Dying of the Light - Softcover

George R.R. Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671441884 ISBN 13: 9780671441883

Publisher: Pocket, 1982

Synopsis

In this unforgettable space opera, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin presents a chilling vision of eternal nightâ a volatile world where cultures clash, codes of honor do not exist, and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable.
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A whisperjewel has summoned Dirk t’Larien to Worlorn, and a love he thinks he lost. But Worlorn isn’t the world Dirk imagined, and Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man, and to a dying planet that is trapped in twilight. Gwen needs Dirk’s protection, and he will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means challenging the barbaric man who has claimed her. But an impenetrable veil of secrecy surrounds them all, and it’s becoming impossible for Dirk to distinguish between his allies and his enemies. In this dangerous triangle, one is hurtling toward escape, another toward revenge, and the last toward a brutal, untimely demise.
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“Dying of the Light blew the doors off of my idea of what fiction could be and could do, what a work of unbridled imagination could make a reader feel and believe.”â Michael Chabon

“Slick science fiction . . . the Wild West in outer space.”â Los Angeles Times
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“Something special which will keep Worlorn and its people in the reader’s mind long after the final page is read.”â Galileo magazine
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“The galactic background is excellent. . . . Martin knows how to hold the reader.”â Asimov’s
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“George R. R. Martin has the voice of a poet and a mind like a steel trap.”â Algis Budrys

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From the Inside Flap

A whisperjewel summoned him to Worlorn, and a love he thought he'd lost. But Worlorn isn't the world Dirk t'Larien imagined, and Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man, and to a dying planet that is trapped in twilight, forever falling toward night. Amid this bleak landscape is a violent clash of cultures in which there is no code of honor--and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable.
Caught up in a dangerous triangle, Gwen is in need of Dirk's protection, and he will do anything to keep her safe, even if it means challenging the barbaric man who has claimed her--and his cunning cohort. But an impenetrable veil of secrecy surrounds them all, and it's becoming impossible for Dirk to distinguish between his allies and his enemies. While each will fight to stay alive, one is waiting for escape, one for revenge, and another for a brutal, untimely demise.

About the Author

George R.R. Martin published his first story in 1971 and quickly rose to prominence, winning four HUGO and two NEBULA Awards in quick succession before he turned his attention to fantasy with the historical horror novel FEVRE DREAM, now a Fantasy Masterwork. Since then he has won every major award in the fields of fantasy, SF and horror. His magnificent epic saga A Song of Ice and Fire is redefining epic fantasy for a new generation, and is the basis for the hit HBO series GAME OF THRONES. George R.R. Martin lives in New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671441884
• ISBN 13: 9780671441883
• Binding: Paperback