{"product_id":"fire-blood-hbo-tie-in-edition-300-years-before-a-game-of-thrones-9780593598016","title":"Fire \u0026 Blood (HBO Tie-In Edition): 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eThe thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO's upcoming \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e prequel series \u003ci\u003eHouse of the Dragon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The thrill of \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood\u003c\/i\u003e is the thrill of all Martin's fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCenturies before the events of \u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones, \u003c\/i\u003e House Targaryen--the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria--took up residence on Dragonstone. \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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 \u003ci\u003eThe World of Ice \u0026amp; Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon's \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593598016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.19w x 1.19d","brand":"George R. R. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132460863669,"sku":"9780593598016","price":9.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5e20bb06-51e2-4c80-873a-c64fcf46ef64.jpg?v=1652813341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fire-blood-hbo-tie-in-edition-300-years-before-a-game-of-thrones-9780593598016","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}