A Song Of Ice And Fire — Fire And Blood: The Inspiration For

The mass market edition of fire and blood is a boon for the GRRM fans who cannot afford the costly version. The overall quality though may not appeal a puritan, but nonetheless very readable...The parcel too was received in time and in excellent condition.

Great packing,i buyed the hardcover and the quality is awesome, Real page turner...

Hardcover at this price range is commendable. Font size is good. Only thing to be seen is that the binding seems a bit for wanting. I mean it's not worn out or anything currently but seems weak. Anyways if you are a die hard fan, go for it, in the name of House Targaryen!

No one is good, no one is bad. All are good, all are Bad. Kingdoms are seldom cruel, disgusting and hateful occasionally beautiful and colourful That said beautifully in the world of R.R.Martin Loved it

It's perfect. Worth every single penny.

It was amazing to see the book I was waiting to see the original characters of Fire & Blood.

Quality is good and illustrations are very good also good; yes there are multiple pictures and artworks in this which makes it very engaging And interesting, but one thing, You will get the edition in which the cover photo is of rhaenrya and alicent not this one if you are in India as I also got that one only. Also, the plastic sheet on the cover was coming out a little that's why I gave this item 4 star

THERE WAS NO DAMAGE IN THE PACKAGE. THE COVER IS FANTASTIC AND I LOVE THE BOOK

If you like A Song of Ice and Fire – and I’m talking about the novels rather than the TV series – and you want to learn more about the history of Westeros, you’ll love this book. It’s not written as a conventional novel, more as a narrative history. What I mean is that the ostensible narrator is not an omniscient GRR Martin but a master writing several centuries after the event and relying on several contemporary sources of dubious accuracy. If that doesn’t sound very exciting, don’t worry, there is plenty of excitement here. And plenty of action too, of the kind you associate with Game of Thrones: wars, conspiracies, betrayals, beheadings, poisonings going on all over Westeros, with additional dollops of violence and mayhem floating in from across the Narrow Sea. For those who find all this a bit grim and macho, GRR Martin is pretty good at putting women front and centre, so there are plenty of notable female characters, not just doing queenly things, but also doing “manly” things like exploring the seven seas (or however many seas there are in this world) and riding dragons. In fact, the major war in the centre of the novel hinges on the female right of accession to the Iron Throne, i.e. whether a younger brother’s claim trumps an older sister’s. It reminds me that I’m not keen on the Middle Ages really, and as a republican I’m not a big fan of kings and queens. However, I can see why so many fantasy novels are set in something that approximates to the European Middle Ages. Kings and queens, knights in shining armour, jousting and swordplay, men with longbows and crossbows. It’s all fertile ground for creating action-packed narratives and fully-rounded characters. Unlike GRR Martin, I’m not usually a great fan of illustrated novels, but in this case, the illustrations by Doug Wheatley are generally very good and do add a lot to the novel. We also get a list of reigns and dates and a Targaryen family tree, which is helpful if you get your Aegons mixed up with your Aemons. My only gripe about this edition is that there is no map. Yes, I can picture Westeros in my mind and there are maps in other volumes, but I’m sure there are some names of towns and regions that I haven’t come across before and it would be nice to know whereabouts they are. By the way, Fire and Blood begins with the Targaryen take over of Westeros, three hundred years before the TV series starts. In this volume we get about half-way through that period, so expect a sequel at some point. In this edition, as a bonus, you get a transcript of a conversation between GRR Martin and the mediaeval historian Dan Jones. It gives a fascinating insight into how the author first conceived of Westeros and how he developed this complex world. Apparently, it all started with a dream about the incident – which is very vivid in the TV series – when Bran discovers the direwolf pups. And at first, the author thought of that as a fit subject for a short story, not for a massive series of several doorstep sized novels. He also talks about his interest in history, and how the great thing about being a fantasy writer, rather than a historical novelist, is that you can take a historical event or artefact and then let your imagination go. As an example, he tells how a trip to Hadrian’s Wall led to the Westeros Wall. The author also hints at future Westeros novels, including a sequel to this one.

Crazy Book, Great story and Gory details. Makes you completely immersed in the world created by George RR Martin.

The book is great but the handling of the book could have been better. Arrived with a few bumps and bruises.

leuk boek + plaatjes de letters zijn wel kleiner dan verwacht dus wees voorbereid op een heel lang boek

I am only part way through, but I am thoroughly enjoying the book. It is written in the style of a historian--narrating not from the perspective of the characters, but from what has been said over the years by various authors. I am enjoying getting to know characters spoken about but who were not an integral part of the Song of Ice and Fire series (particularly given they had passed away a long time ago by that point).