Post by Maester Sam on Apr 8, 2017 17:35:36 GMT
GRRM's short story A Night at the Tarn House is his contribution to the anthology Songs of the Dying Earth, a collection of dark sci fi stories set in Jack Vance's Dying Earth world.
Here is the Amazon description of Songs of the Dying Earth:
And here is the link to GRRM's A Night at the Tarn House:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/martin_10_13_reprint/
Here is the Amazon description of Songs of the Dying Earth:
To honor the magnificent career of Jack Vance, one unparalleled in achievement and impact, George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, with the full cooperation of Vance, his family, and his agents, have created a Jack Vance tribute anthology: Songs of the Dying Earth. The best of today's fantasy writers to return to the unique and evocative milieu of The Dying Earth, from which they and so many others have drawn so much inspiration, to create their own brand-new adventures in the world of Jack Vance's greatest novel.
Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the first time ever, Jack has agreed to open this bizarre and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own. To say that other fantasy writers are excited by this prospect is a gross understatement; one has told us that he'd crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology, another that he'd gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. That's the kind of regard in which Jack Vance and The Dying Earth are held by generations of his peers.
This book contains original stories from George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Tad Williams, Kage Baker, and Robert Silverberg, along with fifteen others--as well as an introduction by Dean Koontz.
Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the first time ever, Jack has agreed to open this bizarre and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own. To say that other fantasy writers are excited by this prospect is a gross understatement; one has told us that he'd crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology, another that he'd gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. That's the kind of regard in which Jack Vance and The Dying Earth are held by generations of his peers.
This book contains original stories from George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Tad Williams, Kage Baker, and Robert Silverberg, along with fifteen others--as well as an introduction by Dean Koontz.
And here is the link to GRRM's A Night at the Tarn House:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/martin_10_13_reprint/
And I cannot remember the name of it! It seems like it was something like "Warrior" or "Battlefield" but those aren't right. It was written in the early 70s, but beyond that, I can't remember much about it. It seems like it was more medievalish than sci-fi though, based on the description that seems to have completely vanished from my web cache. 
I think at this point I have officially read everything by GRRM that I am aware exists (with the exception of Wild Cards - I've read a few but can't get into them). I plan to share all the short stories once I have time to get them into a shareable format (hopefully in about 2 weeks when my semester ends!!). Then we can discuss them ALL (at least 10 more)!! 
