title: Nightflyers: The Illustrated Edition
author:  George R. R. Martin 
description: <b>George R. R. Martin</b> is the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire<i>A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, </i>and<i> A Dance with Dragons</i>as well as <i>Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven</i> (with Lisa Tuttle),<i> </i>and<i> Dreamsongs Volumes I </i>and<i> II</i>. He is also the creator of <i>The Lands of Ice and Fire,</i> a collection of maps featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and <i>The World of Ice &amp; Fire,</i> with Elio M. Garca, Jr., and Linda Antonsson. As a writer-producer, he has worked on <i>The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, </i>and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.<br /> <br /> <b>David Palumbo</b> is a Philadelphia-based painter known primarily for fantasy and horror genre illustration. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Palumbo began his career showing in galleries in 2003, but his primary focus has long been centered on illustration. His images have won numerous honors and been featured in exhibits from New York to Paris.
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