{"id":26857,"date":"2018-11-24T18:49:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T18:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26857"},"modified":"2018-11-24T18:49:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T18:49:15","slug":"game-of-thrones-prequel-book-is-here-but-does-anyone-want-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/game-of-thrones-prequel-book-is-here-but-does-anyone-want-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones prequel book is here, but does anyone want it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Game of Thrones<\/em> creator, George R.R. Martin has just released his new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgerrmartin.com\/grrm_book\/fire-and-blood\/\"><em>Fire &amp; Blood<\/em><\/a> and it\u2019s not what you\u2019d expect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written in cooperation with Elio Garc\u00eda and Linda Antonsson, it follows the reign of house Targaryen and takes place 300 years before the events of <em>Game of Thrones.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FIRE &amp; BLOOD is available TODAY! You can pick up your copy wherever books are sold.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJ5hXBOuAv\">https:\/\/t.co\/EJ5hXBOuAv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oC5u0ETiTg\">pic.twitter.com\/oC5u0ETiTg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GRRMspeaking\/status\/1064884879480037381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The wait for the latest chapter of Martin\u2019s saga, <em>The Winter Winds,<\/em> has been as long as only the winters in Westeros can be &#8211; and it doesn\u2019t look like it&#8217;ll end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_uk\/article\/a3mey8\/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-cabin-ice-and-fire-game-of-thrones-vgtrn\">anytime soon<\/a>. During Thursday&#8217;s interview with Stephen Colbert, the award-winning author admitted that The Winter Winds remains his top priority, even though the original release was dated for 2015. It\u2019s quite clear by now that we\u2019re not going to get the book this year either. When it is finally finished, it\u2019s up to him to decide which loose end of the story he will tie up next, be it second half of <em>Fire &amp; Blood<\/em>, the latest book of the series, <em>A Dream of Spring<\/em>, or some entirely new project. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stuff to write,\u201d he said. \u201cI should actually get home and get to work, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George R. R. Martin&#039;s Earliest Inspiration Of All\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4RaehHesOTE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive video for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/entertainment\/tv\/a25228296\/george-rr-martin-fire-and-blood-daenerys\/\">Esquire<\/a>, the author confirmed that the history of Westeros is as important as the present events. As we know from the books and series, a big portion of the past is unclear and subject of speculation even for the characters involved in the story. <em>Fire &amp; Blood<\/em> is looking to answer some of the big questions surrounding the origins of Daenerys\u2019 dragons and hint towards the identity of The Prince That Was Promised.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George R.R. Martin on Balerion &amp; Aegon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFV4o5GeaJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/11\/fire-and-blood-spoilers-game-of-thrones-easter-eggs-daenerys-dragon-eggs-tyrion-targaryen\">Here<\/a> are some of the Easter Eggs that <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> was able to find in Mr. Martins new book.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the series boasting one of the biggest fanbases in the world, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em> books had always struggled to attract a similar audience. Given that the latest book is written from the perspective of a maester, taking on a task of writing a chronicle of the legendary house Targaryen, the story lacks the gripping narrative we were so accustomed to in Mr. Martins saga. Some of the bigger issues fans had pointed out included a\u00a0slow pace and mundane, often dry storytelling. All this combined with a general distaste at the fact that it\u2019s another companion book as opposed to progressing the story further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/review-fire-and-blood-by-george-rr-martin-a-dire-prequel-to-game-of-thrones-g92frxmgx\">caused<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/books\/what-to-read\/fire-blood-should-game-thrones-fans-worried-george-rr-martins\/\">flood<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2018\/11\/21\/grrm-fire-and-blood-review\/\">mixed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/article\/fire-and-blood-review\">reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Me trying to finish Fire &amp; Blood before I die <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nLdLFhS3S1\">pic.twitter.com\/nLdLFhS3S1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jess Joho jessjoho@bsky.social (@jessjoho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessjoho\/status\/1064791102614528000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s all fine &amp; dandy that we just got &#39;Fire &amp; Blood&#39; from GRRM but I am dying for &#39;The Winds of Winter&#39;. \ud83d\ude29 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gimme?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gimme<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TWoW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TWoW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rizzo \u2081\u2088\u208a (@sheripsbongs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheripsbongs\/status\/1065091898690478080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GRRMspeaking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GRRMspeaking<\/a> Can&#39;t wait to get my hands on Fire &amp; Blood! \ud83d\ude07 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Benicetogeorge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Benicetogeorge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UnFrayed (@TheUnFrayed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheUnFrayed\/status\/1063684777511796737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastAfricanHero\/status\/1065791786642300928<\/p>\n<p><em>Game of Thrones<\/em> is coming back to HBO for its final chapter in April of 2019. Until then, you can get your copy of Fire &amp; Blood on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Fire-Blood-Thrones-Targaryen-History\/dp\/0008307733\">Amazon<\/a> and see for yourself whether George R.R. Martin had lost his touch or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Adam Kaczy\u0144ski | Subbing: Matilde Moro\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game of Thrones creator, George R.R. Martin has just released his new book, Fire &amp; Blood and it\u2019s not what you\u2019d expect. 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