By: Neil Gaiman - contributor , and others. Above all these human adventures soar Daenerys' dragons adapted from the dragons, wyverns, and wyrms of Western bestiaries. But what about the merlings, seal folk, wargs, greenseers, grumpkins, and snarks: Which mythologies created them? By: Valerie Estelle Frankel.
This thought-provoking anthology offers a close examination of the psychology behind the intricate narrative and compelling characters in author George R. In Martin's richly detailed world, deceit, manipulation, and greed rule the day, and almost everyone fights for power over the realm or simply over their own lives. How do love and hate, good and evil, need and greed, altruism and narcissism drive the very best and very worst human behaviors? By: Travis Langley - editor , and others. A young pretender raises an army to take the throne.
He is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her two younger sons to safety. Against them is the queen, passionate, proud, and strong-willed and with more of the masculine virtues of the time than most men.
She too is battling for the inheritance of her young son, not yet fully grown but already a sadist who takes delight in watching executions. By: Ed West. If the past is prologue, then George R. Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including:. The definitive companion piece to George R.
There is no feeling quite like falling in love with a great fantasy listen, doing a little digging, and joyfully discovering that the author has an extensive catalog of audiobooks for you to dive right into. Fantasy as a genre is particularly blessed with a wealth of diverse authors writing all different kinds of stories. These brilliant fantasy authors will transport you to another world—whether a parallel universe or a post-apocalyptic version of Earth.
To be honest, I have to say that when I first started listening to this book, I was surprised by the fact that this is not a novel or a story. It is a history book. Some parts that talked about the early history of Westeros, I can't call anything but boring, but once the book got closer to the "present time", I found it very interesting. It gives a very detailed history of every house and even the free cities. The longer I listened the more hooked I was.
It is clear that the authors have spent countless hours creating this world. Bottom line, if you're a die-hard Game of Thrones fan, you'll love it, but if you're just looking for an easy listen, pass on this one. This book is a wet dream and fantastic for a ASOIAF lover, but where are the chapters and the table of contents in this audiobook? What in the world of ice and fire is going on here? I mean, it's pretty freakin' infuriating that it's ALL one audio file and if I want to listen to the story of the Stark family history again and again, I can't just do that because there's no freakin table of contents in the audio file which is how long??
Oh 21 hours and 22 minutes!!!!! This is really really irritating. Any additional comments? Jumped back and forth between two readers with opposite styles and pitches. Difficult to understand from one to another when first changing. Speed reading through the history of Westeros. Would not recommend. I loved all the other books in the series, but this book was a disappointment. This offering may work in print as reference material.
It does not work as an audiobook. Unless you enjoy listening to an almanac, save your credit and buy the print version.
Though this book is more for backstory to explain how and why the world we are thrust into came to be, and does a wonderful job at explaining where the different ethnicities developed, the conflicts of ages past, as well as the ancient tales of empires come and gone by, as well as a pondering on the races that may have come before. As always, Roy was a wonderful narrarator and has not lost his talent for the series. Forgot your password?
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Sed at augue sit amet ipsum viverra ullamcorper. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Martin has successfully been added to your shopping cart. George R. Martin, along with his co-authors, uses readers a breathtakingly in-depth history of Westeros preceding the events in the novels. Actually, a number of the phases might create their very own series of just as substantial books.
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