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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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