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A review by adrianwelsh
The Hedge Knight, Issue 1 by Ben Avery, George R.R. Martin, Bill Tortolini
4.0
4.5 stars
I hadn’t read a [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] book in many years (and it’s even been longer since I read a book that took place in the [b:A Game of Thrones|13496|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436732693s/13496.jpg|1466917]). I guess lately, Martin has been receiving lots of bad press due to his inability to finish book 6 which I suppose made me forget how much I liked his books.
That being said, this was a wonderful prequel to the Game of Thrones world. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this world along with the writing style. Plus, it’s a very condensed and colorful version of what could have been long and boringly drawn out. So, I really appreciated that.
I did get confused with the houses on who was who – especially the Targaryens. It was not clear on the family tree. There is even a shield diagram thing at the back of the book but that didn’t really help.
Either way, I’m excited to read the next one.
I hadn’t read a [a:George R.R. Martin|346732|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1351944410p2/346732.jpg] book in many years (and it’s even been longer since I read a book that took place in the [b:A Game of Thrones|13496|A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)|George R.R. Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436732693s/13496.jpg|1466917]). I guess lately, Martin has been receiving lots of bad press due to his inability to finish book 6 which I suppose made me forget how much I liked his books.
That being said, this was a wonderful prequel to the Game of Thrones world. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this world along with the writing style. Plus, it’s a very condensed and colorful version of what could have been long and boringly drawn out. So, I really appreciated that.
I did get confused with the houses on who was who – especially the Targaryens. It was not clear on the family tree. There is even a shield diagram thing at the back of the book but that didn’t really help.
Either way, I’m excited to read the next one.