El libro que inspiro la serie House of the Dragon, este agosto en HBO.

La fascinante historia de los Targaryen, la dinastia que reino en Poniente trescientos anos antes del inicio de Cancion de hielo y fuego, narrada por el archimaestre Glydayn, de la Ciudadela de Antigua.

Siglos antes de que tuvieran lugar los acontecimientos que se relatan en Cancion de hielo y fuego , la casa Targaryen, la unica dinastia de senores dragon que sobrevivio a la Maldicion de Valyria, se asento en la isla de Rocadragon.

Aqui tenemos el primero de los dos volumenes en el que el autor de Juego de tronos nos cuenta, con todo lujo de detalles, la historia de tan fascinante familia: empezando por Aegon I Targaryen, creador del iconico Trono de Hierro, y seguido por el resto de las generaciones de Targaryens que lucharon con fiereza por conservar el poder, y el trono, hasta la llegada de la guerra civil que casi acaba con ellos.

?Que paso realmente durante la Danza de dragones? ?Por que era tan peligroso acercarse a Valyria despues de la Maldicion? ?Como era Poniente cuando los dragones dominaban los cielos? Estas, y otras muchas, son las preguntas a las que responde esta monumental cronica, narrada por un culto maestre de la Ciudadela, que anticipa el ya conocido universo de George R.R. Martin.

Fuego y sangre brindara a los lectores la oportunidad de tener otra vision de la fascinante historia de Poniente. Esta obra, magnificamente ilustrada con 80 laminas ineditas de Doug Wheatley, se convertira, sin duda, en una lectura imprescindible para todos los fans de la aclamada serie.

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1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The thrilling history of the

Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s
upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon

The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin’s fantasy work:
familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped. -Entertainment
Weekly

Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen-the only
family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria-took up residence on
Dragonstone. Fire & 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 Cruel’s 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 all-new
black-and-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley-including five all-new
illustrations exclusive to this edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of
this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for
the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.

With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbon’s The History of the Decline and
Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the 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 & Blood

A masterpiece of popular historical fiction. -The Sunday Times

The saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the title’s promised
elements… . It’s 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 Night’s Watch, or simply meet
an inventive and horrible end. -The Guardian