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Clash of Kings Illustrated Edition

We’re happy to be the first to show you the cover for Random House’s A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition!

A stunning illustrated edition of the second book in the beloved A Song of Ice and Fire series, for fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones, published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the book.

This special edition of A Clash of Kings–featuring twenty-two gorgeous, original black-and-white illustrations by Lauren K. Cannon.

continues the series of anniversary releases of the ico...

Cookies Are Coming

When winter comes, what’s better than a glass of milk and some nice cookies?

GAME OF THRONES Oreos now on sale at your local supermarket.

No, really.

It is NOT April 1.

Just Foolin’

Okay, it’s April 2, time to fess up.

Yesterday’s Wild Cards post, the leaked footage and all, was our April Fools prank.

I hope we fooled some of you, and gave you a few moments of fun… or horror.

But no, we are not doing Wild Cards as a daytime soap opera.

What IS true is that we are developing two shows for Hulu… but we’re still a long way from letting the cameras roll, alas.

My thanks to Andrew Miller and his merry band of pranksters, who put together our little jape.  And to the talented...

A Little Leak…

This was not supposed to go public.

Everybody (well, everybody who has been paying attention) knows that we are developing two Wild Cards television series for Hulu.   Andrew Miller has taken the reins as showrunner, a writing staff has been hired, and they have been hard at work for months.

What was NOT supposed to be known is how far they’ve come.  Not only have some scripts been finished, but the first show has gone into production and has been shooting.  That was supposed to be a deep dar...

Watchers on Hadrian’s Wall

The Wall in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE was inspired by Hadrian’s Wall, which I first saw in 1981 with my friend Lisa Tuttle.  I’ve told that story about a thousand times in a thousand interviews.  (Of course, the Great Wall of China was also a factor, but I’ve only read about the Great Wall, I’ve never seen it.  One day I want to visit China, but not until I’ve finished these books).

Hadrian’s Wall is the reality.  My Wall is the fantasy.   In fantasy, you take reality and turn it up to eleven.   (...

Another Ace from the Deck

Hey, Wild Cards fans, we’ve got another brand new original story for you.

It’s by Marko Kloos, and it’s FREE on Tor.com.  The title is “How to Move Spheres and Influence People.”   Marko is introducing a brand new ace this time, and I think you guys are going to love her.

You can check it out at

How to Move Spheres and Influence People

Enjoy… and be sure to leave a comment.

And speaking of Wild Cards, there also some great new stuff on the Wild Cards website.

On our blog, check out William F...

Raya Rocks Starport

My friend, minion, and collaborator Raya Golden has been blitzing the Pacific Northwest this week, promoting her graphic novel STARPORT, based upon an unproduced pilot of mine from 1994.  Raya did the adaptation and the art.

She started out at the Emerald City Comicon in Seattle, where she was joined by a couple of buds of the Lobh.

After the con, she headed down to Portland, to sign copies at Powell’s, surely one of the great bookstores.  (I have signed at Powell’s myself in years past.  M...

A little bit about STARPORTs Graphic Novel Goodness

Raya Golden here, minion, art director and social media guru at Fevre River Packet Company and more recently the illustrator behind the new graphic novel adaptation STARPORT. In earlier posts George described how the original pilot script back in the nineties came to be, but I thought I’d share a little bit about my side of the story and the its most recent rebirth in graphic novel form.

I was given two drafts of the script in 2015 and got right to work on developing them into graphic novel f...

Meow Wolf Targets Phoenix

Meow Wolf’s conquest of the world continues with their latest announcement: a brand new permanent exhibition, paired with a music venue and a hotel (the first Meow Wolf hotel) in the Roosevelt Row district of Phoenix, Arizona.

Read all about it on Meow Wolf’s own website:

https://meowwolf.com/2019/02/22/meow-wolf-hotel-coming-to-phoenix

Meanwhile, the original Meow Wolf in Santa Fe continues, stronger than ever, with several new rooms added last month.   A Meow Wolf dark ride will be opening...

Kill Me Now

The Giants have traded Odell Beckham Junior to the Cleveland Browns.

They get a first (the 17th overall) and a third in this year’s draft, and a safety, Jabril Peppers.

The Giants are GOING FOR IT ALL, clearly.

Yes, they are.   During the season they traded their best run-stopper, Snacks Harrison.   Come to offseason, they let Landon Collins, an All Pro safety and the heart of their defense, walk for nothing.   Then they traded their best pass rusher, Olivier Vernon.

And now they have traded...