Fire and Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A good and unnecessary comprehensive historical overview of the Targaryen Kings.
The aesthetic of this book is gorgeous; easily one of the most beautiful books I own. I mean it, the cover art of both editions are stunning, the typography inside the book is beautiful, the font used (Centaur) was easy to read, and most of all, Doug Wheatley’s artworks were simply spectacular to look at. As for enjoyment factor, I really wouldn’t call this an enjoyable read, it was more like a homework reading that I gladly imposed upon myself on my own will. This book took me almost three weeks to read; that’s an extremely long time for me to spend reading on a single book. For a bit of comparison, I finished reading The Crippled God (385k words) in four days and Oathbringer (450k words) in six days.
Picture: King Aegon I On Balerion the Black Dread by Doug Wheatley
