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The World of Ice & Fire
- The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Guy Smith
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If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin's masterwork - the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time - warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire. This volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones.
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- Écrit par Enelra le 2018-09-15
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Harry Lloyd
- Durée: 10 h
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Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve, but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg - whose true name (hidden from all he and Dunk encounter) is Aegon Targaryen.
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- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2018-07-20
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A Dance with Dragons
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 48 h et 55 min
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Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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I've loved all of the books in this series however
- Écrit par John Priest le 2018-04-09
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A Feast for Crows
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 33 h et 51 min
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Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy that began with A Game of Thrones. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
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Not Bad Despite Character Voice Inconsistencies
- Écrit par StealthATK le 2018-09-19
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A Clash of Kings
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 37 h et 12 min
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A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
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So good
- Écrit par Stephen le 2018-06-11
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A Storm of Swords
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 47 h et 34 min
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As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.
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The chapters are out of order
- Écrit par Colleen le 2018-10-23
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The World of Ice & Fire
- The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Guy Smith
- Durée: 21 h et 22 min
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If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martin's masterwork - the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time - warrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice & Fire. This volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones.
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Audio Book only.
- Écrit par Enelra le 2018-09-15
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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Harry Lloyd
- Durée: 10 h
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Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve, but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg - whose true name (hidden from all he and Dunk encounter) is Aegon Targaryen.
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Lacking performance supported by Martin's captivat
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2018-07-20
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A Dance with Dragons
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 48 h et 55 min
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Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
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I've loved all of the books in this series however
- Écrit par John Priest le 2018-04-09
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A Feast for Crows
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 33 h et 51 min
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Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy that began with A Game of Thrones. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
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Not Bad Despite Character Voice Inconsistencies
- Écrit par StealthATK le 2018-09-19
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A Clash of Kings
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 37 h et 12 min
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A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
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So good
- Écrit par Stephen le 2018-06-11
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A Storm of Swords
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 47 h et 34 min
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As opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others, a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords.
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The chapters are out of order
- Écrit par Colleen le 2018-10-23
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A Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
- Auteur(s): George R. R. Martin
- Narrateur(s): Roy Dotrice
- Durée: 33 h et 46 min
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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances....
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love it!
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2017-10-10
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The Silmarillion
- Auteur(s): J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrateur(s): Martin Shaw
- Durée: 14 h et 49 min
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The complete unabridged audiobook of J.R.R Tolkien's The Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part.
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One of the best books in the English cannon!
- Écrit par Samuel P. G. H. le 2018-12-02
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
- The Dark Star Trilogy, Book 1
- Auteur(s): Marlon James
- Narrateur(s): Dion Graham
- Durée: 24 h et 2 min
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Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: "He has a nose", people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard. As Tracker follows the boy's scent, he and the band are set upon by creatures intent on destroying them.
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Artemis
- Auteur(s): Andy Weir
- Narrateur(s): Rosario Dawson
- Durée: 8 h et 57 min
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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Not so great
- Écrit par plaj le 2017-11-28
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Skyward
- Auteur(s): Brandon Sanderson
- Narrateur(s): Suzy Jackson
- Durée: 15 h et 28 min
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From Brandon Sanderson, the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Reckoners series, Words of Radiance, and the internationally best-selling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war for humanity's future.
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Another favorite
- Écrit par Kaya Gaudet le 2018-11-30
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The Book of Swords
- Auteur(s): Gardner Dozois - editor, George R. R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Autres
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey, Julia Whelan, Mark Deakins, Autres
- Durée: 22 h et 13 min
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In The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and best-selling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters - many of them set in their authors' best-loved worlds. Join today's finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do.
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Rogues
- Auteur(s): Neil Gaiman (contributor), George R. R. Martin (editor), Gillian Flynn (contributor), Autres
- Narrateur(s): Janis Ian, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Autres
- Durée: 31 h et 15 min
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If you’re a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from number-one New York Times best-selling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire.
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The Name of the Wind
- (Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1)
- Auteur(s): Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrateur(s): Nick Podehl
- Durée: 27 h et 55 min
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This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.
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Don't read it.
- Écrit par Mark le 2018-09-18
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The Singularity Trap
- Auteur(s): Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrateur(s): Ray Porter
- Durée: 11 h et 23 min
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When Ivan Pritchard signs on as a newbie aboard the Mad Astra, it's his final, desperate stab at giving his wife and children the life they deserve. He can survive the hazing of his crewmates, and how many times, really, can near-zero g make you vomit? But there's another challenge looming out there, in the farthest reaches of human exploration, that will test every man, woman and AI on the ship - and will force Ivan to confront the very essence of what makes him human.
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They need to make this into a movie..
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2018-10-17
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Tiamat's Wrath
- Auteur(s): James S. A. Corey
- Narrateur(s): Jefferson Mays
- Durée: 19 h
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Thirteen hundred gates have opened to solar systems around the galaxy. But as humanity builds its interstellar empire in the alien ruins, the mysteries and threats grow deeper. In the dead systems where gates lead to stranger things than alien planets, Elvi Okoye begins a desperate search to discover the nature of a genocide that happened before the first human beings existed and to find weapons to fight a war against forces at the edge of the imaginable. But the price of that knowledge may be higher than she can pay.
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The Strangled Queen
- The Accursed Kings 2
- Auteur(s): Maurice Druon
- Narrateur(s): Peter Joyce
- Durée: 8 h et 26 min
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With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France.Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife.The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the Iron King continues to afflict his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues at the hands of fate.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Auteur(s): Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
- Narrateur(s): Stephen Fry
- Durée: 71 h et 57 min
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Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories.
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An Elementary Purchase
- Écrit par Gentleman Gamer le 2017-09-21
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The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's Game of Thrones.
With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally best-selling author George R. R. Martin, this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood 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.
What 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 and featuring more than 80 all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Listeners have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.
With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving listeners a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Ce que les critiques disent
“A masterpiece of popular historical fiction.” (The Sunday Times)
“[Fire & Blood] explores the dragon-fueled secrets upon which the current saga is built." (Hollywood Reporter)
“[There are] treasures hidden in this new Targaryen history.” (Vanity Fair)
"Martin has done it again.... [Fire & Blood is] a beautiful weaving of the wars, marriages, deaths, dragons, and politics that shape the world Martin has created, leaving the reader feeling like this is a true history rather than a piece of fantasy. This is a masterpiece of world-building.... Beyond Martin’s legions of fans, anyone with a taste for richly, even obsessively detailed historical fiction or fantasy about royalty will enjoy this extraordinary work.” (Booklist, starred review)
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- nikko
- 2018-11-28
Great narrator, lethally boring
Martin's customary style of writing is tragically absent from this book. It shares nothing of the potency of the Song of Fire and Ice series, and fails to stir any real emotion or excitement. The narrator is excellent, but the content is dry, boring and snooze-inducing. Would make a good sleep aid.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-11-23
Fantastic
Another marvelous dive into Westeros and the contrasts between narrators compared to the World of Ice and Fire make a fascinating and sometimes amusing contrast akin to reading different histories across time.
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- Kevin B. (Winnipeg)
- 2018-12-16
So Boring; Quit Halfway Through
I've read all the Song of Ice and Fire books (aka Game of Thrones) and thoroughly enjoyed them. As such, I was really looking forward to another blockbuster by George R.R. Martin but sadly this book was really lacking for me. This book is more of a reading of the Targarian family tree and less story, plotting and mayhem that GoT fans have come to love and expect.
I was so bored by this book I had to quit listening to it halfway through. I'm an avid reader and I can count the books I couldn't finish on one hand. Unfortunately that list now has one more dud to keep the others company.
I would recommend skipping this book unless listening to 300 years of fictional family trees are your thing.
It should be noted that the narrator was good, I just found the story lacking.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-12-04
Dry dry dry
I’m a huge fan of GoT but this was a dry list of names and dates. At times it reminded me of the worst parts of high school history. The narrator was superb however.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-11-28
Not a story
It reads like a history - like reasoning the book of Genesis from the Bible - hard to keep track of who begat who and which person is being referred to
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- paul joynes
- 2018-11-24
So Disappointing
If you enjoyed the political intrigue and scheming that were in the other books within the Westeros universe, you’ll be disappointed with this one. There is none of that. I returned it after 2 hours of listening.
Martin has “Jumped the shark” with this book.
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- P
- 2019-01-13
Interesting read
I found this to be an interesting read. I understand that it was written by the perspective of a maester but did not enjoy the repetitious content. Instead of reading a story a man wrote it felt like I was hearing first hand. Leaving wanting to say “Get on with it”.
I find the history very enthralling. It was worth telling. However, I would have preferred that he finished his Fire and Ice before this. Having waited so long for that, to get this book (as good as it was) feels a bit bitter sweet. I do recommend this book but leave by saying “ I am still waiting...
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- TC
- 2019-01-10
Fasinating!
An excellent addition to the Ice and Fire saga. The lives of the Targaryen Kings and Queens of Westeros turn out to be just as fasinating as the lives and stories in the current Game of Thrones universe.
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- kelly1
- 2019-01-08
Boring not a real story more af a bibliographic narration
Not game of thrones story telling be forewarned!
Might ask for a refund on this one
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- K. Gutty
- 2019-01-02
Very dry
Reads much like the Bible, concise but with no character development to invest the reader.
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- Nicolas
- 2019-02-03
Reads like a real history book
sometimes it is hard to follow all the name and places, especially if you are not familiar with ASOIAF world.
the performance is top notch !
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- Kingsley
- Henely Brook, Australia
- 2018-11-22
150 years of Westeros history
'Fire and Blood' is a fictional history of Westeros. It is not historical fiction – in that it is written in the style of a history, not of a fiction book. Anyone expecting a fictional story will be disappointed. This book covers about half the Targaryen's reign of Westeros. 26 hours to cover 150 years, when GRRM has taken hundreds of hours to cover a few years in the main ASOIAF series. There is little dialogue - although there is some, covering more famous quote by people involved in the 'history'. In this way it's similar to what you might see in Will Durant's 'Story of Civilization' or other history texts. It may not be for everyone, and certainly not for those just joining the ASOIAF world, but it is a great addition.
The narrator here is not wholly reliable. The history is not completely set and known, as there is discussion by the narrator around discrepancies and how some of the stories didn’t appear until decades after the fact. There are other stylistic things here that would be in history books such as the narrator directly talking to the reader – ''and now we will leave this part of the story'' or ''we will come back to this guy later''.
Stylistically it works perfectly for what GRRM is trying to achieve.
There is some overlap here between this book and the previously released 'The World of Ice and Fire', but in much greater detail. GRRM said that he took out thousands of words from 'The World of Ice and Fire' when editing that book, much of which would form the basis of this book. So much of this book is not exactly new writing from GRRM as it is collected and edited works. There is a second book, currently unwritten, that will cover the rest of the time period in question. How quickly he writes that second book is part of his productivity question, whereas this book was partly already there.
One thing I have not seen any review mention, yet really should be is the PDF that comes with this book. It is beautiful. 100+ pages of illustrations of dragons, kings, battles etc. It’s a great addition to the book. It is not needed to enjoy the book, it's just the icing on the cake. I've added a full extra star to the 'overall' just for this PDF.
Narration by Simon Vance is great. It suits the book perfectly. I'm not sure he would be my choice for replacement of Roy Dotrice for the main series, but for a piece of fictional history like this he is great. He is well paced, easy to listen to and have a gravitas that works wonderfully with the text.
I'm looking forward to Book 2 of this history (although after Winds of Winter, please)
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For 'new' vs 'existing'
The Targaryen Conquest: Published in more or less same version in The World of Ice & Fire.
The Peace of the Dragon: briefly glossed over in The World of Ice & Fire, no parts of the text have previously been published.
The Sons of the Dragon: An abridged version of The Sons of the Dragon was released in October 2017 titled The Sons of the Dragon in the anthology The Book of Swords.
Heirs of the Dragon: An abridged version, The Rogue Prince, previously published in the anthology Rogues in 2014. This uses the majority of that text.
The Dying of the Dragons: Being about 60,000 words in length. An abridged version of 30,000 words was included in The Princess and the Queen, which was published in the anthology Dangerous Women in 2013.
Aftermath — The Boy King and His Regents: All new other than a very small piece in The World of Ice and Fire
So this is more than 50% all new content.
[If you enjoy this review please check out my other reviews. I review a lot of small press and indie books - support the small guys and you may find something new you will love]
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- Stefan Filipovits
- 2018-11-20
26 Hours of lore, gore,and glory
Whoever said George RR Martin has been slacking is clearly insane. This audiobook features 26 hours of content. 26 hours of Targaryen history in all its bloody glory. While I’m still getting used to not having Roy Dotrice as our guide to Westeros they have found what I think will be a very capable replacement.
The work itself is fascinating. As someone obsessed with and rooting for a Targaryen restoration in the ASOIAF stories proper, 26 hours of Targaryen lore, gore, and glory is very appealing. Some of the histories will undoubtedly be familiar to practiced ASOIAF readers. Familiar episodes of Targaryen history like Aegon’s conquest, the sons of the dragon, and the Dance Of The Dragons are all featured. However there is also tons of new information to fill in the gaps of our knowledge. It also reads like a true medieval history which might be its greatest trick of all and it certainly equals The World Of Ice & Fire in its ability to sound like a genuine piece of history. While I wouldn’t recommend it to those dipping their toes in the world of ice & fire, for comitted fans or lovers of fantasy it’s perfect.
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- Ricardo
- 2018-12-24
Casuals readers beware!
if you do not know about who the Targaryens are and how they came into power. This book is not for you.
If you suspect a story with characer driven development you will be dissapointed. This is a history book about all notable Targaryens, lords and events around westeros before, during and after the conquering of westeros.
I enjoyed this because I am a hardcore reader and want to know every detail there is to know.
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- Ross R Thompson
- 2018-11-21
I am starting to feel like an easy mark...
I love the world of ice and fire so much i have read and listened to it multiple times during this long wait for new material from George. Naturally I was excited for some new history and background on house Targaryen, but as I started to listen to fire and blood I found myself checking to make sure I had not put on The world of ice and fire audio book. So much of this book is an exact copy and paste from the last history book with new paragraphs added here and there that I feel a tad ripped off. I will say that I do love the stories and especially the new info added, like the added info about cregan stark and the aftermath of The dance, I just wish it was all 80% new info instead of 20% new info. (These numbers are not researched are definitely not correct lol). All said.. I will still read and listen to this numerous times and am adding a star after having finished and read through halfway again.
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- Dan
- Albany, NY
- 2018-12-01
meh
I feel like paying to read this book is like George Lucas saying he had a whole trilogy planned before and after Star Wars, Empire, and RotJ, but when I paid to see the prequel about Darth Vader, what I got was a guy sitting on a stool on the screen who narrates the plot of the story, devoid of any actual suspense or emotion. This isn't so much a story as notes or backstory necessary for a robust feature presentation. I have zero emotional connection to anything that's going on in this book. it's literally just backstory or scaffolding for the Song of Ice and Fire. The voice acting is fine, but it's tough to rate him, because he's literally playing one character the whole time: a maester reading a chronicle of Westeros.
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- kulagirl
- 2018-11-27
Not what I expected.
I have read or listened to all 5 books in the series. The writing style of Fire and Blood is more of a fictional history lesson or documentary. I found it hard to get attached to most of the characters, and the dragons seemed to have more personality. Tried very hard to finish, but kept falling asleep or getting disinterested. It also seemed to be repetitive.. Sorry gotta return this one.
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- AtomixIGN
- New Jersey
- 2018-11-23
Chapter Production is Crap. Narration is Good.
You can't divide a 30-something chapter book into 197 audio chapters. This is a well-written history. It's imaginative, it's deep, and answers a lot of questions. The narrator is competent. It's not the best, but his droll delivery is befitting the droll writing.
but once again the audio has been broken into hundreds of 7 Minute chapters and its unnavigable. It's bull crap! I hate it. some audiobooks are so awesome as they literally have the chapter names on the audio file. others are at least kind enough to match up fairly reasonably so when you hit chapter 3 you are actually listening to chapter 3 of the book. these chapters end mid-sentence and slide to the next chapter with the next word. It's meaningless tripe. fire the producer. Remove them from the business.
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- Clinton Veselis
- 2018-11-26
A history
Listener beware - this is a history. There is no story here, just lots of names, lots of years, and lots of regret.
Don’t waste your credit like I did.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-01-25
There’s no story
It just gives a brief description of what happens each year. It’s not very entertaining or worth the money. The reader is good wish he had a story to read.
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- Z. Gay
- 2018-12-25
Where's the rest of it?
The title led me to believe we'd be covering all 300 years before aGoT. You have to read very carefully to catch that it's only up through the reign of Aegon III. That being said, I don't think I really wanted another 30 hours of Targaryen history. The comparison to the Silmarillion is a pretty good one, though I suffered through that one in print. It's not that they're bad books really, they're just histories where most people expect novels.
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