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Fire and Blood
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Series: The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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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....
This audio edition now includes an exclusive interview between George R.R. Martin and historian Dan Jones.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Wakaru Shullai
- 27-10-20
Exceptional
Brilliant writing and excellent narration. Can go on listening to it for hours on end
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- Rameswar prasad patnayak
- 01-11-20
Terrific narration
The story n all is is fine but the narrator brings the whole thing alive because of his tone. Keeping the length of the story aside I absolutely loved this book because of Simon Vance.
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- User
- 29-04-22
Simon Vance breathes life into Fire & Blood
Due to its length it is a bit of a struggle at times, but Daemon Targaryean is a character to watch out for. Would not call him a villain, anti- hero he us and Alyn Oakenfist. If you are a GoT-holic and waiting for HBO's Fire & Blood, then this audio book is a must-listen. Simon Vance makes the experience captivating.
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- Aditya Trimurty
- 29-10-21
Loved every minute. Fake history has never more productive.
Loved the depth into which GRRM can invent worlds and remain consistent. Narration and pacing were suberb. Does get confusing with the volume of new characters and their names but by midway you will get a hang of it or make of the 30sec rewind feature.
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- Sidharth J.
- 14-10-21
Beautifully written with a Captivating Story!
Loved it.......was my first time reading a Martin story and i thoroughly enjoyed it. Would recommend for sure.
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- Rohit kala
- 04-07-21
meh-okay
eh, too many characters. His other books are better.
narration didn't do much for me.
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- Anish Ahlawat
- 26-06-21
One for the fans!!!!
One for the true fans of "A Song Of Ice and Fire". Obviously it's not at the same level as the one above, but it sure is something you don't want to miss as a fan. Different way of storytelling, some may find it great, some won't, but one thing is for sure, the true fans will take anything they get of the World Of Ice And Fire
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-03-19
Very good , well read and detailed
Its written very well and positioned from the perspective of a narrator - historian . Nice fresh approach that makes you wonder how much is true. It puts a lot of perspective to the original Ice and fire saga.
Very amusing and never dull.
One downside : it ends closely after the civil war: Dance of Dragons events. Thus its a bit misleading because you expect the whole story until Aerys II.
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- Craig Harry
- 16-01-19
More of a chore than a pleasure!
I'm a big fan of George R R Martin, but found this book heavy going. Despite the excellent narration, I was left feeling I needed a pen and paper in order to take notes in an effort to track character, dates and events!
I was relieved when the book finished and hope I never hear Mushroom quoted again!
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- Lana Pennington
- 16-01-19
OK for pseudo-history buffs ...
... but not so good if you were wanting a story like the GoT series. No one can fault Mr Martin when it comes to the depth and scale of his universe, but I really prefer his story-telling prowse. Nevertheless, it's well narrated and structured.
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- Tyler
- 17-04-22
country specific?
why are so many books specific to a country? I've found a lot of these books that I've wanted to listen to, most of these are a part of popular book or TV series.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-21
AWESOME! Can hardly wait for part 2
If you love History and Fantasy, you'll love "Fire & Blood"!
But if you're not into History and/or Fantasy, this book is not for you.
This isn't an ordinary novel. In fact, it's not a novel at all. It's a fantastic fictional History.
Which is to say: it reads like a History book.
If you're not into that, stay away.
This isn't Historical Fiction either.
It's a fictional History book, about imaginary events in an unreal world, with dragons and other Fantasy elements.
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- seamus
- 18-12-20
Return to form.
I feel like main series has gotten steadily waffly as it has gone on, but this book 100% gold. All the little threads and backstories give so muich depth to the rest of the world & inhabitants of Westeros. It really pulls things together. Its like the main books are full of jokes and this one has all the punchlines.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-20
Must ready for Ice and Fire fans
Amazing book. great Narration. it was a pleasure to read. loved it. must read for all fans.
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- JustGotWicked
- 01-07-20
More wonderful works building from GRRM
Fire and Blood is a very unique book giving long time ASOIAF fans a great depth of back story to our main plot in the series.
This book stands on it's own in terms of story, but it ads later upon later to GRRM's other works in the series.
Can't wait for part 2, and the tv series that will be made from this.
Also looking forward to The Winds of Winter more than any other book in my life.
5 stars. Give it a chance and you will not regret it at all....
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- Hadas
- 11-11-19
i loved it
however, it is not a story.
it is just like a measter book, telling the interesting tells of the first few Targeariens! very fun. if u enjoy learning about song of ice and fire history you would love it!
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- Vusi
- 28-05-19
Absolutely Brilliant!!!
I always enjoy the complexity with which George R. R Martin writes his novels, you understand why it takes as long as it takes.
For anyone who’s a fan of “A Song of Ice and Fire” this is a great add to your knowledge and for anyone who’s a fan of well written stories and likes to imagine, this here is your gem.
I can’t wait for the next one.
While you might wish for Mr Martin to finish his books quicker what you do not want if for him to have compromised in anything that he did in this book and any of his other books.
I love the narration by Simon Vance, “Well done Ser” in the voice of Ser Maynard Plumm
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- jamesg
- 07-04-19
pretty bad actually
Needlessly complicated, lazy and thoroughly unentertaining.
I loved a song of Ice and fire, so this book was a bit of a disappointment unfortunately.
I really didn't enjoy the third person style of writing, I found that it took away all immersion.
it almost seems like the author was being paid per character that he creates to then kill off three paragraphs later, in this book characters died before you even fully comprehend who they are.
please don't get this book thinking that you will get anywhere near the same amount of entertainment value that you may have got out of a song of Ice and fire.
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- michael Billington
- 29-11-18
The epic story of house Targaryen
This is not a novel so it might not be for everyone but I loved it. It covers the House Targaryen from Aegon the Conqueror to the end of the regency of Aegon iii it shows both sides of the Targaryen coin the greatness and the madness. from the hideous tyranny of maegor to the genius of Jaehaerys I found myself really caring about the characters and being moved by the tragedy that was the dance of the dragons. excellent narration by Simon Vance also made this an enjoyable listen I would highly recommend.
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- Adam
- 26-12-18
Dull! Avoid
performance is excellent! That's where the praise ends.
The book is essentially cliff notes and a wireframe. it's bloody dull and has practically no story and adds little to nothing to the intrigue to the main story.
With quotes directly from the lord of the rings, it is clear that Martin is attempting to flesh out his world in the same manor as Tolkien, and it comes across forced, boring and disingenuous.
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- BenCrowther
- 04-12-18
Truly Excellent
Although I was initially disappointed to hear about the announcement of Fire and Blood, wanting George R.R. Martin to focus on the Winds of Winter, I could not be more satisfied with this release. This is an excellent account of the history of the Targaryen reign, that isn't just a plain recounting of events. Told through the perspective of a maester and the use of different and often unreliable sources makes that world feel far more alive and engrossing. Introducing new favourite characters to me, from King Jaehaerys and Corlys Velaryon, I can't wait for the next book to come out!
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- Edwin Brown
- 21-01-19
Hard Work compared to the game of thrones
Found this to be confusing and hard work compared to the game of thrones and can't really say it adds to the books. He should have spent the time finishing the Game of Thrones first!!
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- D. J. Mole
- 27-11-18
History in George RR Martins own style
I know a number of people have not enjoyed this. It is true that it lays out the family history. I am not one who generally likes being given historical facts whether they be real or fiction. But this has the same sense and feel that was given to The Game of Throne series and each individual has been given his or her own personality. I like the 'evidence' or 'non evidence' for how things came to be, giving the book it's own sense of reality. I loved listening to Roy Dotrice telling the Game of Thrones and Simon Vance is also an excellent narrator. Would like the other books to be finally published and narrated!! Come on George! Love the TV series but there is so much more colour in the books and would love for those who can't see to be able to hear it all!
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- James W. Barrell
- 09-01-19
Lists of names
Purchased this as I enjoyed The Song of Ice and Fire books and have read all of them.
Sadly I don’t think that this ‘history’ ever really gets going and all too often reverts to filling the pages by listing hundreds of fictional characters who are irrelevant to the story.
Personally I think that it compares very badly with the Silmarillion despite sharing the same goal of wishing to provide historical context to the stories. Completing the primary story would have been a better undertaking
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- Kevin H.
- 18-12-18
A struggle
Struggling with this one. Thought it would be a ripping yarn like GoT - NO
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- Olivier
- 12-01-19
Feels like a very long history lesson
Although there's no denying the splendid imagination of the story, I really feels like work listening to this book. I struggled to get to the end (which was pretty abrupt and didn't tie into anything).
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-18
Excellent excellent excellent
Excellent!!!! If you are familiar with GRRM Novellus such as The Princess and the Queen, The Rouge Prince and The Book of Swords then you will be able to dive into this books utter brilliance and complete detail without looking back. If you are only familiar with the works of Game of Thrones rather than the whole ASOIAF world then I would 100% recommend you read the “World Book” before you read this or at least have it to hand so you can reference maps, family tree and facts as it can get rather confusing
(I have been a complete geek and I have the beautiful hard copy with the maps, illustrations and family tree and I have downloaded it on Audible as Roy Dotrice and Nicholas Smith do a wonderful job of narrating)
In fact having the Targaryen family tree to hand is incredibly useful while reading this regardless to how familiar you are of any of GRRM works because it’s just so damned confusing which makes for all the better reading! Thank you so much Mr Martin this was completely amazing!
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- Darla Hatton MacDonald
- 26-12-18
Expecting a story!
This really is a history and is not entertaining. If you are a hard core GoT fan, maybe it will satisfy. I thought I was getting a story to entertain in the holidays.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-04-19
It’s good if you’re after a list of names.
Bring a pen and notebook to keep track of the names that you might want to add to the family trees of Westeros but don’t come to this boon expecting the intrigue and storytelling of GOT.
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- Eirik F. Eriksen
- 23-11-18
A treasure trove for any lore fans
I've come to understand that this book has become divisive among fans of A Song of Ice and Fire, or should I rather say, fans of George R. R. Martin. Many are outraged that the man is working on, or indeed doing anything other than writing The Winds of Winter. The few reviews I've read of Fire and Blood thus far has said as much, and finding the style and prose of this work dry, dull and ponderous.
I was intrigued from the first when I heard Martin was writing a history of the Targaryen dynasty in the manner of non-fiction history, and as I relished the accounts he had already put forth concerning the Dance of the Dragons, I wished for more of the same. And that's exactly what has been laid before us.
It's not high fantasy, apart from being set in a high fantasy setting and containing dragons. Don't expect any elucidation on the higher mysteries from this book. However, you can expect massive amounts of intrigue, scandal and much and more sundry information about the Targaryen dynasty and their courts and associates, from the time of Aegon I until Aegon III, almost 150 years of Westerosi dynastic history with many tangents and tons of lore.
All of which the narrator presents sublimely. In my head, just spent a lot of hours with Archmaester Gyldayn himself. The narrator's voice, presentation and inflection were supremely well suited for a work like this, and I applaud the producer that made this happen. Indeed, he may in large part be the reason I found this book as engrossing as I did. Kudos to you all for this happy match.
If you're passionate about the world of Ice and Fire and share the author's enthusiasm with fleshing out the world and constructing a living, breathing fantastical universe, I heartily recommend this book. If you're a fan of the television show and you're looking for something cool with dragons, you'll probably agree with the detractors within a few pages (or in this case, a few minutes).
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- Anonymous User
- 14-11-19
Great
Its almost like a giant wikipedia page about Targaryens and there rule over Westero s
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- GT
- 04-02-19
Textbook
Written from a Maesters perspective as a history. Extremely dry but narrator worked hard to breath life into it.
Should have been left as background notes.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-19
Know What You’re Getting Into
Just remember that this is an account of Targaryen history and not some tightly sewn together story. Yes hearing about Aegon’s conquering and the Dance of Dragons is cool but there is so much more. And by more I don’t mean good. Many chapters are devoted to slow, boring happenings in and out of King’s Landing along with the listing of names, so many names.
I’d honestly recommend having a Targaryen Family Tree next to you as you listen because every bloody Targaryen has similar sounding names and it gets VERY confusing. They recycle the same 5 damn names every generation. Targaryens may have had dragons but they’ve got zero originality in naming their own kin.
There are definitely good and exciting elements but overall the book is a bit of a drag. This is a George RR Martin novel after all so I should have expected it.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-19
It's just so bad!
Gave up after 2 hours save your money. It's not a story it's a fantasy history lesson.
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- John McTainsh
- 15-11-19
No character building
This is not a story where characters are built. It is simply a historical record of events that occurred before the GOT books. Imagine reading the bible.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-07-19
A ponderous tome.
Great for those who love to get steeped in the lore of the GOT universe, but very dense with information at points and long, but satisfying non the less
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- Nathan
- 21-05-19
not great quality audio
Seems to speed up and skip bits, not sure why. The story is great though.
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