When the Nines Roll Over

Benioff, David

ISBN 10: 0340895624 / ISBN 13: 9780340895627

Published by Sceptre, 2006

About this Item

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Seller Inventory # GOR003761013

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the Nines Roll Over
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340895624
• ISBN 13: 9780340895627
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

From the writer of the award-winning Game of Thrones series for HBO based on the books of George R. R. Martin.

Over the course of eight tales, often with an appealing touch of the surreal, we are introduced to a record comany exec searching for a rock star, an inexperienced Russian soldier trapped between his murderous colleagues and a clever old woman, a faded football star recalling his lost chance at love, an acress who has a shot at a role that will free her from a lifetime of waitressing, a young man who kidnap's his ex-girlfriend's father's ashes, and other young people on the cusp of discovery, jubilation or loss.

As he evokes the various states of agony and pleasure - humiliation, rebellion, cameraderie, and desire - Benioff displays a profound understanding of how single moments lead to transformation, and how sadness can be illuminated by a humorous flip side.

About the Author

David Benioff is an author and screenwriter. He adapted his first novel, The 25th Hour, into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. Stories from his critically acclaimed collection When the Nines Roll Over appeared in Best New American Voices. City of Thieves is his second novel. A co-creator of the HBO hit series Game of Thrones, he is also the writer of the films Troy, Brothers and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He lives in Los Angeles and New York City.