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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]]''. | ||
− | + | 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
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Not a Blog: THE RISE OF THE DRAGON (March 17th, 2022)
- ↑ Twitter: @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.
- ↑ Twitter: @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.
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