A review by ssellwood
Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Although a prequel fairly unrelated to the current plots of A Song of Ice and Fire, I'd definitely recommend this to any GRRM fan. Filled with the same intrigue, battles, blood and twisted characters as the original series, GRRM tells the story of the Targaryen family's origins from Aegon I to the Dance of Dragons, and the breadth of rulers from just to cruel keeps the drama coming. Highlights include the stunning visuals of the dragons and their battles, and the constant upheaval of power. One note is that this is not told in first person POV, but as if reading a scandalous history book from Westeros, and can be slightly harder to follow due to the large time scale covered, and as typical of GRRM filled with depressing themes.
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