Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones
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Summary
The history of the Targaryens comes to life in this Game of Thrones prequel series， House of the Dragon
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。 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。
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。 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。
Reviews
Bishoy Zaki
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Not bad for a fake history book。 What put me off the most about F&B was the very way it's written in; it's all 3rd person narration。 It had no life。 I know the format of the book is what makes it that way but I would have loved it if there were POV chapters just like ASOIAF， that's what breathes life into the characters and the events whereas I felt as if I was reading an elaborate wikipedia article。The main reason I picked this up was how I've always wanted to know about the famous dance of the Not bad for a fake history book。 What put me off the most about F&B was the very way it's written in; it's all 3rd person narration。 It had no life。 I know the format of the book is what makes it that way but I would have loved it if there were POV chapters just like ASOIAF， that's what breathes life into the characters and the events whereas I felt as if I was reading an elaborate wikipedia article。The main reason I picked this up was how I've always wanted to know about the famous dance of the dragons that was mentioned many times in ASOIAF， plus of course House of The Dragon was coming up so that pushed me to finally read it， and I did like the part about the dance， it was the most interesting part of the book， but I was really bored with the parts following that， I stopped at Aegon III's reign and didn't go any further than that。 （that's around 85%）I really wish these stories or at least the dance were told from the POV of the characters involved but what I want even more is for Winds of Winter to be finished and released so here's to hoping that happens xD 。。。more
Jolu
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Incesto: el libro。
applekern
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Thanks to House of Dragons， I finally decided to dive into the book world of George R R Martin - who‘s been worshipped by fantasy fans for years。 To my understanding， this one is a special one and I hope does not represent his writing style。 Though for me， intrigued by the HBO series and too impatient to wait for an episode every week， this writing style proved sufficient， it certainly doesn‘t tie you to the characters in any way。 I enjoyed however， that like modern historians， the occasional di Thanks to House of Dragons， I finally decided to dive into the book world of George R R Martin - who‘s been worshipped by fantasy fans for years。 To my understanding， this one is a special one and I hope does not represent his writing style。 Though for me， intrigued by the HBO series and too impatient to wait for an episode every week， this writing style proved sufficient， it certainly doesn‘t tie you to the characters in any way。 I enjoyed however， that like modern historians， the occasional discrepancy is highlighted。 Nonetheless， the book isn‘t completely chronological which makes little sense for the setting of it。 Also， I was constantly waiting for the moment where the mad king‘s rise and fall would be described - only to find that the book doesn‘t cover that part of Targaryen history。 Quite the let down， for a book that promises the history of that family。EDIT: Apparently there‘ll be a second part covering the missing ~160 years。 Will I read it？ Probably。 The intricate lore and world is just too fascinating in the end。 。。。more
Scott
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This was a great read。 So fun to get back into the world I love so much as I continue to wait for Winds of Winter。 And of course I can't wait to see the epic moments in the book translate to the screen！ This was a great read。 So fun to get back into the world I love so much as I continue to wait for Winds of Winter。 And of course I can't wait to see the epic moments in the book translate to the screen！ 。。。more
Tommy
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tired : accounts of battles wired: behind the scenes dramainspired: mushroom's rumors tired : accounts of battles wired: behind the scenes dramainspired: mushroom's rumors 。。。more
Daisy
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The tragic yet poetic downfall of the Targaryen's loved every second of the pain The tragic yet poetic downfall of the Targaryen's loved every second of the pain 。。。more
57ite
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WOW！！！！ I Really Enjoyed This Book I Recommend This To Any Fan of GOT بعيداً عن الكتاب جرحني بعد م شفت الحلقه الاولى من هاوس اوف دراقون الكتاب The Best History of The Targaryens That I Could Imagine رغم الي صار بس صدق واو الكتاب مره عجيببب ودموي بس برضو في شخصيات كثير تحمست اشوفها في المسلسل ومنها Aemond Targaryen
Jess
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4。5/5
Rodger Butler
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A interesting journey through the history of Westeros。 But so much more to tell。
Shelley Stack
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If you liked Game of Thrones， this is a must read。 So fun。 Dracarys！
Marlene
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DNF
Cody Lunsford
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this book is for dumb nerds。 shove me in a locker！
Matt Chapman
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“We are as the gods made us。 Strong and weak， good and bad， cruel and kind， heroic and selfish。 Know that， if you would rule over the kingdom of men。”
Mimmi Kass
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Una crónica detallada， a veces en exceso， de la dinastía de los Targaryen desde Aegon el conquistador hasta la regencia。 Empieza bien， con un ritmo rápido， descripciones que quitan el aliento de lugares， batallas e intrigas， y personajes bien diferenciados。 Pero a partir del primer tercio， la avalancha de sucesos， familias nobles， bastardos y advenedizos se hace incontenible。 La profusión de nombres， algunos que difieren de otros en una sola letra， hace difícil identificar a cada personaje， incl Una crónica detallada， a veces en exceso， de la dinastía de los Targaryen desde Aegon el conquistador hasta la regencia。 Empieza bien， con un ritmo rápido， descripciones que quitan el aliento de lugares， batallas e intrigas， y personajes bien diferenciados。 Pero a partir del primer tercio， la avalancha de sucesos， familias nobles， bastardos y advenedizos se hace incontenible。 La profusión de nombres， algunos que difieren de otros en una sola letra， hace difícil identificar a cada personaje， incluso dentro de los mismos Targaryen。 La Danza de dragones， que era el conjunto de batallas épicas y llenas de fantasía que esperaba con mayor expectación， me decepcionó muchísimo， más centrada en diferenciar “verdes” de “negros”， partidarios de uno y otro aspirante al trono de hierro que en explicar las negociaciones， relatar los choques entre los dragones y cómo se llega al destino final。 Es más una escabechina plagada de Deus ex machina para desenredar el galimatías de trama y dejarla limpia para el final。 Lo recomiendo para muy fanáticos de G。R。R Martin。 Yo tengo dudas de si seguiré con la serie， porque queda claro que habrá continuación， aunque me intriga mucho conocer a Aeris el Loco。 。。。more
Desi Rosenberger o'connell
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The description of the characters as well as the iron throne is wonderful。 The battles are beyond measure。 People complain constantly that there are no disfigurement in Incest between the Targaryns。 Yet， he describes how some of the children that do not live look like monsters。 So there is nothing to say in that matter。 The tales of the Targaryns from the beginning is exactly what people were looking for。 And we got it。 Though I would love to see the tale of Valyria and its doom after we see the The description of the characters as well as the iron throne is wonderful。 The battles are beyond measure。 People complain constantly that there are no disfigurement in Incest between the Targaryns。 Yet， he describes how some of the children that do not live look like monsters。 So there is nothing to say in that matter。 The tales of the Targaryns from the beginning is exactly what people were looking for。 And we got it。 Though I would love to see the tale of Valyria and its doom after we see the end of AsoIaF。 。。。more
Michelle
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Too much info over too much time。 It just wasn’t for me。
Mary Brandon
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Really loved this one。 More tgan GOT
Pau Garcia
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Amazing， just amazing。
Paula Rodriguez
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Jaehaerys y Alyssane solos。
Ponunlibroentu_vida
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Es mi primera novela de este escritor。 Si he visto la serie de Juego de Tronos， pero los libros de esa saga los tengo pendientes。Nos cuenta la historia de la dinastía Targaryen desde su conquista en poniente， trescientos años atrás de los sucesos de Juego de Tronos。 Decir， que sus 880 páginas me asustaron un poquito， pero he quedado realmente satisfecha con las historias que esconde dentro。El trono de Hierro será el protagonista y sus ocupantes habrán pasado por miles de crueles batallas， traici Es mi primera novela de este escritor。 Si he visto la serie de Juego de Tronos， pero los libros de esa saga los tengo pendientes。Nos cuenta la historia de la dinastía Targaryen desde su conquista en poniente， trescientos años atrás de los sucesos de Juego de Tronos。 Decir， que sus 880 páginas me asustaron un poquito， pero he quedado realmente satisfecha con las historias que esconde dentro。El trono de Hierro será el protagonista y sus ocupantes habrán pasado por miles de crueles batallas， traiciones y grandes perdidas para sentarse en el。" Fuego y Sangre" será su precio。Me he emocionado y horrorizado al mismo tiempo。 Suceden cosas con niñ@s que yo personalmente， me ha costado asimilar。 Hay momentos， en los que me he perdido un poco， al ser una historia crónica， aparecen demasiados personajes a la vez， y lugares， por eso a veces me he perdido un poco， pero recuperas rápido el hilo。En definitiva， aunque denso en ocasiones， es entretenido。 Te transporta a Poniente de una manera， que crees que eres tú la que estás montando al dragón sobre Desembarco del Rey para ver la Fortaleza Roja desde el cielo。 。。。more
James Morpurgo
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Timing is often so important in order to enjoy books。I purchased this a while ago on release and elected not to read right away。 After the experience of the end of the show and the fact that this wasn't a progression to the main story， my enthusiasm for all things Westeros dwindled for some time and the book gathered dust on the shelf。Last year I decided to go back to the books and reestablish the GRRM version of the story in my head and this rekindled my love for the Song of Ice and Fire world Timing is often so important in order to enjoy books。I purchased this a while ago on release and elected not to read right away。 After the experience of the end of the show and the fact that this wasn't a progression to the main story， my enthusiasm for all things Westeros dwindled for some time and the book gathered dust on the shelf。Last year I decided to go back to the books and reestablish the GRRM version of the story in my head and this rekindled my love for the Song of Ice and Fire world and characters。 Now with the new HBO show releasing， I decided to move this up the TBR and refresh my knowledge before watching。 I am ready for the 'Water cooler' discussions in the office at work concerning the show and feel confident to provide some book knowledge to the only TV watchers。 I was surprised how much I enjoyed this。 Following up immediately after reading The Silmarillion meant that I was already in the mode of reading a historical telling from a familiar Fantasy setting， Fire & Blood was a much easier read in comparison。 I am so glad that I waited until now to have read this， I think that I would have enjoyed this less on release due to the negativity surrounding how Game of Thrones ended。 。。。more
Matthew Trujillo-Acosta
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I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected。 I was dreading a “history book” of Westeros， but for any fans of the book， this is surprisingly engaging for the most part。 Lots of the history here is interesting and only the immense length of the book is the downfall for me。 Occasionally I would hit a portion that didn’t engage me and it would drag， but the majority of it was very good and a better overall experience than I thought possible。 I would still only recommend to the biggest game of th I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected。 I was dreading a “history book” of Westeros， but for any fans of the book， this is surprisingly engaging for the most part。 Lots of the history here is interesting and only the immense length of the book is the downfall for me。 Occasionally I would hit a portion that didn’t engage me and it would drag， but the majority of it was very good and a better overall experience than I thought possible。 I would still only recommend to the biggest game of thrones fans。 。。。more
Mark K。
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Frankly， I'm a little disappointed in the way the story was written; it definitely was not as good as the Game of Thrones novels in my opinion。 Still， I wanted to get a clue on what was coming in the new HBO series。 Frankly， I'm a little disappointed in the way the story was written; it definitely was not as good as the Game of Thrones novels in my opinion。 Still， I wanted to get a clue on what was coming in the new HBO series。 。。。more
Emily Flowers
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I’m watching the tv show now hoping it’s better then the book was。
Danny
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I enjoyed reading the stories of each King that sat on the iron throne until Aegon III。 However， the book is very dry at certain stages and VERY detailed （great if you're into that kind of thing）。 Overall， it was worth the read！ I enjoyed reading the stories of each King that sat on the iron throne until Aegon III。 However， the book is very dry at certain stages and VERY detailed （great if you're into that kind of thing）。 Overall， it was worth the read！ 。。。more
Erin
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Between the indefinite delay of "The Winds of Winter" and the disappointing ending of the "Game of Thrones" TV show， I've been pretty much done with the whole Song of Ice and Fire thing。But the fact is there are very few fantasy shows for adults， so I finally decided， "ugh， I'll give the 'House of the Dragon' a chance" followed by "I should probably read 'Fire and Blood' since that's what it's drawing from。"Is this the Song of Ice and Fire book I wanted？ Nope。 Is it still enjoyable？ Yes。 Told in Between the indefinite delay of "The Winds of Winter" and the disappointing ending of the "Game of Thrones" TV show， I've been pretty much done with the whole Song of Ice and Fire thing。But the fact is there are very few fantasy shows for adults， so I finally decided， "ugh， I'll give the 'House of the Dragon' a chance" followed by "I should probably read 'Fire and Blood' since that's what it's drawing from。"Is this the Song of Ice and Fire book I wanted？ Nope。 Is it still enjoyable？ Yes。 Told in a pseudo historical narrative， "Fire and Blood" tracks the beginning of those messy， dragon-loving， incesty Targaryens from the conquering of Westeros to the immediate aftermath of the Targaryen civil war known as The Dance of Dragons。 Yes， it is definitely tricky keeping track of all these names sometimes and not every chapter is as interesting as another， but I really did like it overall。 I just tried to take this as its own thing and not let my feelings on the main series （or lack thereof） color my perception of this book。Of course， we may never get the second part of THIS book either， but y'know， I'll take what I can get。 。。。more
Zachariah Bassett
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We've all been there right， building a huge ancient breathing world for your literary masterpiece and you have all this backstory lying around。 You can't just leave it lying around are it will spoil so you have to publish it asap。 The backstory is has many similar flavors as the masterpiece and hints of foreshadowing， but the flavor all in all is unique enough to be a satisfying meal。 Would eat again。 We've all been there right， building a huge ancient breathing world for your literary masterpiece and you have all this backstory lying around。 You can't just leave it lying around are it will spoil so you have to publish it asap。 The backstory is has many similar flavors as the masterpiece and hints of foreshadowing， but the flavor all in all is unique enough to be a satisfying meal。 Would eat again。 。。。more
Alex
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La verdad es que este libro no tenía por qué ser tan largo。 Lo compré casi inmediatamente después de que saliera a la venta en 2018 y le di una hojeada。 Hacía poco tiempo que había terminado con la saga original y todavía traía mucho hype， cuestión que voy viendo que dice que es la "primera parte de dos" y me enojé mucho， porque se sabe mundialmente que si algún problema tiene este autor es que tarda años en sacar sus continuaciones y de ahí lo dejé abandonado。 Cuando después de ese horrible fin La verdad es que este libro no tenía por qué ser tan largo。 Lo compré casi inmediatamente después de que saliera a la venta en 2018 y le di una hojeada。 Hacía poco tiempo que había terminado con la saga original y todavía traía mucho hype， cuestión que voy viendo que dice que es la "primera parte de dos" y me enojé mucho， porque se sabe mundialmente que si algún problema tiene este autor es que tarda años en sacar sus continuaciones y de ahí lo dejé abandonado。 Cuando después de ese horrible final de GoT anunciaron que tenían planes de realizar una adaptación de este libro la verdad no me importó mucho， pero con la presión de la fecha de estreno me dió desesperación de leerlo antes de que se estrenara y se logró。 Creo que el formato sí es bastante pesado， si no le costara tanto escribir a este señor creo que había podido escribir otra saga y le habría ido bien， pero como todo está resumido hay partes que son poco significativas y cuando quieres más detalles no los hay， perdí el interés después de todo el asunto de Rhaenyra， bajó mucho el ritmo y es entendible que después de tanto conflicto se intentara algo diferente para el reino， pero casi todo era tirar nombres randoms para condenarlos， no creo que fuera necesario incluir mucho de eso específicamente。 De igual forma me emociona mucho ver la adaptación， sabiendo que ya está lejos de las manos mediocres de D&D， sólo espero que esta vez lo sepan manejar， de igual manera dudo mucho que llegue al nivel de la serie original。 。。。more
Rod Mathewson
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An overblown history book。 Martin needs to get back to the Song of Ice and Fire series。
guadalupe
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