{"id":7569,"date":"2022-03-17T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2022-03-17T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T16:58:00","slug":"the-rise-of-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/2022\/03\/17\/the-rise-of-the-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"THE RISE OF THE DRAGON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re so excited to announce <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rise of The Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a lavish visual history of House Targaryen \u2013 the iconic family at the heart of HBO\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game of Thrones <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prequel series, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 featuring over 180 all-new illustrations!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7575\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"821\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL-166x124.jpg 166w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/163_-Terror-Over-Kings-Landing-FINAL.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you who are wondering: What\u2019s the difference between <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rise of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire &amp; Blood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Think of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rise of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a deluxe reference book, in which Westeros\u2019 most infamous family \u2013 and their dragons \u2013 come to life in partnership with some truly incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire &amp; Blood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was scribed as a grandmaesters\u2019 account of events from Aegon Targaryen\u2019s conquest of Westeros through to the infamous Dance of the Dragons, the civil war that nearly undid the Targaryen rule. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rise of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will cover the same time period, but is written in a more encyclopedic style similar to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World of Ice and Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In fact, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World of Ice and Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> authors Elio M. Garc\u00eda, Jr. and Linda Antonsson have returned to help with this tome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7573\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_spread-2048x1352.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rise of the Dragon <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is perfect for fans steeped in the lore of Westeros, as well as those meeting the Targaryens for the first time in the HBO series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">House of the Dragon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The book will be available in October 2022!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/654305\/untitled-9259g-by-ten-speed-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRE-ORDER IN THE US HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PRE-ORDER IN THE UK HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Untitled-1\/dp\/0008557101\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UA5G467KDIU2&amp;keywords=9780008557102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon UK<\/a>, <a title=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-rise-of-the-dragon\/george-r-r-martin\/elio-m-garcia-jr\/9780008557102\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/book\/the-rise-of-the-dragon\/george-r-r-martin\/elio-m-garcia-jr\/9780008557102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waterstones UK<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7583\" style=\"width: 418px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7583\" class=\"wp-image-7583\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_CVR_FRONT_FINAL-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_CVR_FRONT_FINAL-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_CVR_FRONT_FINAL-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_CVR_FRONT_FINAL-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MART_Rise-of-the-Dragon_CVR_FRONT_FINAL.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The US cover<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7580\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7580\" class=\"wp-image-7580\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/240139-FCX.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The UK Cover<\/p><\/div>\n<p>THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN BROUGH TO YOU BY THE MINIONS OF FEVRE RIVER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re so excited to announce The Rise of The Dragon, a lavish visual history of House Targaryen \u2013 the iconic family at the heart of HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon \u2013 featuring over 180 all-new illustrations! For those of you who are wondering: What\u2019s the difference between The Rise of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7569"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7584,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions\/7584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgerrmartin.com\/notablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}