Quartet (short story collection)

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First edition, Cover art by Charles Vess

Quartet: Four Tales from the Crossroads is the seventh collection by author

George R.R. Martin, first published in February 2001 by NESFA Press.[1] It contains three novellas and a teleplay
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The Skin Trade

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WSFA Press published The Skin Trade in both a standard hardcover and a 500-copy signed and numbered limited edition. The Skin Trade has been optioned for film by Ryan Colucci's Spoke Lane Entertainment and Mike the Pike Productions.[5]

Blood of the Dragon

The fantasy novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the

World Fantasy Award, and came in second in the Locus Poll.[3]

Black and White and Red All Over

A historical novella, Black and White and Red All Over consists of a large fragment of an unfinished novel of the same name, set in the 1890s and based on Jack the Ripper.[6] In 2015, Martin said that he planned to eventually complete it.[7]

Starport

An unproduced science fiction teleplay, Starport was written for Fox Broadcasting Company in 1993.[8]

Contents

  1. Black and White and Red All Over (2001)
  2. The Skin Trade (1988)
  3. Starport (2001)
  4. Blood of the Dragon (1996) - excerpt from A Game of Thrones

References

  1. ^ "Fiction Book Review: QUARTET: Four Tales from the Crossroads by George R.R. Martin . NESFA $25 (448p) ISBN 978-1-886778-31-3".
  2. ^ "NIGHT VISIONS 5 by Stephen King , Dan Simmons , George R.R. Martin - Kirkus Reviews".
  3. ^ a b "Awards DRAFT - George R.R. Martin". www.georgerrmartin.com.
  4. ^ Johnston, Rich (12 April 2013). "George RR Martin's Skin Trade – The Comic". www.bleedingcool.com. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Werewolves Running The Skin Trade - Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY - George R.R. Martin". www.georgerrmartin.com.
  7. ^ Boyle, Alan. "After 'Game of Thrones,' stay tuned for George R.R. Martin's 'Captain Cosmos'".
  8. ^ grrm (17 April 2015). "Looking for Some Colorists".