The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones Audiobook Review
The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones – An Audio Book Review
- Author: George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia, Linda Antonsson
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice, Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 21 hours and 22 minutes
- Unabridged
- Genre: Fantasy
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The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones Audio Book Summary:
The Song of Fire and Ice: Untold History of Westeros is a great addition for fans of the epic fantasy by George R.R. Martin. This audiobook is littered with history of the Seven Kingdoms that details the battles, rivalries and rebellions that will eventually lead to the events of the novels and TV series. George R.R. Martin has collaborated with Linda Antonsson and Elio M. Garcia Jr. to take into account the rich history of Westeros.
Discover the history of the land and its inhabitants form the full family trees of legendary houses such as the Stark, Lannister, Targaeryan, Baratheon and many more. This also includes 100% original material written by Martin himself in order to further expand the world of Game of Thrones. If you are a fan of the epic series then this audiobook is a must for your collection.
One reason to listen:
If you are a die hard fan of the epic fantasy series by George R.R. Martin then this is an interesting listen.
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“It’s set up as a maester’s chronicling of the history of Westeros and beyond. If you love the other books, you should find these tales very interesting. Roy Dotrice does a great job as always, and there is another narrator for what are essentially footnotes, which works well. You forget there there are two other co-authors being the storytelling is so consistent. Well Done.” – Clayton P. Michaud
“This is a must-have for any fans of the A Song of Ice and Fire series as well as the Game of Thrones TV show based on it.” – Brian
“This is my favorite of the series so far because it fleshes out all the other books.vIn my opinion they should start referring to Tolkien as the 20th century Martin. I loved the LOTR but Got is full of real people.” – Shane
“I have no complaints about this book. 3 stars is the most I can give it, but, I knew what I was getting when I plunked down my money, so I hope that “only” giving it 3/5 isn’t seen as some sort of knock. I would, however, like to post this review for those who are thinking about buying it and might want some more information. This is not Book 6 in the series, nor should it be seen as a substitute for it. It’s also not the Silmarillion. That is, i’ts not a detailed and exhaustive narrative on what has come before Books 1-5. It’s a coffee table book with gorgeous artwork and some tidbits of information on the world of Westeros, most of which will be posted in various wiki entries for free within 60 days. I am enough of a die-hard fan of the series that, even knowing all of this, I was perfectly willing to pre-order it. If this label does not apply to you, however, you might want to think twice before paying $30 (more or less) for it.” – Oberyn 3
“I get the premise… that it’s supposed to be written by a maester who is compiling the history from several sources, which is cute, but it really bogs down the writing. Rather than writing out the history as various stories, many entries are along the lines of: “They were known as the hairy men. Some say they came from here, but others say they came from there. While many believed they could do this, others said they could do that, and still others say they never existed.” At the end of a long, drawn out paragraph about people that are completely irrelevant to the Ice and Fire stories, I feel more confused than when I started. After a few massive pages of this stuff, it’s hard to stay interested.
Don’t get me wrong… there’s still plenty of interesting info in this book. But do I really need to know about the personality of some random Targaryen’s fifth wife? Then sixth? Then seventh? This book really works better as an encyclopedia to reference as you read the books and watch the show, rather than a book you’d read cover-to-cover (which would take a lot of dedication, patience and time).” – The Fonz
Score on Audible: 4.3 out of 5
Score on Amazon: 3.9 out of 5
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