Fire & Blood
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- Author：George R.R. Martin
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Summary
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 all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley--including five all-new illustrations exclusive to this 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 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。
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--including five all-new illustrations exclusive to this 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 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
James Gregory
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Very good read。 The only reasons that I haven’t given it 5 stars is because it was a tad confusing due to the names being very similar; so it causes you to lose track at times。 I feel like some of this book has a lot of filler throughout， but even these parts remain somewhat entertaining。The most entertaining part of the book is without a doubt， The Dying of the Dragons， which has you hooked throughout。 As you read， you can see the pieces falling like dominoes， causing problem after problem for Very good read。 The only reasons that I haven’t given it 5 stars is because it was a tad confusing due to the names being very similar; so it causes you to lose track at times。 I feel like some of this book has a lot of filler throughout， but even these parts remain somewhat entertaining。The most entertaining part of the book is without a doubt， The Dying of the Dragons， which has you hooked throughout。 As you read， you can see the pieces falling like dominoes， causing problem after problem for this complex royal family。 4。4 Stars 。。。more
Fernanda Toral
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Bueno para ganarle a la ansiedad de la incertidumbre al ver la serie; aburridón como libro。
josep
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el reinado de jaehaerys （por alysanne sobretodo） y la danza me han gustado mucho pero cuando acaba la danza se vuelve increíblemente aburridísimo mira que no es muy larga esa parte pero se me hizo tan eterna。。。
Eddie Gonzales
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Finished just in time for the end of HOTD S1
Evah
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I enjoyed reading this - it was a struggle to get through at some times， but the story is just so good。 I can’t believe I have to wait for the second half of the Targaryen history
Michael Sugarman
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Am a big fan of the Game of Thrones TV show， and read the first two books of ASOIAF， but got sidetracked。 Picked this book up having started the HotD show， and cannot recommend this book enough。 So enjoyable！
Allan
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Awful， gave up。 There’s just so much with zero story， no characters or plot or interaction。 Just a list of This person was King， these people agreed to fight with them， x married y there children were a and b who grew up to be …… for 27 hours in an audio book。 Nah sorry I totally don’t see the point at all， in him writing and publishing this or for anyone to read it。
Ƙʏᴙᴀ
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Non avevo nessuna intenzione di leggere questo libro; le antologie scritte come contentino ai fan quando io sto ancora aspettando The Winds of Winter （e magari scoprire ufficialmente se Jon Snow è vivo o morto stecchito） non mi fanno impazzire。 Ed è questo il motivo per cui non mi sono mai interessata ai vari libri illustrati （bellissimi per carità）， ai racconti o a questo volume。 Ma visto che è uscita la serie TV e sono sommersa di spoiler da ogni dove （amici， social， google e anche dal mio vic Non avevo nessuna intenzione di leggere questo libro; le antologie scritte come contentino ai fan quando io sto ancora aspettando The Winds of Winter （e magari scoprire ufficialmente se Jon Snow è vivo o morto stecchito） non mi fanno impazzire。 Ed è questo il motivo per cui non mi sono mai interessata ai vari libri illustrati （bellissimi per carità）， ai racconti o a questo volume。 Ma visto che è uscita la serie TV e sono sommersa di spoiler da ogni dove （amici， social， google e anche dal mio vicino di casa che guarda la serie a tutto volume）， ho deciso che almeno per le ultime puntate non mi sarei fatta fregare e ho letto sto benedetto libro （primo di due volumi， voi avete visto il seguito？ Io no）。Ne è valsa la pena sapere vita， morte e miracoli dei Targaryen？ Ni。 Alcune cose sono effettivamente interessanti e la danza dei draghi è una di queste。 Ammetto di aver fatto le ore piccole spinta dalla curiosità di scoprire come sarebbe andata a finire。 Ma tolte le grandi battaglie e le curiosità sui draghi sapere come e quando Eagon il Conquistatore andava a fare le cosacce con le sorelle anche no。 Cioè tutto molto bello ma chi se ne frega。 Soprattutto se pensiamo che questo non è un classico romanzo， ma un vero e proprio riassunto storico in stile Wikipedia。 Un paio di cose buone però ne sono venute fuori dopo 700 e passa pagine: una maggiore conoscenza della politica di Westeros e， cosa da non sottovalutare， sono stata io per una volta a fare "accidentalmente" spoiler ai maledetti spoileratori seriali （poca roba perché sono buona）。 Il karma è una brutta bestia b1tch3s。 。。。more
Schmaehgol （Joe）
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Though this is not a novel， but rather a history， it is nonetheless a compelling read。 I do miss the strong POV characters of the Song of Ice and Fire novels， but the limited semi-omniscient historian narrator gives the reader a good sense of the uncertainty of history， always comparing alternative accounts of events from different source historians。 And one of those， Mushroom， a dwarf jester turned historian， reminds the reader of Tyrion in his wilder moods。 The 135-year summary narrative is pe Though this is not a novel， but rather a history， it is nonetheless a compelling read。 I do miss the strong POV characters of the Song of Ice and Fire novels， but the limited semi-omniscient historian narrator gives the reader a good sense of the uncertainty of history， always comparing alternative accounts of events from different source historians。 And one of those， Mushroom， a dwarf jester turned historian， reminds the reader of Tyrion in his wilder moods。 The 135-year summary narrative is peppered with plenty of detailed anecdotes to keep the reader‘s interest。 Of course there‘s not time to dive deep into many of the historical characters， and there‘s no inner monologues at all， but the reader does get a feel for some of these personalities and their conflicts。All in all， I enjoyed it and would recommend it for any fan of the novel series or the TV series。 It provides a colorful background to the families found there。I read this in parallel with a reread of The Silmarillion， both also in parallel with the respective TV series， just to get a feel for the differences。 I have to say that I really enjoyed this more than Tolkien‘s history and the same goes for the TV series derived from both of them。 Despite being a long time Tolkien fan， I can now appreciate the revolution that Martin created in fantasy: good vs。 evil is too simple - it is much better to have many characters with shades of gray， leaving room for intrigues， machinations， etc。One last comment: the paperback version i read had an interview with Martin at the back which was very illuminating about his creative process and decisions made in prioritizing which books to finish when。 Also worth a read for fans of the unfinished Fire and Ice series。 。。。more
Rachael
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I enjoyed this book and was glad to get back into the Game of Thrones world。 I thought it would show me what was going to happen in the House of the Dragon show， but the show really strays from the book， which is fun because you get two tales。 I just really wish Mr。 Martin would list fewer characters who never show up again as he's telling his stories， which are wonderful。 I enjoyed this book and was glad to get back into the Game of Thrones world。 I thought it would show me what was going to happen in the House of the Dragon show， but the show really strays from the book， which is fun because you get two tales。 I just really wish Mr。 Martin would list fewer characters who never show up again as he's telling his stories， which are wonderful。 。。。more
Syrai
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Certain parts felt really drawn out， but the story made up for it for me。 3。5 stars。
tetê
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Só não dou 5 estrelas porque o final foi maçante de ler。 Mas não podia dar menos de 4 pois a dança dos dragões foi THE MOMENT。 Assim， a casa Targaryen foi quase aniquilada？ sim， mas no final o bem venceu
Katerina
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Death of dragons’ part was a pure disaster。 Also I bowled my eyes out over basically a history text book like wtf 😂
Fawaz Abdul rahman
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X married Y， X died， Y got married by Z。。 Z started a war。。 War ended when X1 or Z died。。 another marage。。 and so it goes。。I wish he used this time to finish the sixth book。
Meagan
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Good to have the backstory behind this dynasty。。。
Jose Zapata
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Hay que ser amante de dos cosas a la vez， historia y de Westeros。 George se sienta en la discusion con un mamotreto de nombres， historias， familias， cuentos， actos tan randoms y que al final del dia pueden ser todo falso ya que son observaciones de observaciones de observaciones。
Beth Candy
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The first 450 pages had me gripped！ The last 150 not so much， but my review is a little closer to 3。5 than 4z I would 100% reread the first 3/4 over straight away。 The history around Aegon the conqueror was so interesting but I feel the level of excitement dipped after the Dance with Dragons section。 Really hope we get another to read the rest of the history up to the mad king
Jordan Graley
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I was going to give this two stars because， in theory， this is a pretty neat book。However， even listening to the audiobook was just as rough as when I tried to read a physical copy。 I wanted to quit halfway through but then the Dance of Dragons section started and by the time that was over， I was so far in I figured I might as well just suck it up。I would suggest just reading a wiki page about whichever characters you're interested in。 It was significantly less tedious。 I was going to give this two stars because， in theory， this is a pretty neat book。However， even listening to the audiobook was just as rough as when I tried to read a physical copy。 I wanted to quit halfway through but then the Dance of Dragons section started and by the time that was over， I was so far in I figured I might as well just suck it up。I would suggest just reading a wiki page about whichever characters you're interested in。 It was significantly less tedious。 。。。more
Xanath
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A very good story for people who enjoy the GOT lore， or want to know the differences between the book and the show。 The fact that we get no first person POV chapters gives it a mysterious character， like in the end we don't know what details are canon and which are not， and I find that pretty cool。 The one thing I didn't like is that the narration becomes too fast after the Dance， but overall is an interesting novel。 A very good story for people who enjoy the GOT lore， or want to know the differences between the book and the show。 The fact that we get no first person POV chapters gives it a mysterious character， like in the end we don't know what details are canon and which are not， and I find that pretty cool。 The one thing I didn't like is that the narration becomes too fast after the Dance， but overall is an interesting novel。 。。。more
John Hassey
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Great fictional history of the Targaryen family。 I thoroughly enjoyed going back into Westeros and discovering how the Targaryen family ruled。 I do hope that GRRM does more history books about this incredible fantasy world。 Would love to see him write one about the Doom of Valyria and the history of the First Men。 Great read。
Bello Garba
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Will like to read
Zulkhairee Sulaiman
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fun read。
Maarten Huizing
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The new tv-series brought back a hunger for more information on this world that I hadn't felt since GoT season 5 or 6， which allowed me to eat up the history told in this book and go through it in a relatively short time。 Especially when the book got around to the Dance of the Dragons-material it had me firmly in its grasp。 I think the greatest strength of GRRM is that he grounds his world in realism， with every action having a reaction and every misstep having a consequence， while at the same t The new tv-series brought back a hunger for more information on this world that I hadn't felt since GoT season 5 or 6， which allowed me to eat up the history told in this book and go through it in a relatively short time。 Especially when the book got around to the Dance of the Dragons-material it had me firmly in its grasp。 I think the greatest strength of GRRM is that he grounds his world in realism， with every action having a reaction and every misstep having a consequence， while at the same time giving his characters very cathartic and fully realised arcs。 When a character is in the end punished for their evildoings or mistakes， tragic as it may be， it feels just as earned and satisfying as when a character beats the odds to come out victorious。 And every time it still seems to affirm the harshness of reality。 Not a 5 star-review， because a lot of my engagement with the story came from wanting to know about the Dance and it declined rapidly in the final chapters dealing with the aftermath。 From Aegon's Conquest up to the Old King I was engaged because it set the stage for the Dance but the aftermath felt less urgent and by then I started to feel the tedium of the history lesson。 Still， for the points listed above: a great dive in this amazingly elaborate fictional world。 。。。more
Omar
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I haven't stepped into the world of Ice and Fire for a long time， but decided to read it should the show decide to diverge to far。 It was a fun read and mostly enjoyable， some chapters were a drag and sometimes the explanations are hilarious or ridiculous。 I'm certain though， should the second part come out anytime， I'd read it immediately。 I haven't stepped into the world of Ice and Fire for a long time， but decided to read it should the show decide to diverge to far。 It was a fun read and mostly enjoyable， some chapters were a drag and sometimes the explanations are hilarious or ridiculous。 I'm certain though， should the second part come out anytime， I'd read it immediately。 。。。more
Kyle Kalisz
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I really enjoy this more than ASOIF。 Probably because there's less bloat since it's more like a history book。 I can't wait to see how HOTD handles some of this！ I really enjoy this more than ASOIF。 Probably because there's less bloat since it's more like a history book。 I can't wait to see how HOTD handles some of this！ 。。。more
Teodora
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This was such a good book！ I never thought that a book that was written like a history book would be so interesting， but that's the magic of George R。 R。 Martin！ I started this book in order to learn more about the Targaryens that are present in 'House of The Dragon'， but ended up loving the story of their ancestors and heirs as well！ One of the most interesting parts for me， and most juicy， was the part of king Jaehaerys， it was so interesting！ Hope we will get the second part of this magnifice This was such a good book！ I never thought that a book that was written like a history book would be so interesting， but that's the magic of George R。 R。 Martin！ I started this book in order to learn more about the Targaryens that are present in 'House of The Dragon'， but ended up loving the story of their ancestors and heirs as well！ One of the most interesting parts for me， and most juicy， was the part of king Jaehaerys， it was so interesting！ Hope we will get the second part of this magnificent book soon！ 。。。more
Kailash Hari
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Good
Clara
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Not my cup of tea… written like a history book， this story lacks the basic ingredients to make a book enjoyable。 It’s extremely long， dry and confusing。 The story itself could be fascinating and the book fun to read if told properly - like we’re used from GRRM in ASOIAF。 Also， I don’t understand why it’s necessary to use sexual violence as often and graphically as it’s done here。
carmen
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Okay， first time reading GRRM with an age to actually understand his books and to not leave them at page 200。 I must say I really enjoyed this book。I was never a big Targaryen fan before the House of the Dragon show， they never really interested me but oh my god now they have turned into my second favorite house of this universe。 Really enjoyed the book， specially the female characters like Visenya， Alysanne， Rhaenys the queen who never was and Rhaenyra。 The conquest part is really really intere Okay， first time reading GRRM with an age to actually understand his books and to not leave them at page 200。 I must say I really enjoyed this book。I was never a big Targaryen fan before the House of the Dragon show， they never really interested me but oh my god now they have turned into my second favorite house of this universe。 Really enjoyed the book， specially the female characters like Visenya， Alysanne， Rhaenys the queen who never was and Rhaenyra。 The conquest part is really really interesting， as is the reign of Jaehaerys and Alysanne， and I wish we could see those stories adapted one day。My favorite part was obviously the Dance of Dragons， I love how it’s written， how grey all the characters are （which is something that in the show is poorly represented， make Alicent and Rhaenyra ambitious！！） and how at the end there’s not a clear winner to it。 The misogyny though is something that really pissed me off towards the whole book， I knew it was here cause I’m familiar with the show but still really pissed me off， you write a universe with dragons but draw the line at women being treated with respect because it is not historically accurate？？ be serious。There was also some parts， specially battles that were kind of hard to follow， and I was really distracted and confused and didn’t know what exactly was going on。All in all GRRM surprised me with this to be honest， i thought it would be much harder to follow and more dense， and i really wish we get a part two with the rest of this dinasty’s story 。。。more
Rebecca Olive
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Ah！ This book is brilliant！ It’s so clever and so much fun to read。 The style and pace and detail of this entirely fictional history is so impressive and I kept marvelling at just how good a write Martin is。 Unlike the Song of Ice & Fire books， you don’t need to flick to complex genealogies and maps。 The detailed names are fun but don’t really matter in the scheme of things。 I loved every sentence of this book and wish the second volume was out。
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