Finally, after almost two years, this book has moved from hardback to paperback. This is actually a collection of three novellas, all set in Westeros AKA the world of A Game of Thrones, all set almost a century before A Game of Thrones and all following the adventures of the knight Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Aegon Targaryen, commonly referred to as Dunk and Egg. As you may have guessed from those nicknames, this is somewhat a tonal departure from the other Westeros stories, which is what makes these stories so enjoyable. It’s nice to get a glimpse of a time and place within George RR Martin’s massive world where people still had fun, where some people were still kind and good-natured and where it was possible to have a good old-fashioned rollicking adventure without all the Sturm und Drang. Plus the black-and-white illustrations throughout by fantasy artist Gary Gianni are truly exceptional
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