Fire and Blood

In "Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) " George R. R. Martin tells the thrilling history of the Targaryen house. "Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) " is set centuries before "A Song of Ice and Fire" and unfolds the captivating story about the Targaryens in Westeros. Told by Archmaester Gyldayn the novel tells us how the Seven Kingdoms were united under Targaryen rule and about their fatal collapse under the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. As the story unfolds George R. R. Martin let us know what really happed under the Dance of the Dragons, why Valyria was so deadly and how the skies looked full of dragons. The book is featuring more than eighty black-and-white illustrations by Doug Wheatley.

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones , an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash. So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon. Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones , an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash. So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon. Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…

Ernst Jünger published his first war diary, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern), in 1920 at the age of 25. The recipient of the Pour le Merite, Germany's highest award for bravery in the field, Jünger was revered by his generation for his celebration of the 'purifying' experience of war. The 'heroic nihilism' of his early work with its tendency to glorify violence, which originated in his reading of Nietzsche, was further articulated in his War as an Inner Experience (Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis), published in 1922. First published in 1925, Fire and Blood (Feuer und Blut) is the fourth and final book of Jünger's WWI diaries. It expands on the chapter The Great Battle from his first book, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern). In Fire and Blood, Jünger leads a company of assault troops during the Spring Offensive in 1918, which was Germany's last attempt to defeat the British and French armies on the Western Front. Fire and Blood is over four times the size of The Great Battle, resulting in stylistic changes, as well as more detailed descriptions.

Ernst Jünger published his first war diary, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern), in 1920 at the age of 25. The recipient of the Pour le Merite, Germany's highest award for bravery in the field, Jünger was revered by his generation for his celebration of the 'purifying' experience of war. The 'heroic nihilism' of his early work with its tendency to glorify violence, which originated in his reading of Nietzsche, was further articulated in his War as an Inner Experience (Der Kampf als inneres Erlebnis), published in 1922. First published in 1925, Fire and Blood (Feuer und Blut) is the fourth and final book of Jünger's WWI diaries. It expands on the chapter The Great Battle from his first book, In Storms of Steel (In Stahlgewittern). In Fire and Blood, Jünger leads a company of assault troops during the Spring Offensive in 1918, which was Germany's last attempt to defeat the British and French armies on the Western Front. Fire and Blood is over four times the size of The Great Battle, resulting in stylistic changes, as well as more detailed descriptions.

”Fire and Blood” er første bind af to i George R. R. Martins serie om Targaryen-slægtens dragende historie, der foregår 300 år før begivenhederne i A Song of Fire and Ice. ”Fire and Blood” begynder med fortællingen om den legendariske Aegon the Conqueror, som skabte jerntronen og fortæller hvad der videre skete i de følgende generationer af Targaryens, der måtte kæmpe en hård kamp for at bevare tronen. En kamp, der endte i borgerkrig og næsten rev dynastiet fra hinanden. George R. R. Martin løfter sløret for mange fans spekulationer om Targaryen-slægtens hemmeligheder, og fortæller endelig hvad der egentlig skete under Dance of the Dragons og hvor Daenerys tre drageæg kommer fra. Bogen indeholder illustrationer i sorthvid af Doug Wheatley.

”Fire and Blood” er første bind af to i George R. R. Martins serie om Targaryen-slægtens dragende historie, der foregår 300 år før begivenhederne i A Song of Fire and Ice. ”Fire and Blood” begynder med fortællingen om den legendariske Aegon the Conqueror, som skabte jerntronen og fortæller hvad der videre skete i de følgende generationer af Targaryens, der måtte kæmpe en hård kamp for at bevare tronen. En kamp, der endte i borgerkrig og næsten rev dynastiet fra hinanden. George R. R. Martin løfter sløret for mange fans spekulationer om Targaryen-slægtens hemmeligheder, og fortæller endelig hvad der egentlig skete under Dance of the Dragons og hvor Daenerys tre drageæg kommer fra. Bogen indeholder illustrationer i sorthvid af Doug Wheatley.

Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones . 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. Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones , House Targaryen – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria – took 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. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? 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. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s 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.

Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire,FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westerosas told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO’s Game of Thrones . 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. Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones , House Targaryen – the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria – took 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. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel’s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? 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. With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s 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.