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Fire & Blood
by George R.R. Martin
An imposing 700+ pages of A Song of Ice & Fire lore, this historical archival piece is rewarding only to the flagship series most ardent follows.
Detailing the three hundred years of unbroken Targaeryn rule preceding Robert's Rebellion, it's an engrossing compendium of context that is seeped in such detail that at times it begins to read like non fiction. Through it's records of cruel kings and foolish lords it mirrors the now neutered British monarchy bloodied history of conquest and war. From the dance of the dragons echoing the war of the roses to the battle of the bastards being reminiscent of very real wars for succession that plagued Europe.
It's worthwhile. One of the largest books I've finished in the midst of my reading slump.
Detailing the three hundred years of unbroken Targaeryn rule preceding Robert's Rebellion, it's an engrossing compendium of context that is seeped in such detail that at times it begins to read like non fiction. Through it's records of cruel kings and foolish lords it mirrors the now neutered British monarchy bloodied history of conquest and war. From the dance of the dragons echoing the war of the roses to the battle of the bastards being reminiscent of very real wars for succession that plagued Europe.
It's worthwhile. One of the largest books I've finished in the midst of my reading slump.