"The Book Of Swords" and "The Book Of Magic" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition Matching Numbers Set No. 147 of 300 [Very Fine]

Personally signed by George R.R. Martin (5x), the best-selling novelist, screenwriter, and television producer, known world-wide for the series of epic fantasy novels.

Personally signed by Gardner Dozois, Megan Lindholm, and all other contributors.

34 TOTAL SIGNATURES IN TWO SLIPCASED SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS 

Subterranean Press (2014,2019)  "The Book Of Swords", "The Book Of Magic". Signed Limited Edition Matching set. Each volume is number 147 of 300. Personally signed by each author and contributor. Thirty four signatures in all that include George R.R. Martin, C. J. Cherryh, Gardner Dozois, and all others. Hardcover books with dust-jackets. Slipcased Deluxe Editions. Very Fine collection without any flaws. Archival acid-free Mylar on dust jacket sleeves.

The perfect addition to any fantasy collection or a gift for someone special. 

Two Volume S/L Set in One Shipment: 

1) "The Book Of Swords" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition No. 147 of 300. Signed by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, and other contributors. 17 signatures in all.

2) "The Book of Magic" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition No. 147 of 300. Signed by George R.R. Martin, Megan Lindholm, and other contributors. 17 signatures in all.

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The Book Of Swords (2014)

From the publisher:

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Ken Laager.

We're excited to announce The Book of Swords, which will be illustrated and bound as a sort of "companion" volume to our editon of the landmark anthology, Rogues.

Gardner Dozois has pulled together a great lineup of stories, as you'll see below. Our edition will be limited to only 300 numberd copies and 26 lettered copies, a much smaller print run than the aforementioned Rogues. We expect a quick sell out, so please don't hesitate to get your order in.

Some of the features of our edition include:

• A full color dust jacket
• Story heading illustrations for each tale
• Full-color plates for the Martin and Lynch stories
• Oversize trim size
• Smyth sewn for a lifetime of enjoyment
• Limited Edition housed in a custom foil stamped slipcase
• Lettered Edition specially bound and housed in a custom foil stamped traycase
• One time limited edition printing of only 326 copies

Limited: 300 numbered copies signed by the authors and editor

Lettered: 26 deluxe bound copies, housed in a custom traycase, signed by the authors and editor

Table of Contents:

“The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker
“His Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb
“The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu
“The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes
“‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott
“The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams
“The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham
“Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh
“A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix
“When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner
“The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch
“The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson
“The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear
“Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar
“The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland
“The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin

New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin!

Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction—and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure.

Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters—many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel.

Reviews

“As you would expect from this editor, each story is different, each a gem. . . . [A] fabulous sampler of writers who know the long and short of epic fantasy.”—Booklist (starred review)

“When fine writer and expert editor [Gardner] Dozois beckons, authors deliver—and this surely will be one of the year’s essential anthologies.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A great collection for any fantasy fan.”—Library Journal

“Entertaining throughout . . . This is one of the anthologies of the year.”—Locus

The Book Of Magic (2019)

From the publisher:

Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Tommy Arnold.

About the Book:

We're excited to announce The Book of Magic, which will be illustrated and bound as a sort of “companion” volume to our edition of the landmark anthology, Rogues, as well as The Book of Swords.

Gardner Dozois has pulled together a great lineup of stories, as you'll see below. Our edition will be limited to only 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. Tommy Arnold is contributing the dust jacket, a few color interior plates, and a b&w header illustration for each story.

Some of the features of our edition include:

• A full color dust jacket
• Story heading illustrations for each tale
• Several full-color plates
• Oversize trim size
• Smyth sewn for a lifetime of enjoyment
• Limited Edition housed in a custom foil stamped slipcase
• Lettered Edition specially bound and housed in a custom foil stamped traycase
• One-time limited edition printing of only 326 copies

Limited: 300 numbered copies signed by the authors, but not the editor

Lettered: 26 deluxe bound copies, housed in a custom traycase, signed by the authors, but not the editor

Table of Contents:

Introduction by Gardner Dozois
“The Return of the Pig” by K. J. Parker
“Community Service” by Megan Lindholm
“Flint and Mirror” by John Crowley
“The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable” by Matthew Hughes
“The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love” by Ysabeau S. Wilce
“Song of Fire” by Rachel Pollack
“Loft the Sorcerer” by Eleanor Arnason
“The Governor” by Tim Powers
“Sungrazer” by Liz Williams
“The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix
“No Work of Mine” by Elizabeth Bear
“Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar
“The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg Van Eekhout
“A Night at the Tarn House” by George R. R. Martin
“The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan
“Bloom” by Kate Elliott
“The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore . . . and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped—or misshaped—by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human—some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory.

In these pages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers—including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams—cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever, and as near as next door.

George R. R. Martin

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Emmy Award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). He also helped create the Wild Cards anthology series, and contributed worldbuilding for the 2022 video game Elden Ring.

In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. He is a longtime citizen of Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he helped fund Meow Wolf and owns the Jean Cocteau Cinema. The city commemorates March 29 as George R. R. Martin Day.

About the publisher

Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing luxurious specialty, limited editions and groundbreaking original works in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genre. Subterranean works with a wide range of authors, from cult favorites to some of the bestselling and most acclaimed authors in the world.

Based in Burton, Michigan, Subterranean issues approximately 45 titles each year. Since it began in 1995, both the publisher and numerous works it has produced have been honored with accolades including the World Fantasy, Locus, Horror Writers Association, and Hugo awards.

Among the authors Subterranean has worked with are Kelley Armstrong, Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang, N.K. Jemisin, Stephen King, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Tamsyn Muir, John Scalzi, and many more.

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