{"product_id":"fire-blood-300-years-before-a-game-of-thrones-the-targaryen-dynasty-the-house-of-the-dragon-9781524796280","title":"Fire \u0026 Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon)","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  The history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work  the inspiration for HBOs Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon  The thrill of Fire \u0026amp; Blood is the thrill of all Martins fantasy work: familiar myths debunked  the whole trope table flipped.Entertainment Weekly  Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones  House Targaryenthe only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyriatook up residence on Dragonstone. Fire \u0026amp; 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 Cruels 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 black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice \u0026amp; Fire  but now  for the first time  the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.  With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbons The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire  Fire \u0026amp; Blood is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens  giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic  often bloody  and always fascinating history of Westeros.  Praise for Fire \u0026amp; Blood  A masterpiece of popular historical fiction. The Sunday Times  The saga is a rich and dark one  full of both the titles promised elements. . . . Its hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat  or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should bend the knee  take the black and join the Nights Watch  or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960473903157,"sku":"ByrdShop_152479628X","price":34.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781524796280.jpg?v=1788288329","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/fire-blood-300-years-before-a-game-of-thrones-the-targaryen-dynasty-the-house-of-the-dragon-9781524796280","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}