Dying of the light

When Dirk t'Larien returns to Worlorn, he finds that Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man and to a planet trapped in twilight. Amid this bleak landscape is the clash of cultures in which there is no code of honor.

Main Author: Martin, George R. R.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 2004.
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Summary: When Dirk t'Larien returns to Worlorn, he finds that Gwen Delvano is no longer the woman he once knew. She is bound to another man and to a planet trapped in twilight. Amid this bleak landscape is the clash of cultures in which there is no code of honor.
Physical Description: 254 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 0553383086
9780553383089
Author Notes: George R. R. Martin was born on September 20, 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey. He began writing at an early age, selling monster stories for pennies to neighborhood children. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University. In 1986, he worked as a story editor for the CBS series The Twilight Zone. He was also an executive story consultant, producer and co-supervising producer for CBS's Beauty and the Beast.

In 1970, he sold the story The Hero to Galaxy magazine. Since becoming a full-time writer in 1979, he has written many novels, stories, and series including A Song for Lya, Portraits of His Children, The Pear-Shaped Man, and the Song of Ice and Fire series. He has won numerous awards including five Locus Awards, three Hugo Awards and two Nebula awards. In 2013 he made The New York Times Best Seller List with his titles A Dance with Dragons and A Game of Thrones: a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows. His title's Rogues and The Ice Dragon made the New York Times List in 2014. Martin's title, A Knight of Seven Kingdoms, A Song of Fire and Ice novel, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. He is number 4 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list.

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