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\n\"Fire<\/a>Fire & Blood<\/a> by George R.R. Martin<\/a>
\nMy rating: 4 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

Time taken to read – 29 days (from re starting)<\/p>\n

Pages – 737<\/p>\n

Publisher – <\/p>\n

Source – I think I bought it<\/p>\n

Blurb from Goodreads <\/p>\n

With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally bestselling author George R. R. Martin, this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.<\/p>\n

Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen\u2014the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria\u2014took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire and 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.<\/p>\n

What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why did it become so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What is the origin of Daenerys\u2019s three dragon eggs? 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 eighty all-new black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers 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.<\/p>\n

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon\u2019s The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire and Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.<\/p>\n

My Review <\/p>\n

You guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuys. I started this in 2022! I knew the dragon badness was coming and I think that is what made me stop back then. I started re reading it for a fundraising charity book challenge, this month, 24.5 pages every day and I have finally finished it.<\/p>\n

If you know Game Of Thrones you know what he is like, do not get attached to characters because noone is safe. This covers the history of the Targaryen’s, from way before the families we come to know in House of the Dragon (tv show) and after.<\/p>\n

Dragons, skullduggery, abuse, poison, murder, betrayal, lust, love, and the longing to rule the iron throne. It isn’t an easy read, some of the most ghastly people, behaviours and betrayals ooft. Weans aren’t even safe and some of the murders are beyond barbaric. Incest, in house marriages, public consummation of the marriages – war, people rising up, beautiful but deadly dragons.<\/p>\n

There are so many characters told over lifetimes, it is really interesting and if you like Game of Thrones you will like reading the back history of the dragons and families but yeah just prepare yourself cos it gets hella dark, body parts cut off and displayed, wars, families wiped out, actual wild madness, 4\/5 for me!<\/p>\n

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