Book · 2018
Fire and Blood
300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (a Targaryen History)
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I mean I don't know that he's got that whole Fire and Blood book that George RR Martin wrote that they're sort of cribbing off of which is almost written like a history it's not written like a novel it's written like a history book about the Targaryen Dynasty.
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Fire and Blood by George R. R. Martin is a comprehensive fantasy history chronicling the lineage of the Targaryen dynasty. The book was discussed extensively by Lon Harris on the podcast This Week in Startups during episodes in August and September of 2022. Harris examined the source material behind the television adaptation House of the Dragon, noting that the work was composed in the style of a traditional history book rather than a standard novel. He explained that George R. R. Martin penned the volume as a spin-off detailing the Targaryen dynasty after completing the main entries in his prominent fantasy series. Harris observed that the television creators drew heavily from this historical chronicle for the show's narrative framework. Listeners interested in the broader lore of the fantasy universe were given insight into how the text diverges structurally from typical fiction, offering instead an expansive chronological record of royal succession, political machinations, and familial conflict within the fictional realm. Through these podcast appearances, Harris highlighted the unique narrative approach taken by the author in constructing a rich, pseudo-historical background that forms the foundation of the popular television franchise.
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Lon Harris I mean I don't know that he's got that whole Fire and Blood book that George RR Martin wrote that they're s… 2
“I mean I don't know that he's got that whole Fire and Blood book that George RR Martin wrote that they're sort of cribbing off of which is almost written like a history it's not written like a novel it's written like a history book about the Targaryen Dynasty”
“and the crazy thing about this new show is it's based on one of the books he wrote like one of the spin-offs that he wrote after he was finished with the main books this is Fire and Blood the like Targaryen history of the Targaryen Dynasty spin-off that he did”
