Description
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 George R.R. Martin's FIRE & BLOOD.
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.
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.
The inspiration for 2022's highly anticipated HBO and Sky TV series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON from the internationally bestselling creator of epic fantasy classic GAME OF THRONES
About the Author
George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE - now adapted as the worldwide television phenomenon GAME OF THRONES. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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
Book Information
ISBN 9780008307738
Author George R.R. Martin
Format Hardback
Page Count 736
Imprint HarperVoyager
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 1020g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 60mm
