The World of Ice & Fire

The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

By: George R. R. Martin, Elio M. Garcia, Linda Antonsson

Narrated by: Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best seller

The perfect gift for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones - an epic history of Westeros and the lands beyond, featuring hundreds of minutes of all-new material from George R. R. Martin!

If the past is prologue, then George R. R. 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 & Fire.

This is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO’s Game of Thrones. In a collaboration that’s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.org - perhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator.

Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers, including:

• full family trees for Houses Stark, Lannister, and Targaryen
• in-depth explorations of the history and culture of Westeros
• 100% all-new material, more than half of which Martin wrote specifically for this book

The definitive companion piece to George R. R. Martin’s dazzlingly conceived universe, The World of Ice & Fire is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.

©2014 George R.R. Martin (P)2014 Random House Audio

Awesome Historical Catch Up

What made the experience of listening to The World of Ice & Fire the most enjoyable?

Love the narrator, enjoy his range of voices. delivery is one point.

What did you like best about this story?

I felt like I was sitting at a camp fire and hearing an amazingly interesting and adventurous History of a far away land. couldn't stop listening.

What does Roy Dotrice and Nicholas Guy Smith bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The range of voices, the delivery of the characters, the personalities really come to life. makes for a very enjoyable experience.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no, was happy to have taken a week to finish. could keep listening for week on end... ive since purchased other books in the series,

Any additional comments?

great companion piece to the SOIF series. a must read!

GREAT FOR LORE

if you crave extra lore for the SoIaF books, this is the perfect read for you.

Well Worth Listening to for game of thrones fans

Negative reviews made me shy away from this title. However, I gave it a shot with the intent to return if the book turned out to be a dud. I was shocked by how good the storytelling and narration was. 21 hours of brutal game of thrones action. If you are note hook after the first couple of chapters abandon it.

it said this was optional

I just love the world GRRM had crated and can't get enough! Listening to it makes me picture everything happening in my head and I am in the world.

great historical novel

A great novel for any any Game of Thrones fan. This is not a novel for enjoyment only reading this is actual history of Westeros and all known worlds, one should love learning history to appreciate it and if you do this book is outstanding

Way better than I was expecting.

It reads a bit like a history book, but is well well done overall. Really interesting if you're a GOT fan of course. For parts of it, the end especially, I looked up a full map online and followed along to keep track of all the places.

The rest can be followed along with while you're driving. I came in with low expectations given some of the reviews and was pleasantly surprised.

No Surprise Another A+ Performance; Read & Written

A "history" book was delightfully found to be a joy to listen to. Oh Roy, you better be releasing the audiobook for Winds of Winter when it does come out. Thanks for the hard work you two!

Cool

I might liken this to the hand job of ice and fire. of course it's nice but we all know what I really want. But until winds of winter appears, I can survive off whatever glimpses into George R R Martin's world that I can get.

very interesting.

loved it. I absolutely love the story of a game of thrones and in general history is just awesome so learning the history behind this story was just too neat. there has been so much work put in to the story of a game of thrones it just blows my mind.

OOO!!! I know who The Great Other is (aka Ice King)!!!

Feels in so many gaps for those who enjoy studying the world of GoT. Now start listen number THREE!!!