Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III by Doug Wheatley, George R.R. Martin

Fire and Blood: A History of the Targaryen Kings from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III

A Targaryen History

Doug Wheatley, George R.R. Martin

729 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced

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From the masterly imagination behind A Game of Thrones - one of the greatest fantasy epics of all time and an unmissable HBO hit series - comes a definitive history of Westeros’s past as told by Archmaester Gyldayn.Unravelling events that led to A...

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Moods

adventurous 75%
dark 67%
informative 48%
tense 34%
challenging 27%
sad 18%
emotional 17%
mysterious 17%
reflective 11%
funny 7%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 51% | A mix: 32% | Character: 12% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 21% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 40% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%

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