{"id":4922,"date":"2018-09-06T08:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T08:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2018-09-12T18:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T18:22:31","slug":"4922","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2018\/09\/06\/4922\/","title":{"rendered":"Starport a NEW Graphic Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fevre River is proud to announce STARPORT, \u00a0a new hardcover graphic novel coming March 2019 from Bantam!<\/p>\n<p>Based on one of the TV pilots George wrote in the 90\u2019s during his first run in Hollywood, this rarely seen story will be illustrated in full color by Hugo Award-nominated artist Raya Golden (Facebook &#8211; @rayagoldenillustration), and assisted by her artistic accomplice Rachel Hilley. (Instagram- @RLHilley) Both currently local New Mexican artists.<\/p>\n<p>This one of a kind bright, bold and brilliant graphic novel brings Martin&#8217;s singular vision to rollicking life.<\/p>\n<p>Read the short description below and watch for more news on STARPORT!<\/p>\n<p>SECOND CITY. FIRST CONTACT.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4923\" src=\"http:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Starport_promo-cover-654x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Starport_promo-cover-654x1024.jpg 654w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Starport_promo-cover-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Starport_promo-cover-768x1202.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Starport_promo-cover.jpg 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ten years ago, representatives from an interstellar collective of 314 alien<\/p>\n<p>species landed on Earth, inviting us to become number 315. Now, after seemingly<\/p>\n<p>endless delays, the Starport in Chicago is operational, a destination for diplomats,<\/p>\n<p>merchants, and tourists alike. Inside, visitors are governed by intergalactic treaty.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, the streets belong to Chicago&#8217;s finest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Baker, newly promoted to the district that oversees alien affairs, is<\/p>\n<p>eager to put to practical use his enthusiasm for all things extraterrestrial; he just<\/p>\n<p>never expected to arrive on his first day in the back of a police cruiser. Lieutenant<\/p>\n<p>Bobbi Kelleher is married to the job, which often puts her in conflict with Lyhanne<\/p>\n<p>Nhar-Lys, security champion of Starport and one of the galaxy&#8217;s fiercest warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Undercover with a gang of anti-alien extremists, Detective Aaron Stein has no<\/p>\n<p>problem mixing business with pleasure&#8211;until he stumbles upon evidence of a plot<\/p>\n<p>to assassinate a controversial trade envoy with a cache of stolen ray guns. Now<\/p>\n<p>the Chicago PD must stop these nutjobs before they piss off the entire universe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Based on a \u00a01997 TV pilot script written by George R. R. Martin and adapted and<\/p>\n<p>illustrated in full color by Hugo Award-nominated artist Raya Golden, this bold and<\/p>\n<p>brilliant graphic novel adaptation brings Martin&#8217;s singular vision to rollicking life.<\/p>\n<p>With all the intrigue, ingenuity, and atmosphere that made A Game of Thrones a<\/p>\n<p>worldwide phenomenon, Starport launches a new chapter in the career of a\u00a0sci-fi\/fantasy superstar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PRE-ORDER LINK: \u00a0http:\/\/a.co\/d\/8WgEf0Y<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE MINIONS OF FEVRE RIVER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fevre River is proud to announce STARPORT, \u00a0a new hardcover graphic novel coming March 2019 from Bantam! Based on one of the TV pilots George wrote in the 90\u2019s during his first run in Hollywood, this rarely seen story will be illustrated in full color by Hugo Award-nominated artist Raya Golden (Facebook &#8211; @rayagoldenillustration), and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[65,293],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4922"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4943,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4922\/revisions\/4943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}