Fire And Blood (the Inspiration For Hbo’s House Of The Dragon)

By (author) Martin, George R.R.
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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.

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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.

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…

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‘A masterpiece’
SUNDAY TIMES
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‘An epic take, viewed from soaring heights’
DAILY MAIL
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‘A feast of pure imagination’
SFX
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‘The sheer detail of the richly layered world [Martin] has created is astonishing, with narrative twists and turns aplenty’
SUNDAY EXPRESS
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PRAISE FOR A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE:
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‘Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best’
TIME MAGAZINE
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‘Colossal, staggering…Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome’
SFX
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‘Martin’s style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages’
THE TIMES
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‘I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers’
ROBERT JORDAN
Biographical note:

George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE – now adapted as the worldwide television phenomenon GAME OF THRONES. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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The inspiration for the HBO® original series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON from the internationally bestselling creator of GAME OF THRONES

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The inspiration for the HBO® original series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON from the internationally bestselling creator of GAME OF THRONES

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– Returns readers to Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms, the setting of Martin’s multimillion best selling A Song of Ice and Fire and the TV phenomenon Game of Thrones

– Dives deep into the history of Westeros, charting the rise of the dragon-riding Targaryen kings and explaining how the world of A Game of Thrones came to be

– Essential reading for all fans of Martin’s books and of Game of Thrones

– Supported by huge marketing and publicity campaign

Competition: Lord of the Rings; Wheel of Time; Dune; Memory, Sorrow and Thorn; The Malazan Book of the Fallen; The Kingkiller Chronicles. Guy Gavriel Kay; Patrick Rothfuss; Robin Hobb; Frank Herbert; J.R.R. Tolkien; Steven Erikson; Robert Jordan; Tad Williams; Steven Erikson; Brandon Sanderson; Mark Lawrence; Raymond E Feist