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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
- Author
- George R.R. Martin
- Narrator
- Harry Lloyd
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 October 2015
- Run Time
- 10 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Adventure / action fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Speculative fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE.
A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros…
Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne there was Dunk and Egg.
A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals – in stature if not experience. Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg – whose true identity must be hidden from all he and Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen, and one day he will be king. Improbable heroes though they be, great destinies lie ahead for Dunk and Egg; as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits.
Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, and featuring more than 160 illustrations by Gary Gianni, one of the finest fantasy artists of our time, this beautiful volume will transport readers to the world of the Seven Kingdoms in an age of bygone chivalry.
Critics Review
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Praise for A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE:
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'In the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best … tense, surging, insomnia-inflicting' Time Magazine
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‘An absorbing, exciting read … Martin’s style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages’ The Times
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‘The sheer mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads …Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias’
Guardian
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‘Colossal, staggering … Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world … The writing is always powerful …' SFX
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Details
- Author
- George R.R. Martin
- Narrator
- Harry Lloyd
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Release Date
- 6 October 2015
- ISBN
- 9780008144999
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Adventure / action fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Speculative fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin’s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne there was Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals – in stature if not experience. Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg – whose true identity must be hidden from all he and Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen, and one day he will be king. Improbable heroes though they be, great destinies lie ahead for Dunk and Egg; as do powerful foes, royal intrigue, and outrageous exploits. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, and featuring more than 160 illustrations by Gary Gianni, one of the finest fantasy artists of our time, this beautiful volume will transport readers to the world of the Seven Kingdoms in an age of bygone chivalry.
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