In this unforgettable space opera, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin presents a chilling vision of eternal nightâa volatile world where cultures clash, codes of honor do not exist, and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable. A whisperjewel has summoned Dirk tâLarien to Worlorn, and a love he thinks he lost. But Worlorn isnât 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 Dirkâs 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 itâs 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.
Includes a bonus PDF with the full text of the glossary
âDying 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.ââMichael Chabon
âSlick science fiction . . . the Wild West in outer space.ââLos Angeles Times âSomething special which will keep Worlorn and its people in the readerâs mind long after the final page is read.ââGalileo magazine âThe galactic background is excellent. . . . Martin knows how to hold the reader.ââAsimovâs âGeorge R. R. Martin has the voice of a poet and a mind like a steel trap.ââAlgis Budrys
Dying of the Light (Unabridged) - George R.R. Martin
In this unforgettable space opera, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin presents a chilling vision of eternal nightâa volatile world where cultures clash, codes of honor do not exist, and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable. A whisperjewel has summoned Dirk tâLarien to Worlorn, and a love he thinks he lost. But Worlorn isnât 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 Dirkâs 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 itâs 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.
Includes a bonus PDF with the full text of the glossary
âDying 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.ââMichael Chabon
âSlick science fiction . . . the Wild West in outer space.ââLos Angeles Times âSomething special which will keep Worlorn and its people in the readerâs mind long after the final page is read.ââGalileo magazine âThe galactic background is excellent. . . . Martin knows how to hold the reader.ââAsimovâs âGeorge R. R. Martin has the voice of a poet and a mind like a steel trap.ââAlgis Budrys