Overview
THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones. With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally bestselling author George R.R. Martin, this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros. Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria – took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in George R.R. Martin’s FIRE & BLOOD. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel, and featuring more than eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire and Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.
Full Product Details
Author: George R.R. Martin ,
Doug Wheatley
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperVoyager
Edition: ePub edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 6.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 1.020kg
ISBN: 9780008307738
ISBN 10: 0008307733
Pages: 736
Publication Date: 20 November 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
`A masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES `An epic take, viewed from soaring heights' DAILY MAIL `A feast of pure imagination' SFX `The sheer detail of the richly layered world [Martin] has created is astonishing, with narrative twists and turns aplenty' SUNDAY EXPRESS PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: `Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best' TIME MAGAZINE `Colossal, staggering...Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome' SFX `Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages' THE TIMES `I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers' ROBERT JORDAN
PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: `Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best' TIME MAGAZINE `Colossal, staggering...Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome' SFX `Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages' THE TIMES `I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers' ROBERT JORDAN
'A masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES 'An epic take, viewed from soaring heights' DAILY MAIL 'A feast of pure imagination' SFX 'The sheer detail of the richly layered world [Martin] has created is astonishing, with narrative twists and turns aplenty' SUNDAY EXPRESS PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: 'Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best' TIME MAGAZINE 'Colossal, staggering...Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome' SFX 'Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages' THE TIMES 'I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers' ROBERT JORDAN
Author Information
George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed 'the American Tolkien', George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
