In the Lost Lands
by George R. R. Martin
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A queen desperate to fulfill her love makes a daring play: she sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight man and demon.Tags
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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 show more 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. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- In the Lost Lands
- Original title
- In the Lost Lands [short story]
- Original publication date
- 1982-06
- People/Characters*
- Alys die Graue; Lady Melange; Jerais; Boyce
- Related movies
- In the Lost Lands (2025 | IMDb)
- Epigraph*
- Man kann alles, was man sich je wünschen mag, bei Alys der Grauen kaufen. Aber es ist besser, dies nicht zu tun.
- First words*
- Lady Melange kam nicht selber zu Alys der Grauen.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Man kann alles, was man sich je wünschen mag, bei Alys der Grauen kaufen. Aber es ist besser, dies nicht zu tun.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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