Illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen
First Printing
George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, the prequel to A Game of Thrones, joins the Folio series. Explore the Targaryen dynasty with beautiful illustrations, detailed maps, sigils and family trees. A must-have for Westeros fans.
Editor’s Note
- Sophia Schoepfer, Editor
What’s that in the distance? Is it the brush of dragon’s wings against the clouds? Queen Daenerys’s family tree is a rich one, filled with over 300 years-worth of rulers of the seven kingdoms. In Fire and Blood, George R.R. Martin dissects the Targaryen family’s history through the eyes of Archmaester Gyldayn.
This is the ultimate book for fans of the original series; it provides rich context of the family responsible for the world of Westeros as we know it. Plus, there are dragons, and lots of them!
Artist Audrey Benjaminsen has captured the Targaryen family like no one else. Her illustrations jump from the page – the absentness in Area’s eyes upon returning with Balerion, the madness in Rhaenyra as she sits on the Iron Throne. This is the definitive edition of a definitive story, one that would surely sit in the library of the Citadel for centuries to come.
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Bound in three-quarter blocked cloth with a printed and blocked cloth front board
Set in Vendetta with Esmeralda as display
616 pages
4 full-page and 1 double-page spread colour illustrations
Prints 2 colour throughout in black and gold with illustrated chapter openings
Printed endpapers
Coloured tops
Blocked and printed slipcase
Additional colour illustration inside slipcase
Sized at 10˝ x 6¾˝
Printed in Italy
SYNOPSIS
BIOGRAPHIES
An amazing book. Great quality
Review by BOONE KIRKPATRICK on 19th April 2025
Wow! I especially liked the dragon picture, wish the picture inside the slipcase had been inside the book as well. Such a pity to hide it!
Review by Mrs J Barnard on 4th April 2025
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