"Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House
Targary--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. 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"--Amazon.com.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The thrilling history of the
Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration
for HBO's 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. 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 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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLER • The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to
life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s 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. 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 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