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Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-In Edition): 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones

Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-In Edition): 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones

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  • Author：George R.R. Martin
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#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

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Reviews

Chad Bunch ，

I listened to the audio-version， so I did not get to enjoy the illustrations， which I hear are exceptional。 I'll have to check out the print-version soon。 I listened to the audio-version， so I did not get to enjoy the illustrations， which I hear are exceptional。 I'll have to check out the print-version soon。 。。。more

Samuel W。 ，

Once again Mr。 Martin fails to deliver。 If you want an outline of the history of the Targaryen's then you might be satisfied。 If you're looking for a novel in the vain of the original series， save yourself the effort。 It is not here。 Once again Mr。 Martin fails to deliver。 If you want an outline of the history of the Targaryen's then you might be satisfied。 If you're looking for a novel in the vain of the original series， save yourself the effort。 It is not here。 。。。more

N。K。 Aning ，

After reading Fre and Blood， I truly understand how great a writer George is。 Though fiction， Fire and Blood is a truly remarkable history of the Targaryen dynasty。 Looking at how epic the Game of Thrones series was， it was no wonder the creators of the series fell short of living up to the name of the books。 Looking at the grand scale of Westeros， how could any series bring such a legacy to the screens？ Fire and Blood is a long and deep read。 It offers more fascinating insight into the ascendan After reading Fre and Blood， I truly understand how great a writer George is。 Though fiction， Fire and Blood is a truly remarkable history of the Targaryen dynasty。 Looking at how epic the Game of Thrones series was， it was no wonder the creators of the series fell short of living up to the name of the books。 Looking at the grand scale of Westeros， how could any series bring such a legacy to the screens？ Fire and Blood is a long and deep read。 It offers more fascinating insight into the ascendancy and tragic fall of one of the great houses of Westeros or Valayria to be precise。 As to how the author comes up such exotic names is still an enigma to me。 The cast of complex characters is enormous。 Whoever reads Fire and Blood gets to appreciate the true epicness of the world of Westeros as created by George R。 R。 Martin。 I truly enjoyed this one。 I leave you with this to ponder on "All young men suspect they are immortal，” Grand Maester Munkun writes in the True Telling， “and whenever a young warrior tastes the heady wine of victory， suspicion becomes certainty。 Yet the confidence of youth counts for little against the cunning of age" 。。。more

Lauren ，

“The narrative non-fiction history form” is what this genre is referred to at the end of the book。 It was as interesting as reading the Bible。 I will never read another book like this again。 Boring， no narrative。 Just 900 pages of dry fake history。 💨

Pieter Lombaard ，

What an incredible writing！ Reads like real history。 All of it feels real！

jade ，

c’était trop bien… quand on parlait des femmes

Tyler Talley ，

A lot of this felt like homework but a breakdown of the Dance of Dragons felt appropriately epic。

The books of Kai ，

Increíble toda la imaginación y construcción de mundo que realiza GRR Martin。 En un libro que nos cuenta como una crónica de cerca de siglo y medio acerca de la familia Targaryen， nos hace parte de su historia a través de la recopilación de diversos testimonios de la época que realiza un archimaestre。 Acompañada de una serie de ilustraciones que nos permiten poner todo en contexto， vamos conociendo más sobre el inicio del reinado， sus años más oscuros y los logros que conquistaron para los Siete Increíble toda la imaginación y construcción de mundo que realiza GRR Martin。 En un libro que nos cuenta como una crónica de cerca de siglo y medio acerca de la familia Targaryen， nos hace parte de su historia a través de la recopilación de diversos testimonios de la época que realiza un archimaestre。 Acompañada de una serie de ilustraciones que nos permiten poner todo en contexto， vamos conociendo más sobre el inicio del reinado， sus años más oscuros y los logros que conquistaron para los Siete Reinos de Poniente。Sí es una obra un poco pesada （y que sobre todo no recomiendo leer en un día que haya sido agotador） y en la que muchas veces uno puede llegar a perderse， dada la cantidad de nombres y sucesos que se van relatando， pero que demuestra una estructura y creatividad envidiable。Seguramente esperaremos años para la continuación y relato de los últimos Targaryen que gobernaron antes de la rebelión de Robert Baratheon， pero valdrá la pena。 。。。more

Jordan Muschler ，

George R。R。 Martin has so much fun with fake history， bringing up conflicting accounts， speculation， and a large lack of first-hand perspectives quite often。 It is a great way to tell this kind of story， as it covers so much ground and some of it lacks the dramatic chops that something like ASOIAF has （e。g。 Jaehaerys and his road-building）。 However， I found a lot of this extremely interesting， and the parts that bored me never lasted long。 It is certainly the most nerdy thing I've ever read， but George R。R。 Martin has so much fun with fake history， bringing up conflicting accounts， speculation， and a large lack of first-hand perspectives quite often。 It is a great way to tell this kind of story， as it covers so much ground and some of it lacks the dramatic chops that something like ASOIAF has （e。g。 Jaehaerys and his road-building）。 However， I found a lot of this extremely interesting， and the parts that bored me never lasted long。 It is certainly the most nerdy thing I've ever read， but if it's good too who cares！ 。。。more

Robin Strich ，

The Worldbuilding of Westeros & Beyond is just something else。I mean there is Erikson， that has the grandest， most epic and huge in scope （with all it's meanings）。。。There is Jordan， that has the deepest and most complex culture-building， -handling and -evolution。。。There is Sanderson， that has the most purpose fulfilling design。。。There is Tolkien， that has the most detailed language and poetry。。。There are soooo many more worlds to be mentioned in this list。。。But Westeros just has something to it。 The Worldbuilding of Westeros & Beyond is just something else。I mean there is Erikson， that has the grandest， most epic and huge in scope （with all it's meanings）。。。There is Jordan， that has the deepest and most complex culture-building， -handling and -evolution。。。There is Sanderson， that has the most purpose fulfilling design。。。There is Tolkien， that has the most detailed language and poetry。。。There are soooo many more worlds to be mentioned in this list。。。But Westeros just has something to it。 Most realistic-feeling？ Most depth in terms of the individuals existing in it？ Can't really put it to words， but it beats all the other pieces of worldbuilding I dove into， and not by less。I love this world soooooo much。。。 。。。more

Jim Curtin ，

This was a reread， and I still enjoyed it。What did drive me nuts was the series of asides， particularly those that said "but that's another story，" felt gimmicky。 This was a reread， and I still enjoyed it。What did drive me nuts was the series of asides， particularly those that said "but that's another story，" felt gimmicky。 。。。more

Alex ，

This read as a school history book。 While it has some good information it was a extremely boring and long read。

Wybe Wiersma ，

Initially I thought this book would be too much of a historical retelling but （despite there being many of them） I got invested in the characters nevertheless as it still seemed like a story。

Jonathan ，

Super interesante esta primera entrega de la historia del reinado de la familia Targaryen desde los tiempos de Aegon el conquistador。 Es increible el mundo que ha creado George R。R。 Martin， lleno de intrigas， traiciones y familias nobles dispuestas a todo por acceder al poder。 Estaré atento a la continuación de esta historia， aunque sé que la mayoría espera ansiosa a "Vientos de Invierno" Super interesante esta primera entrega de la historia del reinado de la familia Targaryen desde los tiempos de Aegon el conquistador。 Es increible el mundo que ha creado George R。R。 Martin， lleno de intrigas， traiciones y familias nobles dispuestas a todo por acceder al poder。 Estaré atento a la continuación de esta historia， aunque sé que la mayoría espera ansiosa a "Vientos de Invierno" 。。。more

Carlos Antonio ，

Esta lectura ha sido una total decepción。。。 Hace 9 años o así leí la saga de Canción de hielo y fuego con ahínco， sacaba horas de donde no las había para leer y esta actividad era emocionante a más no poder。 Esperaba algo parecido con este libro， pero me he encontrado una crónica donde se suceden de una forma ramplona cientos de personajes que apenas puedes identificar o recordar。 Hablo de crónica porque no la percibo como una novela donde localizas a protagonistas y sus tramas， sino que más bie Esta lectura ha sido una total decepción。。。 Hace 9 años o así leí la saga de Canción de hielo y fuego con ahínco， sacaba horas de donde no las había para leer y esta actividad era emocionante a más no poder。 Esperaba algo parecido con este libro， pero me he encontrado una crónica donde se suceden de una forma ramplona cientos de personajes que apenas puedes identificar o recordar。 Hablo de crónica porque no la percibo como una novela donde localizas a protagonistas y sus tramas， sino que más bien me ha parecido que se relataban datos de lo que sucedió en Poniente tras la llegada de los Targaryan。 No hay vida en las frases， simplemente van una detrás de otra sin provocar cariño， sorpresa o rabia en el lector。 Una narración muy lineal y con párrafos redundantes es lo que ha hecho que pierda el interés por la historia; la enorme cantidad de personajes ha hecho que la deje de leer a falta de cien páginas más o menos。 Muchas veces me leía párrafos sin saber bien lo que implicaban， hasta que después aparecían personajes más relevantes y entonces ya encontraba el sentido de lo anterior。。。Hoy por hoy Martin dice que es un escritor que repasa mucho lo que crea y eso justamente es lo que parece que le falta a este volumen， quitar decenas de páginas y personajes que no aportan nada para conseguir una historia interesante y que progresa con mayor coherencia。 。。。more

Saira ，

No need to review anything by George R R Martin because i can eat anything by him！！！ A long read for me but it was worth it！ 🐉 🔥

Sonja ✧･ﾟ｡★･ﾟ☾ ，

so excited to be buddy-reading this with my friend lara ❤️‍🔥 so excited to be buddy-reading this with my friend lara ❤️‍🔥 。。。more

Kyle ，

I had read this book nearly four years ago when it first came out and remember absolutely devouring it。 This time around， in anticipation of the new HBO series "House of the Dragon"， I took my time throughout the summer to read this tome on and off。 Because that is really the only way to describe this book， it is truly a tome。 A page and a half or even two paragraphs alone can tell SO much of a story， or sub-story that is happening at the same time as the Targaryen dynasty is in its prime in Wes I had read this book nearly four years ago when it first came out and remember absolutely devouring it。 This time around， in anticipation of the new HBO series "House of the Dragon"， I took my time throughout the summer to read this tome on and off。 Because that is really the only way to describe this book， it is truly a tome。 A page and a half or even two paragraphs alone can tell SO much of a story， or sub-story that is happening at the same time as the Targaryen dynasty is in its prime in Westeros。 I also wanted to do a re-read as to familiarize myself not only with the characters that will be at play in this new TV series， but just to be brought back into the world of Ice and Fire。 It really does feel nice returning to it， both reading about it and now starting to watch the new series。Definitely recommend this as a re-read to others， especially if you just take your leisurely time with it， makes it enjoyable and allows time to digest， as it does cover over 130 years of history。 I also know fans of the TV shows， both old and new， might not be interested in reading the books ever， but I'd say give this one a try。 The Targaryen family is very interesting， with many different characters especially when you reach the reign of King Jaehaerys I and Good Queen Alysanne。 。。。more

Patrick Soares ，

I was not expecting to enjoy so much a book commonly labeled as 'Martin's worst book' or 'the book nobody asked for'。Very engaging， a suprisingly page turned with lots of political scheming and betrayals， well written and， of course， lots of awesome dragons。 I was not expecting to enjoy so much a book commonly labeled as 'Martin's worst book' or 'the book nobody asked for'。Very engaging， a suprisingly page turned with lots of political scheming and betrayals， well written and， of course， lots of awesome dragons。 。。。more

hannah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First off， I decided to read Fire & Blood for a pretty simple reason。 With the show House of the Dragon starting to release an episode a week， I thought it would be a good idea to get to grips with House Targaryen’s vibrant history。 If I’m being honest I knew nothing about the Targaryens apart from the obvious， meaning Aegon and his sisters， Visenya and Rhaenys。 As well as more present day with the Mad King Aerys， his son Rhaegar and Robert’s Rebellion。 I was very interested in learning though。I First off， I decided to read Fire & Blood for a pretty simple reason。 With the show House of the Dragon starting to release an episode a week， I thought it would be a good idea to get to grips with House Targaryen’s vibrant history。 If I’m being honest I knew nothing about the Targaryens apart from the obvious， meaning Aegon and his sisters， Visenya and Rhaenys。 As well as more present day with the Mad King Aerys， his son Rhaegar and Robert’s Rebellion。 I was very interested in learning though。I wasn’t disappointed at all， in fact I’m really impressed。 Imagine spending so much time thinking up the history of a house in your fictional world， that’s amazing。 And for the majority I really enjoyed this book， I’ve seen people say it reads like a history book。 But that’s the whole point， it is a history book。 A very detailed history book might I add。 In the main story we do hear small clips about the Targaryens of the past but it isn’t much。 I was especially interested to learn about Alysanne Targaryen， otherwise known as “Good Queen Alysanne” and her husband King Jaehaerys。 I wasn’t disappointed， they brought a level of peace to Westeros that I doubt will ever be seen again， especially with the Lannisters currently in charge in Kings Landing。 。。。more

Tara ，

It’s definitely a deep dive into the Targaryen history from the Game of Thrones universe， but it hovers at a 3。5 for me。 I can’t wait to see what the show does with its source material。

Mingaile ，

Interesting read， a pretty unique writing style， unique difficult to read sometimes but I must appreciate all the work put into the world building and the authenticity。 Definitely worth the read。

Matthew Richards ，

An exciting return to Westeros and all its plotting， scheming， and dragons。 I forgot how much I enjoyed Martin's writing！ I like that this book spanned over a hundred years yet still had plenty of depth。 I even thought it was more cohesive than the last two Game of Thrones books; all the storylines went somewhere。 The artwork throughout the book is gorgeous。 Having the book written in 3rd person by a Archmaester who was comparing different historical accounts was a cool idea that worked well。 Th An exciting return to Westeros and all its plotting， scheming， and dragons。 I forgot how much I enjoyed Martin's writing！ I like that this book spanned over a hundred years yet still had plenty of depth。 I even thought it was more cohesive than the last two Game of Thrones books; all the storylines went somewhere。 The artwork throughout the book is gorgeous。 Having the book written in 3rd person by a Archmaester who was comparing different historical accounts was a cool idea that worked well。 The "accounts" from Mushroom the Fool were raucously funny and obscene。 I can see why Martin was moved to write this book and flesh out more of the history of his world！ I'm excited for the HBO series， because the Dance of Dragons war of succession between the Targaryens ought to make great television。 It's a shame the show can't focus on the entirety of this book; the Yellow Toad of Dorne， and her intransigent guerilla warfare against Aegon the Conqueror， will be sorely missed。 。。。more

Arya ，

Six months ago I decided to read the book upon hearing that there's going to be a new Game of Thrones show， so I rented it from the library and gave it a go。 Fire and Blood is an interesting book/fictional historical text， but it can be boring at times。 I knew what I was getting into when reading about the Targaryen family's history; a lot of incest， violence， betrayal， and plain sex。 If you don't like any of those things listed， then don't read the book。 A lot of the characters have similar sto Six months ago I decided to read the book upon hearing that there's going to be a new Game of Thrones show， so I rented it from the library and gave it a go。 Fire and Blood is an interesting book/fictional historical text， but it can be boring at times。 I knew what I was getting into when reading about the Targaryen family's history; a lot of incest， violence， betrayal， and plain sex。 If you don't like any of those things listed， then don't read the book。 A lot of the characters have similar storylines to Daenerys。 For example， Rhaenyra。 In my opinion， the best characters are Rhaenys， Viserys （Rhaenyra's long lost son that is found at the end of the book）， Tyland Lannister， Mushroom， and Aegon III。 It's worth reading if you're into the Targaryen family or just books by George R。 R。 Martin。 。。。more

Shorewalker ，

An instant classic

Raquel C。 ，

longest fictional history textbook I've ever read lol。actually the only fictional history textbook I've ever read。。。 lol。anyways， go watch hot D longest fictional history textbook I've ever read lol。actually the only fictional history textbook I've ever read。。。 lol。anyways， go watch hot D 。。。more

Jacob Munson ，

I mean， I friggin love the world of GRRM。 He’s created such a rich and deep history of the world and is such an incredible writer; I was completely pulled in。 The Targs are all awesome and insane， and it’s such a melodrama， but it’s just so rad。 This book is written like a narrated history textbook， and there were some points that were a little dull， but overall it was such a cool look into the history of Westeros and how we got to where ASOIAF begins。 I loved the description of the sources for I mean， I friggin love the world of GRRM。 He’s created such a rich and deep history of the world and is such an incredible writer; I was completely pulled in。 The Targs are all awesome and insane， and it’s such a melodrama， but it’s just so rad。 This book is written like a narrated history textbook， and there were some points that were a little dull， but overall it was such a cool look into the history of Westeros and how we got to where ASOIAF begins。 I loved the description of the sources for the book， which really made it that much more immersive， with differing and disputed accounts。 Overall， though dense， a really enjoyable read。 。。。more

Jackson Englert ，

Dragons and dragons。 That is all。 This book does such a good job on expanding the world of Westeros and the Targaryen family lineage。 It was fascinating to read and quite shocking and funny at times。 It had me engaged constantly and the information flow was very consistent and well done。

Dasamur76 ，

Fuego y sangre es un libro duro， denso， por momentos brillante， pero se hace bola cuando se convierte en una sucesión de nombres sin pena ni gloria que no vas a volver a ver en sus 880 páginas。 El mayor problema que yo le encuentro es ese: Debería estar más centrado en representar aspectos de la vida diaria de los protagonistas， que en desglosar los cientos de señores que les rodearon， por mucho que alguno de sus actos， un día perdido en la vida de alguno de ellos， les hiciera cosquillas bajo la Fuego y sangre es un libro duro， denso， por momentos brillante， pero se hace bola cuando se convierte en una sucesión de nombres sin pena ni gloria que no vas a volver a ver en sus 880 páginas。 El mayor problema que yo le encuentro es ese: Debería estar más centrado en representar aspectos de la vida diaria de los protagonistas， que en desglosar los cientos de señores que les rodearon， por mucho que alguno de sus actos， un día perdido en la vida de alguno de ellos， les hiciera cosquillas bajo la cota de malla。 De hecho， alguna de las crónicas que se dejan deliberadamente fuera podría dar lugar a un tomo la mitad de grueso que éste， pero que quizá resultase más memorable en el tiempo。Salvo de los hechos principales， y a veces ni eso， dada esa cualidad Targaryen de nombrar a muchos de sus vástagos siempre igual （que a ver， eso en nuestros días también， pero es que esta familia， además de prolija en nacimientos， es endogámica， y eso lo acentúa bastante）， es complicado acordarse pasados unos días。 Curiosamente， son personajes transversales en la historia， como Champiñón， quienes más poso dejan al final。 Más que nada， porque los recordarás algo más en el tiempo， no como al tercer hijo de la segunda prima con la que se casó el segundo heredero del nieto del Conquistador， que durante cuarenta páginas ve narrada su vida como aspirante por parte de tío al Trono de Hierro， para terminar pereciendo de la forma más absurda al caerse del caballo durante un paseo días antes de que haya un torneo en el que se decida blablablá （no es real， esto no está en el libro， tranquilo todo el mundo。。。 Sería inviable recordar esto a dos días de terminar la lectura del tomo）。En definitiva， su calidad es indiscutible， así como sus posibilidades de perdurar en tu memoria más allá de unos pocos personajes （lo facilitará algo la serie recién estrenada， pero incluso así， porque algunos de los personajes se tomarán licencias y ya no será lo mismo）。 A no ser que seas un auténtico friki de la Canción de Hielo y Fuego， como los del Silmarillion en el Señor de los Anillos。。。Sensaciones contrapuestas。 。。。more

Torie ，

Loved this book。 Read it to get ready to watch House of Dragons！ Mushroom had me laughing。 

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