The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
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Summary
The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond。 With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R。R。 Martin。
If the past is prologue， then George R。 R。 Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction。 At long last， it has arrived with The World of Ice and Fire。
This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms， providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles， bitter rivalries， and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones。 In a collaboration that’s been years in the making， Martin has teamed with Elio M。 García， Jr。， and Linda Antonsson， the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros。org—perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator。
Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge， scholarly speculation， and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons， maegi and singers。 It is a chronicle which stretches from the Dawn Age to the Age of Heroes; from the Coming of the First Men to the arrival of Aegon the Conqueror; from Aegon’s establishment of the Iron Throne to Robert’s Rebellion and the fall of the Mad King， Aerys II Targaryen， which has set into motion the “present-day” struggles of the Starks， Lannisters， Baratheons， and Targaryens。 The definitive companion piece to George R。 R。 Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe， The World of Ice and Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords。
If the past is prologue， then George R。 R。 Martin’s masterwork—the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time—warrants one hell of an introduction。 At long last， it has arrived with The World of Ice and Fire。
This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms， providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles， bitter rivalries， and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones。 In a collaboration that’s been years in the making， Martin has teamed with Elio M。 García， Jr。， and Linda Antonsson， the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros。org—perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator。
Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge， scholarly speculation， and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons， maegi and singers。 It is a chronicle which stretches from the Dawn Age to the Age of Heroes; from the Coming of the First Men to the arrival of Aegon the Conqueror; from Aegon’s establishment of the Iron Throne to Robert’s Rebellion and the fall of the Mad King， Aerys II Targaryen， which has set into motion the “present-day” struggles of the Starks， Lannisters， Baratheons， and Targaryens。 The definitive companion piece to George R。 R。 Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe， The World of Ice and Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords。
Reviews
Alamin Smith
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So far so good。 I love the world building done here。 It does make me want to know more about Essos and many of the ancient kingdoms。
Mike Futcher
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A detailed and exhausting tome， The World of Ice & Fire tells you all you might want to know about the fantasy world created by George R。 R。 Martin and popularized by the Game of Thrones television adaptation。 Told in-character from the point of view of a maester， the tone is that of a history book， as we are given a thorough overview of the last few thousand years of Westerosi history。This is both the book's strongest and weakest feature。 Strong， as it means there is a lot of information for fa A detailed and exhausting tome， The World of Ice & Fire tells you all you might want to know about the fantasy world created by George R。 R。 Martin and popularized by the Game of Thrones television adaptation。 Told in-character from the point of view of a maester， the tone is that of a history book， as we are given a thorough overview of the last few thousand years of Westerosi history。This is both the book's strongest and weakest feature。 Strong， as it means there is a lot of information for fans of the series to chew on。 Important past events mentioned in the main series are expanded upon here， such as Robert's Rebellion， Aegon's Conquest and Tywin Lannister's scourging of the Reynes of Castamere， which serve to make the novels even richer （and there are a number of references to the Dunk & Egg stories too）。 The world of Westeros （and beyond） is fleshed out to the extent that even the most ravenous Game of Thrones fan will feel sated。 The book provides plentiful ammunition for that favourite pastime of fans: speculating on what might happen next。However， it is also a weakness as， often， there is a bit too much detail。 The World of Ice & Fire is a lot longer than its 300 or so pages might suggest and it took me a lot longer to finish it than would another book of comparable length。 Whilst， as mentioned above， a lot of the events are interesting to read about， by the time we get to the lands far beyond Westeros it becomes a bit vague and derivative。 The historical influences and allusions of Martin's work have always been fascinating to spot （and The World of Ice & Fire presents a lot more examples） but when talking about the far-off lands， it was clear they were just the Amazon （the unexplored jungle land Sothoryos） or imperial China （Yi Ti and beyond） in all but name。 Consequently， by this point I was ready to be done with the book， a feeling exacerbated by the density of the material。The stories included in the book are also told without the same storytelling flair as the novels。 It is a great feat of imagination and a lot of the tales are engrossing， but many of the things I read about I wanted to know more about。 Yet in all likelihood GRRM will never have time to devote more than the fleeting one or two paragraphs here discussing each event。 But this does remind one of the main value of the book: it is more Game of Thrones material - and well-assembled material at that （the illustrations are beautiful）。 Given the delays in the main Song of Ice and Fire， there's a lot contained within this book that we can sustain ourselves with whilst we wait for winter to arrive。 。。。more
MJ
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If you’re not hopelessly obsessed with anything ASOIAF and slowly losing your mind waiting for TWOW， don’t bother with this one。 This is a fictional history book detailing the history of Westeros。 I repeat: it’s a fictional history book。 That I read not only once， but three times so far in its entirety。 I’d like to hand in my jock card and sign up for Team Nerd。 Anyway。 Review。 This reads like a history book， meaning there are definitely parts that drag badly if you’re not invested in the subjec If you’re not hopelessly obsessed with anything ASOIAF and slowly losing your mind waiting for TWOW， don’t bother with this one。 This is a fictional history book detailing the history of Westeros。 I repeat: it’s a fictional history book。 That I read not only once， but three times so far in its entirety。 I’d like to hand in my jock card and sign up for Team Nerd。 Anyway。 Review。 This reads like a history book， meaning there are definitely parts that drag badly if you’re not invested in the subject。 There are definitely skippable parts， especially if you’ve read it before。 Naturally， the Targaryen history parts are pretty similar to Fire and Blood， and this book references the in-universe equivalent multiple times， but Fire and Blood is much more in-depth。 The part about the initial conquest is exactly the same though。 The unreliable narrator was the perfect choice for this book。 It fits nicely into ASOIAF canon， and the tone is absolutely perfect - it sounded exactly like what I would imagine a maester of the Citadel to write like。 That being said， this wasn’t only written by GRRM， and at times it does show。 Sure， it’s a history book， so it’s not surprising that the narrative isn’t always the most engaging， but the writing really isn’t always up par with the main series。 There were a lot of times where something really interesting would be mentioned， and then followed with “oh but we don’t actually know what happened”， which was realistic but after a while just left you wishing for something more。 What makes this book are the incredible illustrations。 They’re absolutely stunning。 There’s epic battle scenes， maps， historic moments， the Targaryen kings， and the castles of the great houses。 I was really grateful for the latter especially because I’m sorry GRRM but no matter how much you describe a castle I won’t be able to imagine it as anything other but a generic TV show castle without this additional visualizer。 Honestly， the illustrations deserve 5 stars alone。 My main criticism is that the worldbuilding outside of Westeros just isn’t that strong。 This mostly comes to light in the last quarter of the book; most of it is dedicated to Westeros。 Honestly， I’m totally in awe of the huge scope of the world GRRM has created and I could never imagine coming up with something so detailed and consistent （there are really only one or two things that make you go “wait， does that fit with the timeline？”）。 For the cultures of Essos and the rest of the world， the borrowing from existing cultures feels transparent and at times uncomfortable because it’s plainly meant to be exotic and disturbing。 Some of it can realistically be attributed to the maester’s bias （and the POV characters’ bias in the main series） but that doesn’t explain it all away in my opinion。 The chapters outside Westeros were definitely a bit of a letdown， but since they only make up such a small part of the book， I’m still giving it 4 stars。 God， I hope GRRM ever publishes TWOW because I will literally keep reading anything he writes in the ASOIAF even though I keep telling myself I won’t。 。。。more
Chris C
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This is straight-up Baratheon propaganda and girl， I am LIVING。
Nathaniel Ballesteros
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Love the store of Blood and Cheese！ Also， the story of Daemond the black inspired me to write some of my own fan fiction！！
Kostya Lukyanenko
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It’s hard to score it。 As an art book it’s amazing。 Yet there’s too much text for an art book。 The text itself is dull factual information that is insignificant in 90% of the times （you’ll never refer to it even if you’re a hardcore GOT fan）。
Abby J。
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A beautiful illustrated guide to the lands and histories of this universe！
Paulinette Quirindongo
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I have no regrets about purchasing this book。 The drawings are amazing and the way the maester narrates the story made me forget for a moment that I was actually reading the history of the fictional world of Westeros。 This book， as a history lover， is something you should have， especially if you wish to know in more detail about the world of Westeros。
Ty Lower
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I recently revisited Westeros through the Song of Ice and Fire Series and couldn't get enough。 This "history" of that world filled in some gaps and was a fun， quick read。 I recently revisited Westeros through the Song of Ice and Fire Series and couldn't get enough。 This "history" of that world filled in some gaps and was a fun， quick read。 。。。more
Muaad Sucule
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I actually read this book back in 2019 December whilst I was cozily tucked away in the DMU library during those nights。 I would take the book back to my studio apartment， drink tea and continue to read the book。 I have forgotten a lot of the content of the book and I think （with the new HBO series on its way） I’ll review the content later down the year。 I have given it 5 stars because of the depth of information in the books as well as the raw imaginative power of the author。
Xiang Li
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i saw Venice and Tyre in this amazing world
Elricie
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6。5/10。
Jesús Cabrera
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UFF！ ESTOY ENCANTADO。 4。5 ESTRELLAS。 Creo que no es nada nuevo al decir que siempre termino impresionado cuando acabo de leer un libro de George R。 R。 Martin。 Y leer esta joya de libro me dejo sin palabras， sobretodo porque soy muy fan de esos libros de fantasía que tienen un BONUS EXTRA （un libro o una guía） para conocer más a fondo el mundo creado por la mente de los autores; y exactamente eso me ocurrió con este。 Me tarde casi 2 meses en terminarlo porque es GIGANTESCO， aparte contiene muchís UFF！ ESTOY ENCANTADO。 4。5 ESTRELLAS。 Creo que no es nada nuevo al decir que siempre termino impresionado cuando acabo de leer un libro de George R。 R。 Martin。 Y leer esta joya de libro me dejo sin palabras， sobretodo porque soy muy fan de esos libros de fantasía que tienen un BONUS EXTRA （un libro o una guía） para conocer más a fondo el mundo creado por la mente de los autores; y exactamente eso me ocurrió con este。 Me tarde casi 2 meses en terminarlo porque es GIGANTESCO， aparte contiene muchísima información y también un buen de historia que ocurre en esos 300 años antes de la historia que todos conocemos （antes de Canción de Hielo y Fuego）。 Las imágenes son preciosas， el contenido， las historias， los lugares， y más。 Aunque también admito que en ciertos puntos se me hacía bien pasado seguir leyéndolo y lo mejor que podía hacer en esos momentos era detener la lectura y seguir leyendo después。 Algunas cosas si fueron muy nuevas， por ejemplo， conocer desde el principio todos los lugares （los más importantes） y por quien estaba gobernado en distintos años; aunque otras cosas ya las había leído antes， como algunas historias desde la Conquista de Aegon I Targaryen （el Conquistador）， hasta los que fueron gobernando en la misma dinastía; y eso porque antes de leer este libro， ya había leído “Sangre y Fuego” del mismo autor， donde de igual manera la historia comienza desde la Conquista。 Las partes que más disfrute leer fueron la de la Conquista， también la Danza de Dragones。。。 pero la historia que más me sorprendió fue la de Aegon IV。 Yo estaba súper picado con lo que estaba leyendo en ese momento， cuando narran su vida y cómo conquistó en su reinado， pero lo que más llamó mi atención fueron sus 9 amantes， jajaja。 Por otro lado， también disfrute leer la historia de Aerys II， todo es explicado perfectamente， desde las traiciones， el reinado y cómo fue el final para él。 En general si me gustó mucho， fue una lectura buena， aunque en las últimas páginas me aburrió un poco， pero me encantaron los árboles genealógicos。 Definitivamente todo fan de Juego de Tronos tiene que leer este libro。 。。。more
Charlotte
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I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH i went through a period of just relistening to the audiobook whenever i had spare time i think i’ve read it about six times in total 😭
SaraJane
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DNF
I。M。BookMeIn
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“Every building is constructed stone by stone， and the same may be said of knowledge。”This book is a unique experience of its own。 The authors and illustrators did a great job in making it resemble， as much as possible， a very old history book of the times， both in content and over-all-esthetics。 Having this book at hand while reading "A knight of the seven kingdoms" was rather fun。 A special mention to the illustrators who did a magnificent job， making me still flip through the book， every “Every building is constructed stone by stone， and the same may be said of knowledge。”This book is a unique experience of its own。 The authors and illustrators did a great job in making it resemble， as much as possible， a very old history book of the times， both in content and over-all-esthetics。 Having this book at hand while reading "A knight of the seven kingdoms" was rather fun。 A special mention to the illustrators who did a magnificent job， making me still flip through the book， every now and then， just to admire the illustrations。 。。。more
Dave
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I am very （very） late to George RR Martin’s high fantasy epic， and， like many， my gateway was Game of Thrones。I remember work colleagues discussing the show every week very excitedly。 And now that I have seen the series in its entirety， I recognise so many memes and social media identities that had their origin in the series。 I did not have HBO。Cue 2021 and an introductory offer to HBOMax。 When I discovered that Time-Warner owned HBO and Turner networks， and that the streaming service would offe I am very （very） late to George RR Martin’s high fantasy epic， and， like many， my gateway was Game of Thrones。I remember work colleagues discussing the show every week very excitedly。 And now that I have seen the series in its entirety， I recognise so many memes and social media identities that had their origin in the series。 I did not have HBO。Cue 2021 and an introductory offer to HBOMax。 When I discovered that Time-Warner owned HBO and Turner networks， and that the streaming service would offer the entirety （albeit in rotation） of my beloved 90s Timmverse along with Turner classics and Rick & Morty， I was sold。（And no， I am not trying to advertise for HBOMax。 Just rambling。）I have yet to watch any of the Timmverse （other than a few episodes of Green Lantern: TAS）， but I devoured Game of Thrones。 I have never binge watched a series like I did GoT， and now I have almost finished it a second time with my Wife。 （And I highly recommend a second viewing。 I was so lost in the names and the never-ending onslaught of an armada of characters that I missed a lot of details。）I watched the last two seasons （fewer episodes） over a single weekend。 I could not stop watching。 Some of the most powerful and emotional storytelling I have ever seen in the visual medium of TV or movies。 After I finished， I sat dazed， my emotions a mess。 I could not wrap my head or heart around it。 I couldn’t even decide if the ending was “HEA” or “Life sucks and will never be fair。。。get on with it。” Characters that I loved。。。impossible choices。。。heartbreak。。。hope。The intro sequence of the series hooked me。 Brutal and macabre。 A little girl as creepy as the girl in The Ring。 And then Sean Bean。 And Arya Stark。 These held me as I struggled with what I perceived as borderline misogyny and gratuitous nudity。I read some of the justifications for the treatment of women in the first couple of seasons。 “The series is simply portraying what existence was like for a woman historically。” GoT is historical？ With dragons and white-walkers？ Sorry， not buying。 My introduction to fantasy was Tolkien when I was a pre-teen。 Very few female characters （I don’t recall any） in The Hobbit。 But LotR。。。Arwen， Galadriel and， my favourite， Eowyn。 These women were subservient to no one。 And they were much more than merely a pair of legs used to transport a pair of breasts。 （GoT became an almost comical breast count。 Outside the Stark family and Brienne， the display of breasts appeared to be a mandate。 And， in my opinion， only in the case of Lena Headey， did the nudity crucially support the narrative。） The power of Eowyn and Galadriel and Arwen did not reside in their sexuality。 And Tolkien was writing in a much less progressive time period。To be fair， I have not read GRRM’s books。 Perhaps the opening chapters are different in their portrayal and treatment of women。I stayed with the series because of Ned and Arya Stark。 And then。。。dragons。 The best depiction of dragons since Reign of Fire。The production values of the series were phenomenal。 And then the series became a story of redemption。 Flawed characters coming to terms with the injustices of life and the tragedies of the past。 Even the horror of Cersei evokes a small bit of sympathy when viewed through the prism of motherhood。The series left a deep mark。And there remained so many tidbits。Who were the Children of the Forest？ Who were the Andals？ Where is Naath？ Who is the Many-Faced God？ What was the Doom of Valyria？ How was The Wall built？ What made Aerys so Mad？Enter this book。。。（After all， this is a book review。 Not a review of the HBO series。）I am sure the answers to some of the above questions can be found in GRRM’s books， but I am not yet ready to embark。 I am also sure that most of the answers can be found Googling or on Wikipedia。But。。。Not like the answers are presented in this tome。 And a tome， indeed。This book earned five stars from me simply for its construction and illustrations。 I am a sucker for coffee table books。。。books left out that attract people’s attention， can be read in snippets and stimulate conversation。 This is one of the most beautiful coffee table books that I have ever purchased。A digital version of this book would be little better than Wikipedia， but the tangible book is simply brilliant。 From the thick， padded covers to the sewn binding to the gatefold illustrations which are breathtaking and epic。 As good as， if not better than， what Lee and Howe produced for Tolkien。 I stared at the gatefold illustrations drinking them in for a long time。 The inner illustrations demand almost as much attention although some are more utilitarian than emotional。 （Not sure that I really cared about the appearance of all the coins of the Free Cities。） No digital reproduction could come close to imitating the lush grimness or size of the illustrations。 Or the tactile quality of the book。The book is over 300 pages， but illustrations consume the majority of that space。 The book can easily be “read” in a single sitting from front to back。 Or it can be read piecemeal， choosing topics of interest， and/or moving randomly through its contents。Each topic is one to two （large） pages long。 The typesetting and page layouts again show great care and love for the source material。 They enhance the reading。 Even text pages draw the eye。 The title page states “Book design by Rosebud Eustace。” I have never complimented a book’s design before， but Rosebud’s book warrants admiration。 Something else that cannot be mimicked digitally or by Wikipedia。The text assumes the point-of-view of an anonymous （to the series） Maester （scholar）。 The Maesters in the series were kind and wise （Aemon and Luwin）， pompous and unyielding （the Citadel）， unctuous and sycophantic （Pycelle） or ingenious and disturbing （Qyburn）。 In this case， the fictional author， Maester Yandel， writes an impartial history using multiple “sources” and more than a little skepticism of “legends”。 This makes the text much more readable and engaging than an encyclopedia as the puppet author periodically offers his own analysis alongside references to other Maesters’ works， songs and oral traditions and archaeological “evidence。”Having not read GRRM’s books， I found the text informative and fascinating。And the book provides NO major spoilers to the HBO series。 The book can be used as background reference or companion piece to the series as people， places and events are mentioned without giving away any of the series’ major plot points or reveals。 A thorough index （and the ability to pause streaming TV） facilitate this （although， on a first watch， I would recommend focusing on characters and plot and the gorgeous costumes and scenery rather than details of the world’s fictional history）。GRRM’s world building approaches the consummate richness of the master。。。Tolkien。 The sheer number of names and places and historical events that support the GoT series can intimidate， and this book provides a beautiful， accessible， but brief， look into this detailed world。Perhaps the best “coffee table book” that I have ever purchased。 And it was a drive-by。 A happy accident。Highly recommended for fans of the series。 Perhaps even fans of the books because of the quality illustrations and layout presented。 Even SFF fans who are not partial to GRRM （me） will enjoy the look and feel and text of the book。 The Soundtrack（Not the music to accompany a coffee book， but maybe a part of my soundtrack to a phenomenal story in the visual medium。） Dirt Tilburg 1993 （Live）Initially， the clip was just going to be “Dam That River” to （somewhat） go with the second clip （in title more than music， lyrics or spirit）， but as I listened。。。Alice in Chains was performing the soundtrack for GoT。 Lyrically and musically。 Gritty and unforgiving。 Bleak and powerful。 Emotive。Why this performance？ Best audio quality of any of Alice’s 1993 shows （although I have no idea what the videographer was doing for significant portions of time。。。probably enjoying the music） and。。。Tilburg。 Dam Would Break （Live）This song cannot compete with the sheer power of Alice， but the feeling。。。betrayal。。。hopelessness。。。injustice。 This music could have easily closed out many of the episodes， and was the first song that crossed my mind reflecting on the direction that my heart and head took in the final moments of the series。 I appreciate that， for some of the most heartbreaking episode fade-to-blacks， the producers opted for silence。 Alone with my emotions。。。no other sounds。 Just a stunning void。。。Is it this place that makes me fall from you？Forget the words that once rang so trueDid we expect that life was ever fair， my GodI sowed a field of rose and reaped to whipping rodWhat is this ice that gathers 'round my heart？To stop the flood of warmth before it even startsIt would make me blind to what I thought would always beThe only constant in the world for me Unknown 。。。more
Maria Tag
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This was very interesting and filled in a ton of gaps/answered a lot of questions about the main series。 I loved learning about this world's foreign lands， people， cities， wars， noble houses， and religions。 The illustrations for this are amazing， and I really like that were maps included for specific places （such as Braavos）。 This was very interesting and filled in a ton of gaps/answered a lot of questions about the main series。 I loved learning about this world's foreign lands， people， cities， wars， noble houses， and religions。 The illustrations for this are amazing， and I really like that were maps included for specific places （such as Braavos）。 。。。more
Vikas
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This book took me over 2 years to finish mostly because even though the illustrations are exceptionally beautiful the accompanying text became boring here and there and it's written exactly like a history book/encyclopedia and when have you read an encyclopedia in one go。 This book delivers on the promise of the history of Westeros and I enjoyed it a lot。 But because of its encyclopedic nature， I read few pages here and there and then left it alone while I went through a kind of reading slump。 M This book took me over 2 years to finish mostly because even though the illustrations are exceptionally beautiful the accompanying text became boring here and there and it's written exactly like a history book/encyclopedia and when have you read an encyclopedia in one go。 This book delivers on the promise of the history of Westeros and I enjoyed it a lot。 But because of its encyclopedic nature， I read few pages here and there and then left it alone while I went through a kind of reading slump。 Many people started reading due to being housebound， few people went on reading binge， I started the gaming binge and TV binge and my reading used to happen during my commute to the office via audiobooks now that's almost gone。 But fear， not I have 100s of physical books that would have to come to the party now。 Coming back to the book， I wanted to own and read this for a long time and I am glad to be able to experience this wonderful book through another of my complaint would be that there are few maps missing i。e。 later chapters should have had few maps included with them。 But still if can afford to order then do it because this book is worth it only on the strength of its illustrations text is the bonus and the burden and the new books based on the Targaryen family are made from extra content written by GRRM during the creation of this book。 I would try to read that now but last， that wouldn't have the illustrations to entertain through the journey through the fake history。People who don't read generally ask me my reasons for reading。 Simply put I just love reading and so to that end I have made it my motto to just Keep on Reading。 I love to read everything except for Self Help books but even those once in a while。 I read almost all the genres but YA， Fantasy， Biographies are the most。 My favorite series is， of course， Harry Potter but then there are many more books that I just adore。 I have bookcases filled with books which are waiting to be read so can't stay and spend more time in this review， so remember I loved reading this and love reading more， you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading。 。。。more
Sherry
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This is written as an actual history of Westeros and the Targaryens。 It was enjoyable and very interesting。
The Magician ☀️
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Amazing！ Absolutely amazing！ No fictional world has enraptured me like this before！George R。R。 Martin， YOU are amazing！！
Chris
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I started reading this when it came out and gave up on it about a third of the way in。 I finished today because I was tired of seeing it in my list。This has a bunch of interesting information in it， but its primarily an encyclopedia。 If you enjoy reading those， then by all means， you'll probably like this。 But it was just generally tedious。If it was in the form of a wiki that I could browse through and read as the topic interested me it might be different。 I've spent a ton of time reading esoter I started reading this when it came out and gave up on it about a third of the way in。 I finished today because I was tired of seeing it in my list。This has a bunch of interesting information in it， but its primarily an encyclopedia。 If you enjoy reading those， then by all means， you'll probably like this。 But it was just generally tedious。If it was in the form of a wiki that I could browse through and read as the topic interested me it might be different。 I've spent a ton of time reading esoteric stuff about Lord of the rings on the Encyclopedia of Arda。 But in the form of a book， it just felt like drudgery to read。 。。。more
Alexandre
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dnf， tedious just like Song of Ice and FIre。
Dylan Bean
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Great history and lore book。 Well worth the read。
Jacob Cohen
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whether or not you like the story the artwork make it worth it
Sıla Gündoğdu
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GOT dünyasından ciltli ve şömizli özel resimli edisyon bir kitap。 Semi-realist illüstrasyonlarını incelemek oldukça zevkli。 GOT dünyasına ve serinin diğer kitaplarına başlamadan önce bu kitabın okunmasını tavsiye ederim。
Gates
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Pretty difficult to read， hard to follow- skipped over several sections which bored me。 However， certain parts were absolutely awe inducing。 Loved the connection between histories and intricacies of some of the story lines。
Tristin Thomas
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This book features absolutely BEAUTIFUL illustrations of George R。R。 Martin's world This book features absolutely BEAUTIFUL illustrations of George R。R。 Martin's world 。。。more
Anisha
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4。5
Aymen Bouba
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