Ned Stark was introduced in the 1996 novel A Game of Thrones.
`` Even the Queen '' is a science fiction short story by Connie Willis , exploring the long-term cultural effects of scientific control of menstruation .. Connie Willis. Connie Willis. menstruation. menstruation. It was originally published in 1992 in Asimov 's Science Fiction , and appears in Willis ' short-story collection Impossible Things -LRB- 1994 -RRB- and The Best of Connie Willis -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .. Connie Willis. Connie Willis. Impossible Things. Impossible Things