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{{hatnote|For the TV episode, see [[Fire and Blood (TV)]]. For the tome, see [[Blood and Fire]].}}
 
{{hatnote|For the TV episode, see [[Fire and Blood (TV)]]. For the tome, see [[Blood and Fire]].}}
'''''Fire and Blood''''' is a planned complete history of [[House Targaryen]] by [[George R. R. Martin]].<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming...]</ref> ''Fire and Blood'' is planned for publication after the completion of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/347757.html?thread=18471789#t18471789 The Dangerous Women Are Coming]</ref> Before being titled ''Fire and Blood'', the history was jokingly named the '''''GRRMarillion'''''<ref name=PQ>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/331218.html The Princess and the Queen]</ref> after [[:w:J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[:w:The Silmarillion|The Silmarillion]]''.
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'''''Fire and Blood''''' is a planned complete history of [[House Targaryen]] by [[George R. R. Martin]].<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/360936.html The Rogues Are Coming...]</ref> ''Fire and Blood'' is planned for publication after the completion of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''.<ref>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/347757.html?thread=18471789#t18471789 The Dangerous Women Are Coming]</ref> Before being titled ''Fire and Blood'', the history was jokingly named the '''''GRRMarillion'''''<ref name=PQ>[[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/331218.html The Princess and the Queen (August 31, 2013)]</ref> after [[:w:J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien's]] ''[[:w:The Silmarillion|The Silmarillion]]''.
  
''Fire and Blood'' is expected to include an 80,000 word account of the [[Dance of the Dragons]]; an abridged version of 30,000 words was included in ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'',<ref name=PQ/> which was published in the anthology [[w:Dangerous Women|Dangerous Women]] in 2013. It also includes an account of the reign of King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], focussing on the life of Viserys's younger brother, Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]. An abridged version of this text, titled ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'', was published in the anthology [[w:Rogues|Rogues]] in 2014. Additionally, ''Fire and Blood'' is known to contain an account on the lives of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] and King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] called ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'', which Martin had read on two occassions, and which is set to be released in the anthology ''[[w:The Book of Swords|The Book of Swords]]'' in 2017.<ref>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/519773.html A Bit More (Fake) History (January 31, 2017)]</ref>
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==Contents==
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Thus far, ''Fire and Blood'' is known to contain the following texts:
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* '''The Sons of the Dragon'''<ref name=history>[[Not a Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/519773.html A Bit More (Fake) History (January 31, 2017)]</ref>
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* '''Heirs of the Dragon'''<ref name=reddit>r/asoiaf.com: [https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/5qh7aa/spoilers_extended_the_possibilities_for_grrms_new/dczqsou/ (Spoilers Extended) The Possibilities for GRRM's New Novella in the Book of Swords Anthology]</ref>
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* '''The Dying of the Dragons'''<ref name=reddit/>
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* '''Aftermath — The Boy King and His Regents'''<ref name=reddit/>
  
==References and Notes==
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The "Heirs of the Dragon" is about 17,000 words long. It focuses on the children of [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] and the succession questions following the deaths of his sons. An abridged version, ''[[The Rogue Prince]]'', previously published in the anthology [[w:Rogues|Rogues]] in 2014, uses the majority of this text.<ref name=reddit/>
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"The Dying of the Dragons" is an account on the [[Dance of the Dragons]], and roughly 60,000 words in length.<ref name=reddit/><ref group="N">Previously reported to have a word count of 80,000 ([[Not A Blog]]: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/331218.html The Princess and the Queen (August 31, 2013)])</ref> An abridged version of 30,000 words was included in ''[[The Princess and the Queen]]'',<ref name=PQ/> which was published in the anthology [[w:Dangerous Women|Dangerous Women]] in 2013.
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Additionally, ''Fire and Blood'' is known to contain an account on the lives of King [[Aenys I Targaryen]] and King [[Maegor I Targaryen]] called ''[[The Sons of the Dragon]]'', which Martin had read on two occassions, and which is set to be released in the anthology ''[[w:The Book of Swords|The Book of Swords]]'' in 2017.<ref name=history/>
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As of 2014, more than 200,000 words had been written for ''Fire and Blood''.<ref>[[Not a Blog]] comment: [http://grrm.livejournal.com/372179.html?thread=19140563#t19140563 Ten Thousand Ships (May 20, 2014)]</ref>
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==Notes==
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 22:32, 7 February 2017

Fire and Blood is a planned complete history of House Targaryen by George R. R. Martin.[1] Fire and Blood is planned for publication after the completion of A Song of Ice and Fire.[2] Before being titled Fire and Blood, the history was jokingly named the GRRMarillion[3] after J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

Contents

Thus far, Fire and Blood is known to contain the following texts:

  • The Sons of the Dragon[4]
  • Heirs of the Dragon[5]
  • The Dying of the Dragons[5]
  • Aftermath — The Boy King and His Regents[5]

The "Heirs of the Dragon" is about 17,000 words long. It focuses on the children of Jaehaerys I Targaryen and the succession questions following the deaths of his sons. An abridged version, The Rogue Prince, previously published in the anthology Rogues in 2014, uses the majority of this text.[5]

"The Dying of the Dragons" is an account on the Dance of the Dragons, and roughly 60,000 words in length.[5][N 1] An abridged version of 30,000 words was included in The Princess and the Queen,[3] which was published in the anthology Dangerous Women in 2013.

Additionally, Fire and Blood is known to contain an account on the lives of King Aenys I Targaryen and King Maegor I Targaryen called The Sons of the Dragon, which Martin had read on two occassions, and which is set to be released in the anthology The Book of Swords in 2017.[4]

As of 2014, more than 200,000 words had been written for Fire and Blood.[6]

Notes

  1. Previously reported to have a word count of 80,000 (Not A Blog: The Princess and the Queen (August 31, 2013))

References