Portraits of His Children

George R R Martin

ISBN 10: 0913165190 / ISBN 13: 9780913165195

Published by Dark Harvest December 1987, 1987

About this Item

Minor foxing to top edge, else tight and clean. DJ shows minor rubbing.

Seller Inventory # 1046100

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portraits of His Children
• Publisher: Dark Harvest December 1987
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913165190
• ISBN 13: 9780913165195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Printing: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 14-FIRST EDITIONS

About this title

Synopsis

Short stories deal with time travel, a lonely space station, computer-simulated sporting events, dragons, werewolves, revenge, and characters brought to life

Reviews

Martin has a loyal following for his ironic voice and his colorful imagination. This new collection, gathering stories from 14 years, puts that inventiveness at the service of a romantic and sentimental vision. In one of the earliest pieces, "With Morning Comes Mistfall," the allure of the mysterious, myth-laden Wraithworld vanishes with scientific scrutiny. The noble "Ice Dragon" gives its life to save the little girl who loves it. In the title story a novelist wallows in self pity for having devoted more time to his fictional creations than to his family. A time travel/revenge-of-the-nerd yarn, "Unsound Variations," somewhat escapes the pattern, but this remains overall a weak collection.
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