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The Lands of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones) [Poster]

George R.R. Martin
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October 30, 2012 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin’s beloved Song of Ice and Fire series, which started with A Game of Thrones, is bursting with a variety and richness of landscapes—from bitter tundra to arid wasteland and everything in between—that provide a sense of scale unrivaled in contemporary fantasy. Now this dazzling set of maps, featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, transforms Martin’s epic saga into a world as fully realized as the one around us.
 
The centerpiece of this gorgeous collection is guaranteed to be a must-have for any fan: the complete map of the known world, joining the lands of the Seven Kingdoms and the lands across the Narrow Sea for the first time in series history. But this is just one of many unique maps that aren’t available anywhere else. There is an alternate version that tracks the movements of the series’ protagonists throughout their vast world, along with more detailed versions of the western, middle, and eastern thirds of the world; a full map of Westeros, combining North and South; one of the Dothraki Sea and the Red Wastes; and the Braavos city map. And here, too, are fan favorites detailing everything from urban sprawl to untamed wilds: maps of King’s Landing; The Wall and Beyond the Wall; the Free Cities; and Slaver’s Bay, Valyria, and Sothyros.
 
Never before has the entire scope of Martin’s universe been so exhaustively and fascinatingly depicted. The maps in this beautiful, one-of-a-kind atlas will enrich your reading or viewing experience, provide another view of your favorite characters’ epic journeys, and open up captivating new worlds—plus, they’ll look great on any castle wall.

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Editorial Reviews

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Praise for A Song of Ice and Fire 'After five volumes Martin is, if anything, a better writer than when he started. If you're watching A Game of Thrones on HBO, you're foregoing the great pleasure of Martin's deft prose...' Time Magazine 'A Game of Thrones has captured the imaginations of millions for the same reason the archetypal dramas of Homer, Sophocles or Shakespeare have lasted for millennia. They show us the conflict between self-sacrifice and self-interest, between the human spirit and the human ego, between good and evil. And when we look up from the page we recognise those same conflicts in the world around us and in ourselves' The Guardian 'It is hard to accept that something that enormous and that popular is as good as people tell you it is' Independent 'A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant.' Robert Jordan 'Colossal, staggering... Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world... one of the greats of fantasy literature.' SFX 'Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but 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 'Such a splendid tale. I couldn't stop till I'd finished and it was dawn.' Anne McCaffrey --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
 
Jonathan Roberts grew up in a old farmhouse between a ruined castle and a Bronze Age fort, so lands of the imagination were never far away. These days Roberts illustrates maps of real and imaginary worlds for a wide range of clients, from brides looking for an unusual wedding map to Wizards of the Coast and IDW comics for the many lands of Dungeons and Dragons. Along with his own illustration work for books and games, Roberts has curated New York gallery shows of maps by illustrators around the world.

Product Details

  • Poster: 16 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam; Map Mti edition (October 30, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345538544
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345538543
  • Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally since then. He spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer-producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid '90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula, who think they run the place.



Customer Reviews

These maps are large and beautiful, on good quality, thick paper. D. Gagnon  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
These maps well and truely fulfill this requirement with excellent cartography and attention to detail. Dennis Campbell  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
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134 of 140 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great maps, but not-so-great packaging October 30, 2012
By Matter
Format:Poster|Amazon Verified Purchase
NOTE: After some thought and use of the maps, I've downwardly revised my rating from 4 to 3. Left the review as-is, but explanation at the bottom.

ORIGINAL:
I'm a bit of a map nut, having ran a website for hand-drawn maps for a fantasy MMO, and had those maps printed in various guides as well as creating my own ebook. I also get into collecting and reading about maps and mapping techniques.

First, this is not a map book, but a collection of poster-sized maps that each focus on an interesting area of the world. They have individual cities like Braavos and King's Reach, but also a map of the entire known world and other large sections (like the whole of Dothraki). I was expecting a book, and was honestly a little disappointed since I was hoping for essentially a reference manual so I could keep track of things while reading.

That said, the maps themselves are great. They're printed on fairly heavy paper, and printed quite well, folding out to probably 3' x 2' (just a guess). The colors are well chosen to give you a good sense of the subtle changes in terrain, but simple and muted enough to keep the map focused on locations, kind of like a good National Geographic map. You can really see this in the "Beyond the Wall" map, because it's hard to make snowy terrain and large tracts of forest look interesting, but the maps manages exactly that (although it looks less cold than I expected it to). The inking is very well done as well, with lots of detail that is really obvious on the complicated city maps, but no less detailed on the broad geography maps even if it's more subtle. On the city maps it's pretty apparent that they were put together on a computer, with copy/pasting of hand-inked templates, but it doesn't look any worse for that (actually probably better than it would look otherwise if the poor guy had to hand draw hundreds/thousands of nearly identical roofs). Also acid-free paper.

My only real criticism is with the container that the maps come in. From the outside it's promising, with a very thick hard cover that holds them like a book that will sit comfortably on your bookshelf or in a stack. When you open it, though, it's not as good. The maps are split into two groups that are each placed within a cardboard sleeve inside each cover, with the maps near the spine held in place by some elastic cords. The first thing that happened after viewing the maps was that they got slightly thicker, and immediately didn't want to fit back into the sleeves without some tricky maneuvering to avoid bending the edges of the maps. Also, although it's hard to describe, the sleeve back is glued onto the inside of the cover, which leaves a cardboard edge there that will catch the back of any maps you try and slide in. They should have covered that with a piece of paper, which is what I'll probably have to do. Lastly, the elastic cords are mostly useless, and slip off on their own with minimal movement, and could easily bend the maps badly where they hold. Luckily the sleeves are tight enough that the maps aren't going to go anywhere and I just left them unattached.

While I probably would have been happier with a spiral-bound reference book of well-printed maps, this book is still very well worth having and great in its own right.

EDIT: After some use, the comments about paper in the other reviews became really apparent. I've unfolded a couple of them a few times now, and because the paper is so thick (normally a good thing), the numerous folds make it difficult to open without causing bends in the paper. The other, more significant, issue is that all of the maps have a fold that puts the map itself on the outside when folded (hope that makes sense, folded "backwards"). This not only means that the map itself will get scuffed with regular usage because it's on the outside of the folded map, but worse that the map along that crease rapidly breaks down causing a white line to appear, most apparent where there are dark colors (like water or trees). This is especially true at the 4-way intersections, and those will probably become holes in time. If they'd folded them all with the back on the outside this wouldn't be a huge problem except with heavy use. I debated trying to reverse the fold, however the paper is so thick that I think that will make it worse because the paper will not want to fold that way.

So, if you plan to post them on your wall more-or-less permanently, or otherwise store them open (like in a big map drawer - who has that?), or simply never open them, then these maps will remain in good shape. Otherwise expect that they'll have unsightly lines appear along the creases if you open them frequently. I wish that they'd included a CD of them digitally, or otherwise made that purchasable, because then I could actually reference them on my iPad while reading the books.
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73 of 81 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful maps but, not perfect October 31, 2012
By johny5w
Format:Poster|Amazon Verified Purchase
NOTE: I have edited my review to 1 star from 2, but left my review the same as it was. My explanation is at the bottom.

I should say I hate giving this two stars. I want to give it 4 stars, or even 3.. but I have a reason for giving it 2. The maps themselves are gorgeous. The work done on them is fantastic, and the quality of the cartography is everything I was hoping for. So why 2 stars? Well, I don't know if this is the type of paper they are printed on, or the way they are folded, or the ink, but every single one of my maps has a white line on the creases where the paper tore a little. On top of that the paper is really thick, which actually is not good on maps like this because whenever you unfold them it causes the paper to bind up. I know these things are really anal, and it sounds like I have OCD, but a list price of $40 (I paid amazon price of $25) is a lot to pay for just 12 maps, and I don't think it is too much to ask that you get maps that are going to last a while. Even though they have some issues, I would still buy them again.. so maybe 2 stars is unfair. I just think people should understand that they are not as good of quality as they maybe could be.

EDIT: After opening the maps back up I have decided to give them 1 star. I have now only opened them up twice, both times I have been exceptionally gentle with them (I used to work in a historical document repository, so I have some idea how to carefully handle documents), and I noticed something unacceptable. On the map, where the creases from the folds cross, the folds have made the paper so weak that there will soon be holes in the middle of the map. Like I said, I have opened these maps exactly 2 times; I would maybe expect that kind of wear after more extensive use, but not from opening it twice. The paper that was used was entirely wrong for all the folds that were needed. Imagine what happens when you fold poster-board and you will kind of get what I am talking about. It is a real shame because these are absolutely beautiful maps, but the quality of the paper completely ruins them.
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46 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful - all maps! October 30, 2012
Format:Poster|Amazon Verified Purchase
First of all, let me be clear.....this is ONLY MAPS. You open it up, and it's elegantly organized with a ton of maps. Besides an introduction paper, there is no other regular written material, just maps. But if you love maps and love the world of ASOIAF, this is a must-have.

The maps are beautiful. When you open up the binder, which is really nice and sturdy, there are maps on two sides. On the left you have:

1. The Known World
2. The West
3. Central Essos
4. The East
5. Westeros
6. Beyond The Wall

And on the right is your introduction paper and these maps:

7. The Free Cities
8. Slaver's Bay
9. The Dothraki Sea
10. King's Landing
11. Braavos
12. Journeys

It's really so nicely put together that it almost makes me not want to touch it! Great, high quality maps, and I think I'll frame a few.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars works of art!
Amazingly detailed maps. Hours of enjoyment for map lovers and people who love the show. It is bound nicely and is great quality.
Published 2 days ago by Michael MccLoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
This is a must have for any hardcore fans. This collector's item is so beautiful. The maps are intricately detailed with the different geographies of GRRM's world. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Gabby
4.0 out of 5 stars Great maps!
Beautiful maps! I have them covering a wall and love to look at them.

I have to deduct a star for the fold marks, it makes it look cheap and at the very least, is a... Read more
Published 4 days ago by T. Bray
5.0 out of 5 stars Get your bearings in Westeros
A very enjoyable work for fans of the Fire and Ice works of George R R Martin looking to learn their way around Westeros. The maps are beautiful.
Published 5 days ago by Darlene A. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Maps for The Lands of Ice and Fire
These maps are fantastic. Each section of this world has it's own map as well as a larger one of all the lands. Very detailed. Exactly what I wanted.
Published 7 days ago by K. Forster
5.0 out of 5 stars Much more than I expected
These maps were gorgeous. I never knew the Game of Thrones world was so big! This was definitely a sound investment.
Published 28 days ago by Kaitlyn Landmesser
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally could see the World in the Series
I was having trouble putting together where everything was in the series. This book helped so much! I like the maps.
Published 1 month ago by MARYBETH K. SMOLINSKI
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting and addictive
Excited for the next in the series. All five of the novels are delightful. This was my first experience with fantasy novels.
Published 1 month ago by P. M. A
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful maps!
I love these maps. Not only do they give you a clear picture of the lands, but they also give extra details and show individual journeys over the past 6 books.
Published 1 month ago by Sandra Blaxland
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Maps
The maps in this folio collection provide a comprehensive look at the world where the Game of Thrones stories take place. A must buy for any serious fan.
Published 1 month ago by B. Jefferson Le Blanc
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Dude....
To hell with the maps...give me the next book.
Feb 18, 2013 by Andrew D |  See all 10 posts
Asshai
Yes. Both the world map and the map of 'The East' show Asshai.
Mar 24, 2013 by A. Whitehead |  See all 2 posts
Size of maps?
24 x 36 inches for all of them.
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