(Part 2) Best products from r/asoiaf

The Hedge Knight is available in this book or this one. (Kindle edition)

I don't think the prices are ridiculous. Are you perhaps looking at the graphic novel version? That's out of print and expensive, but not really the canonical telling of the tale.

The Tales of Dunk and Egg are definitely worth reading. The titular characters are my favourites in all of GRRM's writing, and seeing what Westeros was like under the Targaryens is neat background for ASOIAF. They're light-hearted and more fun than ASOIAF, but at the same time they show more of how the actions of all these fancy princes and nobles affect the smallfolk than do the other books. If you found those parts of A Feast For Crows poignant, you'll love Dunk and Egg.

I don't know about that, but in Poland we have something like this:

A Game of Thrones with Jon Snow

A Clash of Kings with Stannis, Melisandre and possibly Davos

A Storm of Swords: Snow and Steel with Hoster Tully's funeral (Blackfish, Cat and Edmure)

A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold with the rest of Hoster's funeral

Pretty nice, right? But then we get something like this:

A Feast for Crows: Shadows of Death

A Feast for Crows: A Web of Conspiracies

Good luck guessing who that might be. The first volume of AFfC is actually the cover of Well of Darkness and the second is an illustration which was made for the cover of the Chech edition of Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion.

ADwD got the American covers.

I am following this guy's advice because I had the same issues as you:

>In anticipation of the publication of Book 5, A Dance with Dragons, next month, I have been rereading this series. The first three books were a joy (yet again), but this one, not so much. If you are tackling Book 4, A Feast for Crows, either for the first time or if you're rereading the series, and you find yourself struggling with this particular volume, I recommend the following:
>
>(1) Read the Prologue.
>(2) Then skip to chapter 5, the first Samwell chapter, and read it.
>(3) Thereafter, read ONLY the Jaime, Sansa/"Alayne", Arya/"Cat of the Canals", and Samwell chapters. Skip all of the Cersei, Brienne, and remaining "Unnamed" chapters -- all of them.
>(4) Finally, after that, check the A Feast for Crows Wikipedia entry for brief plot synopses of the portions you skipped past.
>
>This cuts the book by more than half, I know, but trust me. It's better this way.
>
>The Prologue and final Samwell chapter give the book a satisfying sense of completion and closure, and the story overall moves along at a much brisker clip. Of the two Lannisters represented here (how I missed Tyrion in this book!), Jaime is definitely more interesting than Cersei, and he lets you know all you really need to know about Cersei (and Brienne, too) from his point of view.
>
>And, of course, the skipped chapters will always be there, waiting for you, just like the La Brea Tar Pits, should you ever feel inclined to wade through them.

Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (they're parts 1 and 2 of a trilogy, respectively).

Rothfuss writes an incredibly engaging story. The trilogy is about the rise and fall of one of the greatest heroes in a fantasy world, and it couldn't be more personable or interesting.

Also, everybody needs to read some Diana Wynne Jones in their life. She's an amazing fantasy author who's often dismissed as a children's author. Think JK Rowling if JK Rowling studied under Tolkien and were a much, MUCH better storyteller. Howl's Moving Castle is probably her most famous novel (it was turned into a Studio Ghibli movie a few years ago), but the Chrestomanci series is great too.

Quartet was published in 2001 (post ASOS) but the novella in it is a reprint of what won the 1997 Hugo award, the original source was printed in Asimov's in July 1996. So Quartet contains pre-AGOT material.

source what to find that explains this: the customer review "If You're Looking for the Hugo Award Novella, Here It Is Nov. 10 2009"

Hedge Knight has better imagery with all of the colors and crests and helms and what not, but the story might be better in Sworn Sword

Enjoy! They're great!

I've only read a bit, but it is pretty good if you are into the whole superhero and shared world anthology thing.

The first volume is only $8 new on amazon if you want to give it a read. Martin wrote some of this volume himself, as well as serving as editor.

The first three were released as part of a larger collection of novellas from other popular fantasy writers. I'll break it down for you, since I have all 3 of them on my kindle...
The Hedge Knight is included in this book: Legends
The Sworn Sword is in this book: Legends II
The Mystery Knight is in this book: Warriors

The other novellas that are included in these collections are also pretty good, so if you're in to fantasy you might as well check them out. Maybe you'll discover a writer you really like and decide to read more of their stuff.

If you're willing to wait long enough (as in, quite a few months from now) there should be beautiful hardcovers released like they did with the first series. The first run had 4 hardcovers, so I assume this one will have just as many, if not a couple more. So you could just buy those on Amazon (or at Barnes and Noble, probably) as they release rather than buying tons of regular comics online.

I agree with this wholeheartedly. Ned is a good representation of a deontologist (an ethical theory proposed by Immanuel Kant). To anyone looking for a decent over-view of some of the philosophy featured in the series check out this

Thank you thank you! And that's just the textbook for the class haha https://www.amazon.com/Everythings-Argument-2016-MLA-Update/dp/131908575X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527264549&sr=8-1&keywords=everything+an+argument+7th+edition

They're kind of hard to come across because well, they're always included in collections. The Mystery Knight is in a collection called Warriors. I've read all the Novellas since the Hedge Knight was originally published in the first Legends collection. Luckily there is a paperback available for Legends 1 but I think it's out of print. Also to be more confusing, the paperback it's contained in is called Legends 2 because it's the second part of the hardcover or something? But Legends II collection is where you get the Sworn Sword. Well here's a handy list though some might not be in stock (PB = Paperback/HC = Hardcover):

• The Hedge Knight - Legends 1 PB HC
  
• The Hedge Knight - Graphic Novel PB HC
  
• The Sworn Sword - Legends II PB HC
  
• The Sworn Sword - Graphic Novel - PB HC
  
• The Mystery Knight - Warriors I PB HC

The anthologies aren't random - he edited them.

The anthologies aren't expensive:

• Legends containing The Hedge Knight for $7.99
  
  
• Legends II containing The Sworn Sword for $7.99
  
  
• Warriors containing The Mystery Knight for $8.89
  
  Also, they're full of short stories from other great authors.
  
  If you're willing to pay $7.00 for the graphic novel, why would you complain about shelling out an extra $0.99 for text with bonus stories? Digital piracy is not paying the iron price. It's more like the Sorefoot King price - stumbling along whining about what you're entitled to but haven't earned.
  
  Edit - Corrected "Heroes" to "Warriors", "print" to "text", and added links to Amazon for the Kindle versions

Read the Kingkiller Chronicles(Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear) by Patrick Rothfuss. You'll still have to wait a bit, but only for one more book. It's fantastic stuff. I've read the first two books at least three times each in the past year and a half.

I see there are a lot of fantasy recommendations here, but I think you may want to try out historical fiction.

GRRM gets a lot of his inspiration from history. Try out Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sworn-Sword-Graphic-Thrones/dp/1477849297

Graphic novel versions are outstanding. I haven't been able to afford the entire anthologies (AFAIK, they haven't been printed on their own).

1. The show stayed reasonably close to the books for the first three seasons, and then veered in a very different direction. So I'd say you're safe in terms of being 'spoiled' as to book events.
   
   
2. Aim for a set that is something like this - there's plenty of versions of the published books. Some sets have ASOS and ADWD split into two smaller books, which is why you get some sets which are five books and some which are seven. There's no differences to the texts AFAIK. It's just for convenience of publishing paperbacks - those two books are extremely large and difficult to bind.
   
   
3. I'd steer clear of googling theories and browsing reddit except when using the spoiler filters on this and other subs. It can lead you down rabbit holes :) But if you like rabbit holes, then browse away while reading! It's up to you.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/1936661748/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

It's a collection of essays that discuss several themes and ideas that emerge in ASOIAF. They are just brain food really. Not totally necessary but they are good if you want to take in several analyses of the work. For instance Romanticism in GoT, or PTSD in soldiers that have witnessed gruesome battles or feminism within Westeros, etc.

I was about to buy it, but the customer reviews on amazon made me change my mind. People seem disappointed by a lack of good content. Hopefully this isn't true, let us know if you enjoy it!

The hardcovers still use these: http://www.amazon.ca/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553103547/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1394514464&sr=8-3&keywords=song+of+ice+and+fire

And I think they are pretty cool.

The Feast one is from a completely different series, actually. That happens sometimes, especially with ASOIAF - they'll slap any old generic fantasy artwork on there.

It's this book, in case any one is curious. Specifically the UK edition. My guess is that ADWD is also a generic image, although they at least picked on that looks like Victarion.

The Hedge Knight - $8.97 available for pre order (11/5/13 release date) here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Hedge-Knight-Graphic-Novel/dp/1477849106/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PJXZVRY8JI1V&coliid=I2DAXB6JDPEG7R

The Sworn Sword - $8.97 available for pre order (1/21/14 release date) here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Sworn-Sword-Graphic-Novel/dp/1477849297/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1PJXZVRY8JI1V&coliid=I2R1C6W03Q9BAM

More fun stuff to add to the collection!

I might be about to commit heresy by mentioning another author in this sub, but anyways. If you haven't read them already I highly recommend to you the Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. Historical Novels who are known to be well researched and they portray the Norse and their attacks on Britain around the time of Alfred the Great. He really tries to show that the Norse weren't the just Vikings out for plunder and rape, mindlessly killing people while wearing horned helmets and going full berserk. Funny bit of trivia: George Martin himself listed Cornwell in a list of authors he loves once.

Link

The cheapest new copy of Legends II on Amazon is over $50.

Edit: Okay, it looks like the mass market paperback is available here at a reasonable price. Not sure why this isn't included on the page linked from the FAQ.

Just so you know, the Dunk and Egg stories are available really cheap online in various anthologies; the latest one I bought at Barnes and Noble.

EDIT: Here are amazon links to the said anthologies

The Hedge Knight

The Sworn Sword

The Mystery Knight

I also have this one with 7 books, it's nice.
The one without split ADWD has in fact smaller sized books (so I supposed there is smaller font). Its on the amazon page:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Ice-Fire-Volumes/dp/0007477163
The dimension of the box set is 178mm x111mm.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Ice-Fire-Volumes/dp/0007477155
The dimension of the box set is 197mm x 130mm.

If any of you enjoyed reading this post, you should check out Game of Thrones and Philosophy.

The picture on the front is different. That is the only difference. The actual content is the same.


I should warn you though that if you plan on buying the whole series in paperback, they have recently changed the height of the books which is really annoying. The two aDwD books are only available in the larger format, so I would try and get the reissues published in 2011 rather than the ones from 2003.


EDIT: FYI this is a great deal. Maybe wait for that.

Ah that's a good point! These ones here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0007477155?pc_redir=1408932841&robot_redir=1

In my humble opinion, if you're going to undertake a re-read in the original English, you should go with a standard 5-book edition. Many of the translations in other languages split one or more of the books, but no US edition I'm aware of does that. I think there's something to be said for having the arrangement the author intended, and the one he presumably keeps on his own shelf.

I recommend the hardcovers that look like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553103547 . The text size is not huge, but certainly big enough.

I guess so. It just doesn't do it for me though. The fourth book is especially culpable. It lacks pacing, momentum, direction, and resolution. All the things that make a story interesting.

The second review in the link below basically sums up my thoughts.

http://www.amazon.com/Feast-Crows-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553801503/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subj

>Adam is the creator of The Wertzone, a ten-year-old blog dedicated to all things Science Fiction and Fantasy. He is also a moderator at Westeros.org, is the retired founder of the Game of Thrones Wiki and has worked with HarperCollins on their Song of Ice and Fire website and mobile apps. He is the author of "An Unreliable World", an essay in the "Beyond the Wall" collection, and is currently writing "A History of Epic Fantasy". As well as A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones he writes widely about science fiction and fantasy in print, on TV, in film and in video games.

>Some of you all from /r/asoiaf might know Adam from some of his work on ASOIAF such as:

• A Song of Facts and Figures: Wert's analysis on how the first 5 books of ASOIAF were written:
  
• A Game of Thrones
  
• A Clash of Kings
  
• A Storm of Swords
  
• A Feast for Crows
  
• A Dance with Dragons
  
• Will The Winds of Winter Come Out in 2016?

You say Wild card and I'm like stop editing this stuff and finish the Song.

This says that each book is indeed split into 2 in german: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Lied_von_Eis_und_Feuer#Deutsche_Taschenb.C3.BCcher

I've got the British English paperbacks and ASOS and ADWD are both sold in 2 parts too (the rest one book each) so you could buy the UK paperback. Logic tells me that they're probably split at the same chapter but I'd have to check when I get home tonight. Also available in the german amazon: http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85Z%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=a+storm+of+swords&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aa+storm+of+swords but be carefull because it seems they have the split UK AND the complete US version.

I've been working my way through this.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1118161998/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

It compares different themes and elements of aGoT with the works and teaching of great minds such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, and many more. It's not bad at all. The majority of it doesn't spoil anything past the first book/season, but there are a few chapters it warns not to read without having read further into the series.

You should read "Beyond The Wall" by James Lowder. It's a collection of work analyzing the ASOIAF universe, one of the essays covers PTSD in the book series. I highly suggest it to any fan.

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Wall-Exploring-Martins-Thrones/dp/1936661748/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375998654&sr=8-1&keywords=beyond+the+wall

Edit: added a link

These are the ones I bought. They are all paperback not hardcover. Legends is the most expensive since its a bigger book than the rest of them and the other two are mass produced paperback. I don't know if there is a mass produced paperback version of Legends 1 or not.

Legends 1: ~$15

Legends 2: ~$7

Warriors 1: ~$7

Total: ~$30 plus shipping on amazon

I know - The FAQ takes you to this page on amazon that lets you buy the kindle version of the first anthology. Here is the second and here is the third.

I just remembered that GRRM has commissioned and licensed the graphic novels for all the books.

It is without a doubt an infringement and if you don't change it you, will get a letter from Random House attourneys.

If you want just the stories, they were published as part of a collection of short stories by several fantasy writers. They are each just a few bucks on amazon:

Book 1 - The Hedge Knight

Book 2 - The Sworn Sword

Book 3 - The Mystery Knight

Worth mentioning that some UK editions have two of the books (Feast & Dance) split in half, with different colors used for the two halves. So they've already gone through 7 colors, including black.

Like so.

The first three are contained in separate collections of short stories, and there are also the graphic novels, which are expensive. I got books on Amazon for around $30 total US.

Warriors I
Legends
Legends II

Absolutely. The tourney scenes in the Hedge Night alone are worth shelling out for.

You can get the e-versions on Amazon for $8 bucks each.

From the Game of Thrones Graphic Novel prologue chapter. Would seriously reccomend to all my fellow ASOIAF fans. Sample available here: http://www.amazon.ca/Game-Thrones-Graphic-Novel-One/dp/044042321X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398751254&sr=8-2&keywords=Game+of+Thrones+a+graphic+novel

If you have some kind of eReader, then the Kindle editions of the anthologies are reasonably priced.

Legends (The Hedge Knight, D&E 1) $12.43

Legends II (The Sworn Sword, D&E 2) $8.88

Warriors (The Mystery Knight, D&E 3) $12.47

Dunno if you can buy the individually as an e-book, but I read 'em in different anthologies.


The Hedge Knight was in Legends.

The Sworn Sword was in Legends II.

The Mystery Knight was in Warriors

Legends

Yes all of them are available as e-books on the Kindle. They are all linked in our FAQ and our sidebar.

The Hedge Knight is in Legends and The Sworn Sword in Legends 2

Illustrated novels of some of the books actually already exist

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Graphic-Novel-Volume/dp/044042321X

A lot of it is available to "look inside" on Amazon.

Here ya go https://www.amazon.com/dp/044042321X/

Hedge Knight

Sworn Sword

Mystery Knight

Not D&E but related
Princess & Queen

No

I bought my hardcovers from Amazon and they don't have the HBO tag, not sure if hardcover books are your thing though

No. The US paperback of ADwD has not been released.

The UK version is available, but note that both ASoS and ADwD have been published in two volumes.

I haven't read it myself, but I suggest Beyond The Wall. It isn't a narrative or anything, just critical analysis of themes and characters within the ASOIAF universe. It's on my list of things to read. Though I guess if you come to this subreddit enough, you could get critical analysis for free!

Links, just in case he has trouble with "the Google".
Legends,
Legends II,
Warriors I

Here's the bad news about D&E.. Each book of D&E is in a separate anthology, so you need to buy 3 different books to read them. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most of us download the PDFs with the intention on buying the D&Es when they get released as a single book (which will happen after the 4th story is released).

Here's the books you'd need to buy to read the three released D&E stories:

Legends, Legends 2, and Warriors.

I couldn't find the first one... I think that's the first one.

more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Dunk_and_Egg

[Legends] (http://www.amazon.com/Legends-Stories-Masters-Modern-Fantasy/dp/0765300354/)-Featuring The Hedge Knight-$18.20

[Legends II] (http://www.amazon.com/Legends-II-Novels-Masters-Fantasy/dp/0345456440/)-Featuring The Sworn Sword-$

Warriors-Featuring The Mystery Knight-$11.17

Dangerous Women-Featuring The Princess and the Queen-$21.52

Just so you know, the last one is not a Tale of Dunk and Egg, but a story about the Dance of the Dragons. The next one is The She-Wolves of Winterfell, which has been delayed. Also, Legends II doesn't seem to be available new, so I didn't include a price. Finally, the graphic novels have been announced for a re-release, so the price for those should go down soon, as new copies are printed.

I also just want to say, it's really insane how far Martin has come. A decade ago, no one would have thought that he would be the selling point of those books. Now, his stories are the most popular of the anthologies.

Deal of the day £22 for prime members

I think that prime is US doesnt qualify as prime in the UK vice versa unfortunately, although I might be wrong.

It's the same covers as this set. You can't actually see the covers there, but it's basically just the object depicted on the spine, but a bit larger. If you search "a song of..." on amazon.uk, you can see the covers on the individual books. I'm on my phone now and it's a pain to link everything, sorry.