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  • By: George R.R. Martin
  • Narrated by: Harry Lloyd
  • Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,169 ratings)

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

By: George R.R. Martin
Narrated by: Harry Lloyd
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A century before A Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros....

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne, there were Dunk and Egg. A young, naïve but courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals - in stature if not experience.

Tagging along with him is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg - whose true identity must be hidden from all he and Dunk encounter: for in reality he is Aegon Targaryen, and one day he will be king. Improbable heroes though they be, great destinies lie ahead for Dunk and Egg, as do powerful foes, royal intrigue and outrageous exploits.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings together for the first time the first three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire, set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory.

©2015 George R. R. Martin (P)2015 Penguin Random House LLC

Critic Reviews

Praise for A Song of Ice and Fire: "In the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best...tense, surging, insomnia-inflicting." ( Time Magazine)
"An absorbing, exciting read...Martin's style is so vivid that you will be hooked within a few pages." ( The Times)
"The sheer mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads.... Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias." ( Guardian)
"Colossal, staggering.... Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world.... The writing is always powerful...." ( SFX)

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Beautiful!

Upon finishing all the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books, then re-rewatching all the "Game of Thrones" Blu-Rays (including commentary tracks and extras!) and finally watching Comicbookgirl19's amazing "Epic Histories" on YouTube I was feeling extremely deprived, even the Christmas gift of a "Game of Thrones" colouring book couldn't quench my thirst for more Westorosian stories.

Thankfully upon browsing all the George R.R. Martin offerings on Audible I stumbled upon this gem. Now the audiobooks of "A Song of Ice and Fire" somewhat put me off due to Roy Dotrice's narration which I found off putting. Harry Lloyd on the other hand has such a silky, enchanting tone I would honestly buy an audiobook of him reading out every take-out menu ever printed just to hear him speak. I say he should be locked in a room and forced to record all of George R.R. Martin's works and then all other literary works deserving of his soothing tones and masterful delivery. ;)

As to the story, I honestly can't get enough of this world and the history leading up to "A Song of Ice and Fire" is even more intriguing than the series itself. As always Martin has produced engaging, well rounded characters and a well paced story that enriches this fantastic world.

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Perfectly transformed from the graphic novellas

A welcome return to the world of Westeros, the tale of Dunk and Egg expands on the story of Ser Duncan and Aegon Targaryen originally encountered in A Song of Ice and Fire.

Readers of the series should be mindful that these novellas are nowhere near the size of the series books, but rather are a helpful and enjoyable light supplement to the history of Westeros.

Definitely recommended reading prior to the release of The Winds of Winter and if you watch the TV series, Season 6.

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EXCELLENT TALE

Absolutely loved the novellas. The narrator did a marvellous job. It was great to listen to while working on a project.

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Narrator mutters at times

very annoying narration style. when the character had verbalised mutterings the narrator was inaudible. I was turning the volume up and down to hear the softer thoughts. missed a lot I am sure.

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  • 26-07-2019

Some of Martin's finest work

I love the main series but this book is perhaps even better. The main books are very convoluted and meander about a lot, but these stories are much more immediate and straight-forward. As a result it's in some ways more powerful, while still having deeper connections running through it. It's kinda like the difference between Lord of the Rings main books and the Hobbit. If you enjoyed the main storyline I'd get this book, and if you enjoyed the show but found the main books too heavy going, then definitely get this.

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Wish there was more!

It need another dozen chapters! Would of liked to hear if dunk and egg made it to wall and what kind of shenanigans they would get themselves into next.

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Love, love, love !!!

Brilliantly written and read. loved every second of it. I want more on the adventures of Dunk and Egg.

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Does not feel like belongs in the same world

This is a hard book to review. On its own it's quite good but it has too many wasted minutes on description of shields etc but the sorry is solid

The main problem is that it's reads like a fairy tale not the gritty ice and fire story. I can't help thinking his time would have been better spend to finish book 6

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Ok

Plots are entertaining enough. This reading needs improvements, however. The reader certainly tries to do a good job but speaks the inner thoughts of the protagonist much too quietly compared to the general story telling so you cannot hear these parts properly.

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Bring on more Dunk and Egg

Really enjoyable audiobook, just want more of these stories! Narrator was good but a bit quiet at times when voicing characters thoughts. overall, highly recommend.

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