George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois have put together a towering anthology of specially-commissioned stories from the most stellar names in the genre; set in a number of readers' favourite fantasy worlds. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire; the inspiration for HBO's hit series Game of Thrones. The collection will also feature a new and unpublished 100pp novella by George R.R. Martin set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire - now the award-winning HBO show; Game of Thrones. The novella; entitled 'The Princess and the Queen'; will reveal the origins of the Targaryen Civil War; otherwise known as 'The Dance of the Dragons'; a war that split a then-fledgling Westeros in two; pitting Targaryen against Targaryen and dragon against dragon. The Dangerous Women anthology also contains contributions from the following worldwide bestselling authors: * Some Desperado by Joe Abercrombie - A Red Country story * Nora's Song by Cecelia Holland * Bombshells by Jim Butcher - A Harry Dresden story * Wrestling Jesus by Joe R. Lansdale * Neighbours by Megan Lindholm (who also writes as Robin Hobb) * Shadows For Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson * A Queen in Exile by Sharon Kay Penman * The Girl in the Mirror by Lev Grossman - A Magicians story * Virgins by Diana Gabaldon - An Outlander story