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G.O.(A).T

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

May 30, 2019 by Jake 2 Comments

I decided to revisit the GRRM classic after the show ended. I’ve been in a prolonged reading slump due in part to stuff going on in my private life and it’s been difficult to focus on anything new. My personal library is littered with books I lost interest in 10%, 30% and one 50%. Familiarity always helps me break out of slumps and I figured that would be the case here.    I was not disappointed. The book isn’t just as great as I remember…it’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, george r.r. martin

Jake's CBR11 Review No:44 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, george r.r. martin ·
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It’s Not for Everyone, But the Mad Fans Will Appreciate

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire) by George R. R. Martin

April 29, 2019 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

The Game of Thrones TV series is hurtling towards a conclusion, and George R. R. Martin has still hasn’t given us a release date for the Winds of Winter. Sadly, this leaves those of us who started with the original book series, A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF), pining pathetically in wait. So I could understand that for many readers, Fire and Blood may not have been the exact thing they were clamouring for. It’s not as if we haven’t been exposed to any […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, dragons, Fire and Blood, george r.r. martin

LittlePlat's CBR11 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, dragons, Fire and Blood, george r.r. martin ·
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Does what it says on the tin.

Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1) by George R.R. Martin

January 29, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

First thing about this book that you should know going in: this is not a novel. It is a history book, written in the style of a history book, from the POV of a Maester in-world. It is a made-up history about a made-up world, but it is still history, and there’s a lot of it. If you do not like reading history, or fake history, you will not like this book. It is very similar to A World of Ice and Fire, which was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: a song of ice and fire, a targaryen history, faux history, Fire & Blood, george r.r. martin, illustrated, narfna, supplemental material, worldbuilding

narfna's CBR11 Review No:15 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: a song of ice and fire, a targaryen history, faux history, Fire & Blood, george r.r. martin, illustrated, narfna, supplemental material, worldbuilding ·
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Decline and Fall of the Targaryen Empire

November 28, 2018 by Jake Leave a Comment

If you’re a Song of Ice and Fire fan, you’ve got to read this, no questions asked. It’s a detailed history of how the Targaryen takeover of Westeros actually happened. Not written in the style of a Ice/Fire book, it reads like an old man transcribing a large history tome, which was obviously Martin’s intention. This book hit every expectation I had, though I was disappointed to see it’s only volume one in a two-book series and thus didn’t cover the two kings I’m most interested in learning about: […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: a song of ice and fire, fantasy, Fire & Blood, game of thrones, george rr martin

Jake's CBR10 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: a song of ice and fire, fantasy, Fire & Blood, game of thrones, george rr martin ·
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We are all Sansa Stark….and I probably went too far in my Cannonball

August 14, 2017 by ingres77 16 Comments

It is, perhaps, fitting that it’s taken me so long to finish these books (and write this review). I started reading A Game of Thrones at the end of June (and started this review on the 28th), and I’m sitting here well over a month later. I’ve read a couple other books in that time – but I’ve mostly been working my way through this series. It’s taken me longer to read these four/five books (4,300+ pages) than it did to read Harry Potter (4,000+ pages) […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: a clash of kings, A Dance with Dragons, A Feast for Crows, A Feast with Dragons, a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, a storm of swords, george rr martin

ingres77's CBR9 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: a clash of kings, A Dance with Dragons, A Feast for Crows, A Feast with Dragons, a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, a storm of swords, george rr martin ·
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Just Another One Martin’s Procrastination Projects

June 26, 2016 by Fabius Maximus 1 Comment

I just finished this book last Friday and instead of adding it to my ever growing stack of books to be reviewed, I thought I move it up in my queue because of today’s finale of Game Of Thrones season 6. The World of Ice and Fire contains information about the novel series, however. Martin’s co-authors, Elio M. Garcia and Linda Antonsson, are the people behind the fan-site Westeros.org; they even advise Martin on lore when he becomes stuck. He actually approached them about the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, elio m. garcia jr, fantasy, george r.r. martin, linda antonsson

Fabius Maximus's CBR8 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, elio m. garcia jr, fantasy, george r.r. martin, linda antonsson ·
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