On the distant planet Hro B'rana, the last words of a dying man echo through the halls of a run-down trading station. Nearly three hundred years later, a group of fortune seekers embark on a mission to unravel the mystery of the fabled Plague Star aboard a rickety trade ship called The Cornucopia of Excellent Goods at Low Prices. But their journey will be far more perilous than any of them could have imagined—who will survive this deadly quest and battle it out for the final prize? A darkly comic meditation on our future as a species, Voyaging, Volume 1: The Plague Star is a sci-fi adventure story of intrigue, greed, deception, and of course... cats. Adapted and vividly illustrated by Hugo Award–nominated artist Raya Golden, this thrilling and action-packed graphic novel brings the first story from #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin's classic collection Tuf Voyaging to life
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2A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Clash of Kings

Af George R. R. Martin (2003)

Summary: THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK TWO In this thrilling sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles
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The Rise of the Dragon : An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One

Af George R. R. Martin (2022)

Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This lavish visual history—featuring over 180 all-new illustrations—is a stunning introduction to House Targaryen, the iconic family at the heart of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon . For hundreds of years, the Targaryens sat the Iron Throne of Westeros while their dragons ruled the skies. The story of the only family of dragonlords to survive Valyria’s Doom is a tale of twisty politics, alliances and betrayals, and acts both noble and craven. The Rise of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros, covering the history first told in George R. R. Martin’s epic Fire & Blood , from Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros through to the infamous Dance of the Dragons—the bloody civil war that nearly undid Targaryen rule for good. Packed with all-new artwork, the Targaryens—and their dragons—come vividly to life in this deluxe reference book. Perfect for fans steeped in the lore of Westeros, as well as those who first meet the Targaryens in the HBO series House of the Dragon , The Rise of the Dragon provides a must-have overview for anyone looking to learn more about the most powerful family in Westeros
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3A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Storm of Swords

Af George R. R. Martin (2003)

Summary: THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings . As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. A STORM OF SWORDS Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . . But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . .

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