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George R. R. Martin

Fire and Blood

£125

Illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen

George R. R. Martin’s Fire and Blood, the prequel to A Game of Thrones, joins the Folio series. Explore the Targaryen dynasty with beautiful illustrations, detailed maps, sigils and family trees. A must-have for Westeros fans. ​

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Fire and Blood

£125
Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingBound in three-quarter blocked cloth with a printed and blocked cloth front board ​
Blocked and printed slipcase ​
Printed endpapers ​
Coloured tops ​
DimensionsSized at 10 inches x 6¾ inches ​
FontSet in Vendetta with Esmeralda as display ​
Pages616 pages ​
AuthorGeorge R. R. Martin
Illustrated byAudrey Benjaminsen
Illustration4 full-page and 1 double-page spread colour illustrations
Prints 2 colour throughout in black and gold with illustrated chapter openings
Additional colour illustration inside slipcase
Publication Date28/01/2025
PrintingFirst Printing
Editor's Notes
 
What’s that in the distance? Is it the brush of dragon’s wings against the clouds? Queen Daenerys’s family tree is a rich one, filled with over 300 years-worth of rulers of the seven kingdoms. In Fire and Blood, George R.R. Martin dissects the Targaryen family’s history through the eyes of Archmaester Gyldayn. ​

This is the ultimate book for fans of the original series; it provides rich context of the family responsible for the world of Westeros as we know it. Plus, there are dragons, and lots of them!

Artist Audrey Benjaminsen has captured the Targaryen family like no one else. Her illustrations jump from the page – the absentness in Area’s eyes upon returning with Balerion, the madness in Rhaenyra as she sits on the Iron Throne. This is the definitive edition of a definitive story, one that would surely sit in the library of the Citadel for centuries to come. ​
Synopsis
 
Centuries before Daenerys Targaryen, the mighty dragons ruled Westeros, and the Iron Throne was forged in fire and blood. This sweeping history chronicles the rise and reign of House Targaryen, from Aegon the Conqueror’s fiery conquest to the bloody Targaryen civil war, the Dance of the Dragons. Treachery, ambition and the relentless pursuit of power ignite every page, as the Targaryens struggle to hold the realm—and their dynasty—together. With dragons soaring and kingdoms burning, George R. R. Martin weaves an epic tapestry of triumph and tragedy in this gripping prelude to The Game of Thrones series.​

About the Illustrator

Audrey Benjaminsen

Audrey Benjaminsen is an illustrator and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a BFA in Illustration from Sarasota Florida’s Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015. Inspired by nature, travel, stories and dreams, the eldritch details of her work come to life through a variety of traditional and digital techniques. Some of her clients include Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com and Hasbro. Her work can be seen in publications and galleries around the world. For Folio she has previously illustrated Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898, Folio 2022).

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About the Illustrator

Audrey Benjaminsen

Audrey Benjaminsen is an illustrator and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a BFA in Illustration from Sarasota Florida’s Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015. Inspired by nature, travel, stories and dreams, the eldritch details of her work come to life through a variety of traditional and digital techniques. Some of her clients include Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com and Hasbro. Her work can be seen in publications and galleries around the world. For Folio she has previously illustrated Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898, Folio 2022).

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About the Illustrator

Audrey Benjaminsen

Audrey Benjaminsen is an illustrator and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a BFA in Illustration from Sarasota Florida’s Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015. Inspired by nature, travel, stories and dreams, the eldritch details of her work come to life through a variety of traditional and digital techniques. Some of her clients include Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com and Hasbro. Her work can be seen in publications and galleries around the world. For Folio she has previously illustrated Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898, Folio 2022).

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About the Illustrator

Audrey Benjaminsen

Audrey Benjaminsen is an illustrator and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a BFA in Illustration from Sarasota Florida’s Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015. Inspired by nature, travel, stories and dreams, the eldritch details of her work come to life through a variety of traditional and digital techniques. Some of her clients include Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com and Hasbro. Her work can be seen in publications and galleries around the world. For Folio she has previously illustrated Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898, Folio 2022).

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About the Illustrator

Audrey Benjaminsen

Audrey Benjaminsen is an illustrator and designer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received a BFA in Illustration from Sarasota Florida’s Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015. Inspired by nature, travel, stories and dreams, the eldritch details of her work come to life through a variety of traditional and digital techniques. Some of her clients include Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, The Folio Society, Wizards of the Coast, Tor.com and Hasbro. Her work can be seen in publications and galleries around the world. For Folio she has previously illustrated Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw (1898, Folio 2022).

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About the Author

George R. R. Martin is a celebrated author of fantasy, horror and science-fiction stories and novels. He began publishing short stories in science fiction and fantasy magazines in the early 1970s, and his first novel, Dying of the Light, was published in 1977. Martin went on to work as a television scriptwriter in the 1980s, before – discouraged by the limitations of the medium – he returned to writing fiction, beginning work on the epic fantasy series for which he is best known, ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’, inspired by medieval England’s Wars of the Roses. The first instalment, A Game of Thrones, was published in 1996; the fourth volume (A Feast for Crows, 2005; Folio 2021) and fifth volume (A Dance with Dragons, 2011; Folio 2022) earned Martin bestseller status. The winner of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, as well as the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Martin has also received three Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the HBO adaptation of his ‘ A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels, Game of Thrones.