Fire & Blood
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- Author：George R.R. Martin
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Summary
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work， the inspiration for HBO's upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon
"The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin's fantasy work: familiar myths debunked， the whole trope table flipped。"--Entertainment Weekly
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 & 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-five black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley--including five illustrations exclusive to the trade paperback edition。 Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire， but now， for the first time， the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed。
With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire， Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens， giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic， often bloody， and always fascinating history of Westeros。
Praise for Fire & Blood
"A masterpiece of popular historical fiction。"--The Sunday Times
"The saga is a rich and dark one， full of both the title's promised elements。 。 。 。 It's hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat， or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should 'bend the knee， ' 'take the black' and join the Night's Watch， or simply meet an inventive and horrible end。"--The Guardian
"The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin's fantasy work: familiar myths debunked， the whole trope table flipped。"--Entertainment Weekly
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 & 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-five black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley--including five illustrations exclusive to the trade paperback edition。 Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire， but now， for the first time， the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed。
With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire， Fire & Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens， giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic， often bloody， and always fascinating history of Westeros。
Praise for Fire & Blood
"A masterpiece of popular historical fiction。"--The Sunday Times
"The saga is a rich and dark one， full of both the title's promised elements。 。 。 。 It's hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat， or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should 'bend the knee， ' 'take the black' and join the Night's Watch， or simply meet an inventive and horrible end。"--The Guardian
Reviews
Maulik Maharjan
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The decision to read this book was greatly influenced by HBO’s House of The Dragon announcement。 The books felt very much different from the ASOIAF series in terms of writing and narration。 GRRM could have possibly written five volumes to explain the Targaryen line in details， which felt much cut off as it was explained through Mushroom or Munkun。 Thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Cannot wait to see how HBO adapts the Dance of The Dragon on screen。
Andrea
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There are a bajillion characters to keep up with in the GOT/ASOIAF universe。 This plus The World OF Ice And Fire made it easier for me and provided some visuals for me as well。 If you want to go down this rabbit hole of information and are a fan of the show and universe， then check this out。
Adam
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Entertaining。 Went a little fast but it’s not a novel of one story。
Meghan Lowry
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Reads like a history bookIt is long and overly detailed。 There are some very intriguing plots and surprising turns。 It is difficult to keep up with all the characters including their dragons。 Google the family tree and maps as you go as the book itself does no such thing。 This book is for diehard Game of Throne fans。
rissi
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DNF I fell in love with this read at the beginning and I have to say George R R Martin does not disappoint。 But because of the current hbo series I decided to not finish this book due to spoilers so I will come back to it when the series ends。
Tamar
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So many names， honestly， at some point I stopped trying remember who's who So many names， honestly， at some point I stopped trying remember who's who 。。。more
Yorman Andrade
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Es un libro con un comienzo interesante narrando la conquista y el reinado de Aegon I。 Los sucesos que le siguieron al reinado de los Targaryen。 Hasta la Danza de Dragones se sintió interesante， el resto solo sirvió para entender más la cronología。
Borja
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3。5 -4 stars。 By the way people talk about this book and the way it is written， I expected it to be very dry and didn't give it a chance for a long time。 I must say I found it mostly very readable after getting through the first couple of chapters。 Since the book covers a long time of Targaryen history， some parts might be a little slow， but George also does a good job of making situations and characters interesting。 And hateful or dumb too in some cases。On the other hand it's true that reading 3。5 -4 stars。 By the way people talk about this book and the way it is written， I expected it to be very dry and didn't give it a chance for a long time。 I must say I found it mostly very readable after getting through the first couple of chapters。 Since the book covers a long time of Targaryen history， some parts might be a little slow， but George also does a good job of making situations and characters interesting。 And hateful or dumb too in some cases。On the other hand it's true that reading "person A said this， person B said that" can be a little repetitive at some pointsThe creepy elements were a nice surprise， and the lack of certainty gives rise to interesting thoughts and theories and makes some events quite mysterious。 I'm sure a less casual reader will extract more from the book。Maybe the biggest difficulty when reading this book is the sheer amount of characters。 Better drawings of the family tree would be helpful to not get confused when there are so many characters with similar names， but George does a good job with this through the book， repeating information when might be needed and choosing when to introduce the information。 。。。more
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