If the past is prologue, then George RR 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 RR 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, including over 170 full-colour illustrations and maps, 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 RR Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe; THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords