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    The Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood, a large red book with a matching slipcase. The book's cover displays a variation of House Targaryen's heraldic sigil, a red three-headed dragon breathing fire, pierced in the heart by a sword. The book's spine reads "George R.R. Martin | Fire and Blood", printed in gold. The slipcase cover has a gold monogram, an elaborate design of F and B intertwined, with a dragon crest.ALT
    A sample double-page of Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood, with a chapter heading on one side ("A Surfeit of Rulers", with an illustration of a spiked helmet), and on the other, a painting of Jaehaerys and Alysanne Targaryen (description in next image) illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen.ALT
    Queen Alysanne Targaryen and her brother-husband King Jaehaerys I Targaryen embrace and kiss in front of a large window, two Kingsguards standing at attention to either side of them. Though the window, glowing with sunlight, can be seen their dragons, the bronze Vermithor and the silver-grey Silverwing. A painting illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen for the Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood.ALT
    Aerea Targaryen, looking thin and distressed in a ragged gown. She is dwarfed by the massive size of the black dragon Balerion that surrounds her, its orangey slitted eye larger than her head. A painting illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen for the Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood.ALT
    Rhaenyra Targaryen, crowned and gowned, wearing an armored breastplate and holding a bloody sword, seated on the Iron Throne. There appears to be a spatter of blood along the bottom left part of her gown, near the sword. A painting illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen for the Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood.ALT
    Daemon Targaryen holding his sword Dark Sister and a shield, standing in front of a weirwood heart tree with white bark, red leaves, and red sap like blood coming from the eyes on the carved face on its trunk. A painting illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen for the Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood.ALT
    A double-page spread from the Folio Society's edition of Fire & Blood. It displays a painting of Nettles, a young dark-skinned woman, flying on her brown dragon Sheepstealer, who is breathing fire. Illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen.ALT

    The Folio Society presents an illustrated collector’s edition of Fire & Blood

    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. ​

    Coming 28 January 2025.

    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.
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    PRODUCTION DETAILS

    Bound in three-quarter blocked cloth with a printed and blocked cloth front board ​
    Set in Vendetta with Esmeralda as display ​
    616 pages  ​
    4 full-page and 1 double-page spread colour illustrations ​
    Prints 2 colour throughout in black and gold with illustrated chapter openings ​
    Printed endpapers ​
    Coloured tops ​
    Blocked and printed slipcase ​
    Additional colour illustration inside slipcase ​
    Sized at 10˝ x 6¾˝  ​
    Printed in Italy​

    UK £110, US/Canada $150, elsewhere £125