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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: 11.8 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 (107 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,163 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

The maps are beautiful. D. C. Obraztsov  |  22 reviewers made a similar statement
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141 of 148 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great maps, but not-so-great packaging October 30, 2012
By Matter
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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.
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76 of 86 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful maps but, not perfect October 31, 2012
By johny5w
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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.
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51 of 58 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful - all maps! October 30, 2012
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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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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe my eyes December 22, 2012
By Lomnen
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Yeah, I'm one of those who've been waiting long for this "book", yet I never even imagined how disappointed I would be!
The "book" isn't any atlas, alas. If it had come in that form it could have been far better. Of course you wouldn't have anything to hang on our wall BUT that would still be better than having so many ruined maps (one a mere enlargement of the other, mind you) as they were wrapped a thousandfold times on one another which resolved in them coming out from the box as big ruined sheets of paper. This is my first complaint: couldn't the maps have come inside a tube so that when extracting them the paper would still be smooth and clear (and ready to be beautiful hanging on your wall) just like REAL ancient land maps?
My second complaint stems from the fact that many of the maps are only an enlargement of the others and they don't bring any interesting or useful detail with it! Let alone the two maps I was looking forward the most: those of King's Landing and Braavos. I had a vague hope that they would exactly be what a city/town map actually looks like, BUT the thing is: you could never walk in one of those towns with such a useless map!!! It's drawn in sketches and lines that are there only to fill (badly) the space. I read that the "artist" was a very good one, so I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the result of his hard owrk. One of the most interesting facts about Martin's work is that it is made to be believable to a certain extent, so why shouldn't the maps be so?
Last but not least: the last map, the one showing the way the main characters are treading on their journeys: it is almost impossible to read!!! Haven't anyone ever told the "artist" that maps do have something that is called "map legend" or "key"????
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hope we live long enough to read the next book
While this series has enough rich and fully developed story arcs to fill an encyclopedia, the author murders more of the primary characters than a serial killer on a sorority... Read more
Published 2 hours ago by Dan W
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing!
Only downside for this is that I don't have enough wall space to properly display them all! These maps are suitable for framing and should be! Read more
Published 1 day ago by Ray Feighery
4.0 out of 5 stars maps, not an atlas
just make sure you know this off the bat like other reviews previously state. great product. wish I could find these in cloth and/or scrolls.
Published 1 day ago by Don S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful maps
They go great with the TV series and help me understand what the characters are talking about and going better. The detailed city maps are a great touch. Read more
Published 5 days ago by John Roy Bean
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply awesome
There are awesome maps, very good for RPG players, or just if you love SoIaF series, it's good to know where is each part of the world or the route of each main character.
Published 5 days ago by Eduardo Ochetski Hellas
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Very well written. The setting and the characters are very rich and you become attached to them. I suggest that everyone read these.
Published 7 days ago by Misty B
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
I love these maps. It is so much information you can't really get anywhere else. It illustrates the world of the books and show.
Published 11 days ago by Rafy85
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Book
I love the books and this is a great compliment to them. If you want to understand the books a little more, order this book.
Published 12 days ago by Todd S Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful maps.
These are amazing maps. I plan on displaying all twelve of them in my home, and the price of the maps is only a fraction of what it's costing to frame them. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Matt McIntosh
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone
Since the maps are folded, the creases last forever and if opened and closed more than a few times, the glossy imprint comes off leaving a white scar on the map. Read more
Published 24 days ago by hamman
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Size of maps?
24 x 36 inches for all of them.
Oct 31, 2012 by Colin Morris |  See all 3 posts
Asshai
Yes. Both the world map and the map of 'The East' show Asshai.
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To hell with the maps...give me the next book.
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