The upcoming Warriors cross-genre anthology (US, UK), co-edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, is slated for a March 16th release according to the publisher’s site . Unlike the recently delivered Songs of Love and Death, among the bestselling authors contibuting a story is GRRM himself, the third in his series of “Dunk & Egg” prequels.
“The Mystery Knight” is described as a long novella, and GRRM’s read an excerpt from it a conventions revealing that the story is one full of intrigue with a wedding tourney serving as background. Larry of the Read and Find Out forum has recently had a chance to read it, and shares some remarks here and indicating that he quite enjoyed it.
The full table of contents follows:
"Stories from the Spinner Rack," by George R.R. Martin
"The King of Norway," by Cecilia Holland
"Forever Bound," by Joe Haldeman
"The Triumph," by Robin Hobb
"Clean Slate," by Lawrence Block
"And Ministers of Grace," by Tad Williams
"Soldierin’," by Joe Lansdale
"Dirae," by Peter S. Beagle
"The Eagle and the Rabbit," by Steven Saylor
"Seven Years from Home," by Naomi Novik
"The Custom of the Army," by Diana Gabaldon
"The Pit," by James Rollins
"Out of the Dark," by David Weber
"The Girls from Avenger," by Carrie Vaughn
"Ancient Ways," by S.M. Stirling
"Ninieslando" by Howard Waldrop
"Recidivist" by Gardner Dozois
"My Name is Legion," by David Morrell
"Defenders of the Frontier," by Robert Silverberg
"The Scroll," by David Ball
"The Mystery Knight," by George R.R. Martin