A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Review

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve probably heard of Game of Thrones. The hit TV show is based on a series of novels by this author that count amongst my all time favourites. The reason I liked them so much is George Martin’s trademark method of switching each chapter to different character’s point of view. It helped us build a special bond with (almost) all of them, and this made it hurt that much more when he uses his other trademark - ruthlessly killing off main characters. The series’ resulting lack of predictability is arguably its biggest draw. These novellas are approximately a tenth of the size of the main books and have a very small cast of characters. They’re set a 100 years before A Game of Thrones, and follow the adventures of a knight called Duncan and his squire Egg. If you’re looking for something to slake your thirst till the 6th book is released, this trilogy is ideal. If this paragraph made no sense to you, stay away.

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