Full name: The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

Author: George R. R. Martin Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fantasy, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780553805444 0553805444

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. This book is part of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Here are some other books from this series: "The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister" First published in 2013 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Dance With Dragons" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Song of Ice and Fire" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Feast for Crows" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Storm of Swords" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Clash of Kings" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "A Game of Thrones" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The Winds of Winter" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin Dark of the Gods by P. C. Hodgell The Scroll of Years by Chris Willrich The Jackal of Nar by John Marco Minerva Wakes by Holly Lisle The Archmage Unbound by Michael G. Manning The Crown of Silence by Storm Constantine The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian Antiagon Fire by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Ash and Silver by Carol Berg The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes The Awakened Kingdom by N. K. Jemisin Heart Of The Mirage by Glenda Larke Honor's Paradox by P. C. Hodgell The White Mists of Power by Kristine Kathryn Rusch A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister by George R. R. Martin A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin