George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois have put together a towering anthology of specially-commissioned stories from the most stellar names in the genre, set in a number of readers' favourite fantasy worlds.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A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones.The collection will also feature a new and unpublished 100pp novella by George R.R. Martin set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire – now the award-winning HBO show, Game of Thrones.The novella, entitled 'The Princess and the Queen', will reveal the origins of the Targaryen Civil War, otherwise known as 'The Dance of the Dragons', a war that split a then-fledgling Westeros in two, pitting Targaryen against Targaryen and dragon against dragon.The Dangerous Women anthology also contains contributions from the following worldwide bestselling authors:• “Some Desperado” by Joe Abercrombie – A Red Country story • “Nora’s Song” by Cecelia Holland • “Bombshells” by Jim Butcher – A Harry Dresden story • “Wrestling Jesus” by Joe R. Lansdale • “Neighbours” by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb) • “Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell” by Brandon Sanderson • “A Queen in Exile” by Sharon Kay Penman • “The Girl in the Mirror” by Lev Grossman – A Magicians story • “Virgins” by Diana Gabaldon – An Outlander story
