Skin Trade, George R. R. Martin
Skin Trade, George R. R. Martin
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Skin Trade

Author: George R. R. Martin

Narrator: Jeff Woodman, Jo Anderson

Abridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/29/2002

Categories: Fiction, Noir, Fantasy, Urban


Synopsis

Randi Wade is a survivor. She followed in the footsteps of her father, became a cop, and now is working the P.I. trade. But her past still haunts her. And the vicious animal attacks that took her father's life have sprung up anew, claiming victims once again in this sleepy town.

George R.R. Martin's unique creative voice spins a modern-day classic horror tale of murder, werewolves, and bladed demons. This audiobook is a suspenseful master tale dripping with blood and revenge.

About The Author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and The World of Ice & Fire (with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson). As a writer-producer, Martin has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

This novella, originally written for a horror anthology, was, as George R. R. Martin describes it, "the first (and only) story in my series about PI Randi Wade and Willie the werewolf collection agent." It's a shame he never continued the series, as it's superior to most of the urban fantasy that's......more

Kratki roman gdje je Martin od izlizanog mita o vukolacima napravio nešto zanimljivo i svoje. Glavni lik je asmatični vukodlak, utjerivač dugova, u gradu u kojem bogata obitelj vukodlaka vlada iz sjene. Horror se miješa sa noir krimićem sa ženom u ulozi tvrdoglavog detektiva s prošlošću. Dakle likovi......more

Goodreads review by Tudor

There’s something that I really love about George R.R. Martin (besides the fact that he has written my favorite series) and that is how easily he can tackle genres and make all his book feel different. Be it fantasy or science fiction, or in this case a horror detective mystery, he never does the sa......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan

The Skin Trade was a story that had some three-star moments, but I found myself unable to round my rating up in the end. It was certainly an interesting take on werewolves that had me curious to see how the pieces would come together, yet there were elements of this one that were never answered in a......more