The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones

I loved all the other books in the series, but this book was a disappointment. This offering may work in print as reference material. It does not work as an audiobook. Unless you enjoy listening to an almanac, save your credit and buy the print version.

To be honest, I have to say that when I first started listening to this book, I was surprised by the fact that this is not a novel( or a story). It is a history book. Some parts that talked about the early history of Westeros, I can't call anything but boring, but once the book got closer to the "present time", I found it very interesting. It gives a very detailed history of every house and even the free cities. The longer I listened the more hooked I was. It is clear that the authors have spent countless hours creating this world.
Bottom line, if you're a die-hard Game of Thrones fan, you'll love it, but if you're just looking for an easy listen, pass on this one.

Though this book is more for backstory to explain how and why the world we are thrust into came to be, and does a wonderful job at explaining where the different ethnicities developed, the conflicts of ages past, as well as the ancient tales of empires come and gone by, as well as a pondering on the races that may have come before.
As always, Roy was a wonderful narrarator and has not lost his talent for the series.

If you want to know all about the Andals, the Rhoynar, the first city of Ghis, the fabled land of Sotheros, and about the Doom of Valyria, then this is great for you.

If you don't know what I'm talking about or don't care, stick to the main novels.

A semi-complete history of the major houses is contained within, also, which is fascinating. But that's only about the first half of the book. The second half deals with the Free Cities and the other continents.

Hope that helps!

This book is a wet dream and fantastic for a ASOIAF lover, but where are the chapters and the table of contents in this audiobook? What in the world of ice and fire is going on here?
I mean, it's pretty freakin' infuriating that it's ALL one audio file and if I want to listen to the story of the Stark family history again and again, I can't just do that because there's no freakin table of contents in the audio file which is how long?? Oh 21 hours and 22 minutes!!!!! This is really really irritating.

that there's NO table of contents in the audio book!!

ADD AUDIO TABLE CONTENTS as an UPGRADE for the audiobook ASAP!

I have to agree with Daniel. This book may work well in print as reference material but as an audiobook it is a snoozer. As a history book I did learn interesting background information on the characters but listening to someone read it was a struggle.

If you're a true Game Of Thrones fan this is a good read but you should already know most of this book. I've read all five books twice and watched the series three or four times. With all that being said i still learned more about the 7 kingdoms. This book is a great feel in as we all wait for the 6th book to come out and we all know that HBO or the millions of fans out there won't make George R.R. Martin write faster. The one thing Martin does do in this book is he sets up the prequel for the New HBO series!!!! This book really tells you all about the Targaryen blood line and all the family trees and the wars to win the throne. If Martin feels to finish book 6 and 7 before the HBO last seasons starts, this is always a new route they can go. One things for sure-nobody can get enough Game Of Thrones!!!!

This reads like a history book for the story's setting, and if that is something which interests you then you'll find a lot of incredible details and background information about the world of a Song of Ice and Fire. I enjoyed it a lot.

Better structuring and better cutting of the audio

The book has several sections where the audio is so poorly cut it's laughable how this could have left the editing desk. Whenever you start to lose yourself in the story you're pulled right out when you hear jarring shifts in volume and intonation. And after a few you realize it's not the performance it's the amateurish job of stitching the various sections of audio they had available the publishing company performed.

This "historical" summary of Martin's world is exactly what you would expect. As written by an opinionated Maester adds some spice. That being said, it can sometimes be difficult to follow in the audio format. Some basic background in a pdf like other audiobooks offer would be a great aid