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Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.
So began the Targaryens' bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon.
Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began...
About the author
George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed ‘the American Tolkien’, George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Summary
THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.
Foreword
The inspiration for 2022's highly anticipated HBO and Sky TV series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON from the internationally bestselling creator of epic fantasy classic GAME OF THRONES
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'A masterpiece'
SUNDAY TIMES
'An epic take, viewed from soaring heights'
DAILY MAIL
'A feast of pure imagination'
SFX
'The sheer detail of the richly layered world [Martin] has created is astonishing, with narrative twists and turns aplenty'
SUNDAY EXPRESS
PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE:
'Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best'
TIME MAGAZINE
'Colossal, staggering...Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome'
SFX
'Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages'
THE TIMES
'I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers'
ROBERT JORDAN
