内容简介
Thenever-before-seenhistoryofWesterosandthelandsbeyond.Withhundredsofpagesofall-newmaterialfromGeorgeR.R.Martin.Ifthepastisprologue,thenGeorgeR.R.Martin'smasterwork-themostinventiveandentertainingfantasysagaofourtime-warrantsonehellofanintroduction.Atlonglast,ithasarrivedwithTHEWORLDOFICEANDFIRE.GeorgeR.R.Martin,incollaborationwithElioM.Garcia,Jr.andLindaAntonsson,haswrittenacomprehensivehistoryoftheSevenKingdoms,featuringtheepicbattles,bitterrivalries,anddaringrebellionsthatleaduptotheeventsinthebestsellingASongofIceandFireseries.Collectedwithinthisvolumeistheaccumulatedknowledge,scholarlyspeculation,andinheritedfolktalesofmaestersandseptons,maegiandsingers,includingover170full-colourillustrationsandmaps,familytreesfortheHousesStark,LannisterandTargaryen,andin-depthexplanationsofthehistoryandcultureofWesteros.ThisisthedefinitivecompanionvolumetoGeorgeR.R.Martin'sdazzlinglyconceiveduniverse;THEWORLDOFICEANDFIREisindeedproofthatthepenismightierthanastormofswords.