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Lands of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones) [Poster]

George R. R. Martin
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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Book Description

30 Oct 2012 A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin’s beloved Song of Ice and Fire series, which started with A Game of Thrones, is bursting with a variety and richness of landscapes—from bitter tundra to arid wasteland and everything in between—that provide a sense of scale unrivaled in contemporary fantasy. Now this dazzling set of maps, featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, transforms Martin’s epic saga into a world as fully realized as the one around us.
 
The centerpiece of this gorgeous collection is guaranteed to be a must-have for any fan: the complete map of the known world, joining the lands of the Seven Kingdoms and the lands across the Narrow Sea for the first time in series history. But this is just one of many unique maps that aren’t available anywhere else. There is an alternate version that tracks the movements of the series’ protagonists throughout their vast world, along with more detailed versions of the western, middle, and eastern thirds of the world; a full map of Westeros, combining North and South; one of the Dothraki Sea and the Red Wastes; and the Braavos city map. And here, too, are fan favorites detailing everything from urban sprawl to untamed wilds: maps of King’s Landing; The Wall and Beyond the Wall; the Free Cities; and Slaver’s Bay, Valyria, and Sothyros.
 
Never before has the entire scope of Martin’s universe been so exhaustively and fascinatingly depicted. The maps in this beautiful, one-of-a-kind atlas will enrich your reading or viewing experience, provide another view of your favorite characters’ epic journeys, and open up captivating new worlds—plus, they’ll look great on any castle wall.


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  • Publisher: Bantam; Map Mti edition (30 Oct 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345538544
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345538543
  • Product Dimensions: 30 x 22.9 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,155,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Praise for A Song of Ice and Fire

‘After five volumes Martin is, if anything, a better writer than when he started. If you're watching A Game of Thrones on HBO, you're foregoing the great pleasure of Martin's deft prose…’
Time Magazine

'A Game of Thrones has captured the imaginations of millions for the same reason the archetypal dramas of Homer, Sophocles or Shakespeare have lasted for millennia. They show us the conflict between self-sacrifice and self-interest, between the human spirit and the human ego, between good and evil. And when we look up from the page we recognise those same conflicts in the world around us and in ourselves'
The Guardian

‘It is hard to accept that something that enormous and that popular is as good as people tell you it is’
Independent

‘A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won’t let go. It’s brilliant.’
Robert Jordan

‘Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world… one of the greats of fantasy literature.’
SFX

‘Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads… Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.’
Guardian

‘Such a splendid tale. I couldn’t stop till I’d finished and it was dawn.’
Anne McCaffrey

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jonathan Roberts grew up in a old farmhouse between a ruined castle and a Bronze Age fort, so lands of the imagination were never far away. These days Roberts illustrates maps of real and imaginary worlds for a wide range of clients, from brides looking for an unusual wedding map to Wizards of the Coast and IDW comics for the many lands of Dungeons and Dragons. Along with his own illustration work for books and games, Roberts has curated New York gallery shows of maps by illustrators around the world.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful
By A. Whitehead TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
Okay, this is going to be a bit of a non-review because you probably already know if you are going to be getting this or not. Basically, it's a collection of full-colour maps of Westeros and Essos, the two continents which form the setting for the Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R.R. Martin. Either you're going to go, "Hey, awesome! I'm all in!" or be running away screaming for fear of being infected with Nerditis.

The map collection comes in a smart but somewhat non-durable folder. Don't put anything on top of it for long, as it really cannot support much in the way of weight. There's a single pull-out piece of paper with marketing speak on it (more or less the same as the blurb on the back ) and that's it for any kind of textual accompaniment. Those familiar with John Howe's excellent Tolkien maps, or the maps accompanying Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, will likely find this disappointing as those maps were accompanied by small booklets packed with geographical information (and in the Pratchett case, new canon material on geography). As it stands, we will have to wait another year for The World of Ice and Fire to clarify some of the new locations on these maps, and even then only some will be covered.

There are twelve maps drawn by Jonathan Roberts, each measuring 61cm x 92cm in size. There is a large map of the known world, which then has three larger, blown-up versions accompanying it, dubbed 'The West', 'Central Essos' and 'The East'. There are then larger-scaled-still maps of Westeros, Beyond the Wall, the Free Cities, Slaver's Bay and the Dothraki Sea. There are city maps of King's Landing and Braavos, and rounding off the set is a map called 'Journeys', which tracks the movements of the major POV characters across the five novels published to date.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! 16 Nov 2012
Format:Hardcover
I'm not quite sure why there's so much hate from the other reviewers regarding this product, I'm extremely happy with my purchase. Some people seem disappointed that this is not an atlas, but in fact a series of 12 posters, so please ensure you read the product description before purchasing!

Some of the complaints made by other reviewers are perfectly valid. The maps are printed on thick glossy paper (not cheap at all!), which unfortunately means that they don't like being folded and unfolded. I'd suggest placing them in a portfolio, or rolling them up in a poster tube, if you're especially worried about them.

The 12 maps are 24" x 36" (just over A1 size) and come folded in up in a handsome case. The maps included are:

- The Known World: Stretching from Westeros to Asshai (finally!)

Main Regions:
- Westeros
- The Free Cities
- The East

You also get a slightly "zoomed out" versions of the above:
- The West (featuring Westeros, the Free Cities and the Summer Isles)
- A map of Central Essos

And there are three "zoomed in" detailed maps:
- Lands Beyond the Wall
- Slaver's Bay region, including Valyria and northern part of Sothoros continent
- The Dothraki Sea

There are two city maps:
- A city map of King's Landing
- A city map of Braavos

Finally there's a "Journeys" map, which shows the paths traveled by all the major characters.

The maps themselves are beautiful, and the printing is very high quality. Maps have never been a strong point of A Song of Ice Fire, with the maps included in the books lacking in detail, and sometimes clashing with descriptions in the book(!).
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Nice maps. Poor presentation. 9 Nov 2012
Format:Poster|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was expecting an Atlas, an atlas of maps. Instead, this is a collection of posters, something the original description did not make clear. The maps are very nice, but the production quality is poor: the 'hardback' cover is not very substantial and the maps are printed on thick glossy paper with multiple folds and will rapidly deteriorate if taken out, opened, and placed back into the book too often, perhaps, judging the difficulty I've had with one, immediately.

This book is sadly a rip-off and should be avoided. It gains stars for the artwork, loses them for the cheap badly designed over-priced packaging.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars overpriced 17 Feb 2013
By pestan
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
the poster format would never last long with folding and unfolding and alot of useless info and not enough relevant
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars If you're undecided on buying this... 7 Feb 2013
By LMJR
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I took my time in deciding whether to purchase this or not, mainly because of the few criticisms I read here, and the fact I had not seen this in a store to get an idea of what it was like. What made me finally buy this was due to digging around the internet and thankfully there are some videos of people on Youtube opening up The Lands of Ice and Fire and I did not fault the book. So if you're like me who wants a `try before you buy' I would highly recommend looking these up beforehand.

Already expecting the content I was still impressed overall, despite being a diehard fan of maps and cartography filled with dense material that may not be easy on the eye to everyone. These maps are very appealing and compared to the more complex and jam packed maps I enjoy reading, these seem a little cartoonish. However, this is not a bad thing as the illustrations of the major monuments (in the Westeros map, for example) and the bright colours work really well.

I suspect there will be two types of people wanting this - those who have read the books so far and those who currently are or waiting to. For those already up to date on the books like myself, I found the maps more as a scale of distance and reference point for characters than anything else. For example I never realised the sheer scale of Dany's movements. Additionally it was great to finally scale up how far away certain lands were such as Asshai. When reading the books without this it can be a little daunting trying to keep up with locations (I found the tricky-to-pronounce names in Essos hard to place). If you're still reading through the books then these would be a great addition to have as a reminder of where places are that are out of reach in the little maps in the actual books...

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Yup - it's just a set of maps - but very good ones
4/5 for me as yeah, they are just maps, but very nicely thought out and designed maps, a very nice accompaniment to the books and series. Read more
Published 8 days ago by M. K. TAYLOR
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic compilation
This compilation of maps from the world of the lands of Ice and Fire is immense. I had no idea how big the world was, and it only contains two continents. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Denni Brøndum-Hansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing, mind-blowing!
Amazing. All the places and travels for almost all the characters in ASoIaF are shown! From the lands Beyond the Wall to the Sothoryos continent, Valyria, Braavos and Kings... Read more
Published 1 month ago by wanderwizard
5.0 out of 5 stars more than i hoped
we Game Of Thrones fans need this, if you watch GOT then these maps will help, i went back to Series 1 and traced with this purchase. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lynn
4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for navigation
If you want to find your way around the Game of Thrones world this is brilliant. All those far away places beautifully drawn and mapped. Read more
Published 5 months ago by C M Hanley
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Land of Ice and Fire
The maps are pretty good. The printing quality its also good, huge maps of all territories. I highly recommend this atlas.
Published 5 months ago by Alfred
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant
I bought this item for my brother who is a die hard fan of George R. R. Martin's series 'A Song of Ice and Fire'. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Samsam
4.0 out of 5 stars The Lands of Ice and Fire (Song of Ice & Fire)
Brilliant! The quality of the maps is so good I've already put half of the them in picture frames. Very happy with them.
Published 5 months ago by Steve Sheridan
5.0 out of 5 stars Lands of Ice and Fire
I actually prefer this being a collection of poster maps to an Atlas style book- for me it means that the maps are bigger and easier to read. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lucinda
4.0 out of 5 stars What was needed
Bought for my son as a Christmas Present and despite some mixed reviews of this product he really likes it. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Julian Hird
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