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The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Perfect for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones—an epic history of Westeros and the lands beyond, featuring hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R. R. Martin! 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 lavishly illustrated volume isa 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. In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.org—perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator. Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including • full-color artwork and maps, with more than 170 original pieces • full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen • in-depth explorations of the history and culture of Westeros • 100% all-new material, more than half of which Martin wrote specifically for this book The definitive companion piece to George R. R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe, The World of Ice & Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam; First Edition (October 28, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0553805444


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 44


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.72 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 1.29 x 12.12 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #5,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #38 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction #172 in American Literature (Books) #346 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)


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    • Perfect gift for a game of thrones enthusiast
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I got it for my roommates birthday right after we finished a marathon of the show. This is such a fantastic book, beautifully illustrated and very detailed. It’s very big and looks great on our GOT shelf. It honestly looks like a proper history book and I’m amazed at the care they took while putting this together. It covers the history of Westeros from the dawn age to the end of Roberts’s rebellion - so the beginning of the show. It also covers the “fire and blood” storyline, and adds a lot of information about the seven kingdoms. Written from the maesters perspective, this is an amazing experience for a game of thrones lover that would like to dive in deeper. I feel like this is how you should treat the things you love. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2023 by tal shragai tal shragai
    • Work of Art!
Beautiful thick cover. Vibrant pictures. This book details the histories of the 7 kingdoms. An absolute must for die hard GOT fans. The authors under George RR Martin who collaborated for this book and also the histories of the Targaryens (big black book) did AMAZING!!! Literally is an adult picture book. Waiting for more of these type releases. I will purchase EVERY TIME!! Enjoy! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023 by Clidette
    • Great Addition to GoT Fans' Collections
"The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones" is an absolute treasure trove for fans of the "Game of Thrones" series. I purchased it as a gift for my partner, and it exceeded all expectations. The book is not just a comprehensive tome of Westerosi history; it's a work of art. The illustrations and intricate details throughout are simply breathtaking, immersing readers in the rich lore and mythology of George R.R. Martin's world. It's a visual and narrative feast that adds layers of depth to the beloved series, making it a perfect gift for die-hard fans looking to dive deeper into the universe they adore. The quality of the book itself is superb, from the sturdy binding to the glossy pages. It's a collector's item that will proudly adorn any bookshelf and is sure to provide endless hours of exploration and enjoyment. We've even kept ours out as a coffee table book- it's just too pretty to put away ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023 by Dalton O
    • Not what I was hoping for
Over all, I love it, but several chapters are just hard repeating the Blood and Fire novel. Not really the world either, just the known one and a third of it is reliving Blood and Fire. Yes, I repeated the point on purpose, for the reason I bought it up. Otherwise it is nice to have. I was just hoping more of the rest of the world would be detailed. Like the ice and sea dragons, the squisher and mermaid worlds unseen, and the Forever Winter areas. Sothoryos is a land seemingly without end and yet we get so little of it. More please 🥺 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023 by Set
    • This book is a MUST HAVE!
It is absolutely beautiful, inside and out. The art/pictures are done so well that it creates a feeling of reality. The cover and quality of paper gives it a classic look that is worth showing off to all GOT fans. I highly recommend this book to those who love GOTs, whether through reading or watching the series. I received it today and already read the first 20 pages. So far, it’s given exciting history and I don’t want to put it down! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023 by KatiernB
    • beautiful work
beautiful work, with tales divided into segments by chronology and geography and theme, and lots of beautiful pictures of beautiful lands and beautiful people and even some ugly people, and a really unsettling picture of old Aegon 1 looking very Nick Nolte-like. It's written in the frame of a Maester writing in-universe for King Joffrey/Tommen, in full honesty and maintaining a balance of realism with regards to ancient legends and stories, not being afraid to call out that "Brandon the Builder" appears inconsistently over several millennia, undoubtedly meant to insinuate many figures/architectural works in Westerosi history all merged and ascribed to a singular "Brandon the Builder" the book is quick with pre-history, but goes to painstaking detail on the First Men and their factionalism, the Andals coming like Vikings in overwhelming numbers and succumbing to the same in-fighting and factionalism, and so on. Familiar names and family names appear, with an unwritten implication (and in some cases, explicitly mentioned) that certain names and persons may not have actually existed in the time periods the singers and bards write they do. The book goes over the Valyrian period quickly, gives several pages to Nymeria and the 10,000 ships, and goes over each Targaryen king of Westeros in a "The Twelve Caesars" fashion, complete with indent editorials containing snippets of text written by contemporaries who may or may not be exaggerating or lying (such as the dwarf called 'Mushroom', playing the role of a Claudius by pretending to be a fool to get in close with the Targaryen court). Then it goes over each of the Seven Kingdoms' major landmasses and their histories, with some being surprisingly more interesting than others, such as the mysteries around Oldtown and the possibly fictitious "Maze Makers", the way the First Men of the Vale held out longer and harder than most other kingdoms against the Andals, the three ethnically diverse factions making up the Dornish (Salt Dornes, Sand Dornes, Sea Dornes). The last 1/4th of the book goes over Essos and the Summer Isles and briefly touches on other areas, fully fleshing out the world of Ice and Fire in a way likely that will never be touched upon in the TV series or in the books (such as the empire of Yi Ti and Leng, ASOIAF's Chinese, Mongol, Japanese, other east Asians) or similarities with Earth history with diversions like that of an interesting game of Civilization (slavers constantly raiding the Summer Isles, where the natives are black, only to have the Islanders be the first to invent Longbows and ocean-faring galleons to defend themselves). The book's only single major drawback, which is frustrating in its absence, is the lack of enough MAPS. Each of the Seven Kingdoms gets a piece of a map of their lands at the start of each chapter, but no place else gets a map beyond the single generic one at the start of the book. As such, lands and locations which show up over and over and over again all throughout the book (such as the Stepstones, the Broken Arm of Dorne, the Rhoyne river, all of Southoryos) are never shown on maps relative to other locations so you have no way of comprehending scope and scale of certain things without looking outside the book. Going to write this review, I saw on Amazon a listing for a separate book "The Lands of Ice and Fire" advertised entirely as maps of this world, so it seems the plot all along was to keep maps out so people would buy two separate works. weak looking at a map of the Known World on the ASOIAF wiki shows the geography so clearly, with locations of cultures and lands placed in such a suspicious way, such as having the east Asian looking Yi Ti in the far east, the Viking-like Andals at the very western tip of Essos, the Dothraki Sea being a large steppe area, north of which near where Moscow would be is a place coyly named Mussovy. All of which plays perfectly to my running theory that the world of Ice and Fire is actually very distant post-apocalyptic Earth, continents misshapen over time and technology (as well as imprecise mapping), "magic" is remnants of old technology, and the White Walkers are actually androids, using nanobots to make Wights out of people's bodies, ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016 by Aiex Halo

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