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Fire and Blood
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 27 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 282
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 282
Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash.
So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon.
Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and bloody history of Westeros tells the story of where the battle for the Iron Throne began…
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2 out of 5 stars
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More of a chore than a pleasure!
- De Craig Harry en 01-16-19
- Fire and Blood
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- De: George R.R. Martin
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Tedious though very thorough
Revisado: 05-29-23
This book is a little like the TV series house of dragons written from an academic point of view. I feel like the meat on the bones is very much missing. If you like stories told primarily about rulers and their wayward offspring then you may well enjoy this book. I missed the everyman in this history. Ironic that Historian like Adrian Goldsworthy really bring their historical books to life in a way this failed for me.
George has such prose that not to fully utalise it feels like waste. This book was too dry and pales in comparison to the energetic and full formed world expressed in Game of Thrones. A must for the die hardship but I found it great as a nightcap to send me to sleep night after night a few pages at time. Enjoy
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Philip and Alexander
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards
- Duración: 20 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 42
A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander transformed Macedon from a weak kingdom into a globe-spanning empire. During his short life Alexander the Great carved out an empire stretching from the Balkans to Central India, re-drawing the map of the ancient world. Yet Alexander represents only half of the story, for his success was not just the product of his own genius, restless energy and ambition, but was built on decades of effort by his father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting, exciting and great supposition
- De Amazon Customer en 05-29-23
- Philip and Alexander
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Barnaby Edwards
Riveting, exciting and great supposition
Revisado: 05-29-23
Adrian Goldsworthy has a talent to bring complicated history to life. I thought this book was well researched with a great narrative arc. My old slight admonishment would be Adrian’s representation of Marc Antony during the liberators civil war up to an including Philippi. I feel like this period could have had more detail and really set the stage to explain how and why Antony was the senior man of Rome and showcased his skill in a little more detail along with Octavianus. I think the three years in which Antony was separated from Cleopatra might also have been better defined - that said these are small quibbles and this is a masterly book that captures and transports us back in time - reminding us how different the world may have been but for a few critical moments. Enjoy
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