Fuego y sangre / Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (Cancin de hielo y fuego) (Spanish Edition),Used

El libro que inspir la serie House of the Dragon, este agosto en HBO.La fascinante historia de los Targaryen, la dinasta que rein en Poniente trescientos aos antes del inicio de Cancin de hielo y fuego, narrada por el archimaestre Glydayn, de la Ciudadela de Antigua.Siglos antes de que tuvieran lugar los acontecimientos que se relatan en Cancin de hielo y fuego, la casa Targaryen, la nica dinasta de seores dragn que sobrevivi a la Maldicin de Valyria, se asent en la isla de Rocadragn.Aqu tenemos el primero de los dos volmenes en el que el autor de Juego de tronos nos cuenta, con todo lujo de detalles, la historia de tan fascinante familia: empezando por Aegon I Targaryen, creador del icnico Trono de Hierro, y seguido por el resto de las generaciones de Targaryens que lucharon con fiereza por conservar el poder, y el trono, hasta la llegada de la guerra civil que casi acaba con ellos.Qu pas realmente durante la Danza de dragones? Por qu era tan peligroso acercarse a Valyria despus de la Maldicin? Cmo era Poniente cuando los dragones dominaban los cielos? Estas, y otras muchas, son las preguntas a las que responde esta monumental crnica, narrada por un culto maestre de la Ciudadela, que anticipa el ya conocido universo de George R.R. Martin.Fuego y sangre brindar a los lectores la oportunidad de tener otra visin de la fascinante historia de Poniente. Esta obra, magnficamente ilustrada con 80 lminas inditas de Doug Wheatley, se convertir, sin duda, en una lectura imprescindible para todos los fans de la aclamada serie.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBOs upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the DragonThe thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martins fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.Entertainment WeeklyCenturies before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryenthe only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyriatook up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruels worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel and featuring more than eighty allnew blackandwhite illustrations by artist Doug Wheatleyincluding five allnew illustrations exclusive to this edition. Readers have glimpsed small parts of this narrative in such volumes as The World of Ice & Fire, but now, for the first time, the full tapestry of Targaryen history is revealed.With all the scope and grandeur of Gibbons The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the the first volume of the definitive twopart history of the Targaryens, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, and always fascinating history of Westeros.Praise for Fire & BloodA masterpiece of popular historical fiction. The Sunday TimesThe saga is a rich and dark one, full of both the titles promised elements. . . . Its hard not to thrill to the descriptions of dragons engaging in airborne combat, or the dilemma of whether defeated rulers should bend the knee, take the black and join the Nights Watch, or simply meet an inventive and horrible end.The Guardian