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The book covers the same material as the first volume of ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', but is rewritten in a more encyclopedic style, similar to ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.  
 
The book covers the same material as the first volume of ''[[Fire & Blood]]'', but is rewritten in a more encyclopedic style, similar to ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.  
  
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For readers familiar with ''Fire & Blood'', ''The Rise of the Dragon'' is primarily an art book.<ref>Twitter: [https://twitter.com/westerosorg/status/1504464063199281159 @westerosorg: The text of this book is simply condensing F&B. It will not provide "the true story" any more or less than F&B did. The text has been boiled down a bit to make room for a lot of art, and for those familiar with F&B this is really an art book with some text.] March 17, 2022.</ref> However, there will be some new visual details that will be part of the canon, such as the colors of all Targaryen [[dragon]]s.<ref>Twitter: [https://twitter.com/westerosorg/status/1504462239117447175 @westerosorg: All the Targaryen dragons named so far have official colors now. I think some of those that are as yet unknown will be depicted in this book.] March 17, 2022.</ref>
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Revision as of 15:00, 17 March 2022

The Rise of the Dragon
The Rise of the Dragon cover.jpg
The US cover of Rise of the Dragon as posted by George R. R. Martin on his Not A Blog in March, 2022.
Author Elio García
Linda Antonsson
George R. R. Martin
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy
Released October 2022[1]

The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty — Volume One is a complete history of House Targaryen written by George R. R. Martin in collaboration with Elio García and Linda Antonsson. The book is a lavish visual history of House Targaryen.[1]

Contents

The Rise of the Dragon is a deluxe reference book about the history of House Targaryen. The book features over 180 completely new illustrations.

The book covers the same material as the first volume of Fire & Blood, but is rewritten in a more encyclopedic style, similar to The World of Ice & Fire.

For readers familiar with Fire & Blood, The Rise of the Dragon is primarily an art book.[2] However, there will be some new visual details that will be part of the canon, such as the colors of all Targaryen dragons.[3]

References