Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What you've been waiting for: my Fire and Blood review by George RR Martin. I can't believe how good this book was - who know (fake) history could be so fascinating? Tell me your thoughts below!

Chapters
00:00 - Intro & spoiler warning
01:10 - The best of Martin
08:10 - The "not knowing" of it all
09:14 - Over-arching ASOIAF themes
11:59 - Female characters: on womanhood and motherhood
18:40 - On dragons
20:27 - Baratheons, Maegor, and Targaryan exceptionalism
22:55 - Jaehaerys and Alysanne
25:44 - Princess Aerea
26:30 - Blood and Cheese
28:06 - The Dance of Dragons and the ending
29:44 - F&B 2 and ASOIAF 6
31:49 - Conclusion

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