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The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond. With 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 AND FIRE.
George R.R. Martin, in collaboration with Elio M. García, Jr. and Linda Antonsson, has written a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, featuring the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead up to the events in the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Collected within this volume is the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, family trees for the Houses Stark, Lannister and Targaryen, and in-depth explanations of the history and culture of Westeros.
This is the definitive companion volume to George R.R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe; THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.
Critic Reviews
‘Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, George R.R. Martin is by far the best’
Time Magazine
‘Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world … one of the greats of fantasy literature’
SFX
‘The sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads … Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias’
Guardian
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- John
- 22-07-2017
for the true lover
if you are a massive fan of the books. then this is for you. production needs a little work as there a few places where words are missed or separate recordings joined to close.
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- Manton
- 13-11-2016
exceptional history great detailed accounts
narrator was on point this lays out the wonderful history and backstory of westeros thankyou
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- Nathan
- 05-11-2016
Brilliant and in depth
Absolutely loved it, a great fleshing out of George R.R. Martins ice and fire series.
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- Angelina Reay
- 27-10-2018
Excellent
It was very interesting to hear the surrounding history. just as good as the other books
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-2019
Love it!
Absolutely loved this book... Although old mates voice did have a tendency to be slightly monotonous.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-2022
Love this universe
Incredible stuff. I’ve rounded out all of George’s work now and very sad that I’ve reached the end of this glorious world.
Big RIP to big Roy as well, I’ll be hearing your silky voice for an era.
In the name of good king Stannis (the mannis) I bid you farewell.
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- Spot on
- 10-09-2024
Absolutely amazing!
Big Game of Thrones fan, brought the book years ago and never read it, but decided to give the audiobook ago and it was amazing and ridiculously engrossing! I couldn’t stop listening! An absolute must for any Game of Thrones fan!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2023
Beautifully Written Accounts
Beautiful insight into the unseen worlds and histories, of A song of Ice and Fire.
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- Shmeccles Shwifty
- 28-07-2019
awesome
a must for asoiaf fans! this gives backstories and explanations that the other books only allude to.
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- Brian
- 05-02-2017
this is great
What made the experience of listening to The World of Ice and Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones the most enjoyable?
It was like being told history through the eyes of a master
What did you like best about this story?
THE BACK STORY
What does Roy Dotrice and Nicholas Guy Smith bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
the feel of an old master telling you the story
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
when it got close to the current time period
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