Inside HBO's Game of Thrones: Seasons 1 & 2
Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, David Benioff, D. B. Weiss
Language: English
Pages: 192
ISBN: 1452110107
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
HBO's Game of Thrones reigns as cable's highest-rated series. This official companion book gives fans new ways to enter this fictional world and discover more about the beloved (and reviled) characters and the electrifying plotlines. Hundreds of set photos, production and costume designs, storyboards, and insider stories reveal how the show's creators translated George R. R. Martin's best-selling fantasy series into the world of Westeros. Featuring interviews with key actors and crew members that capture the best scripted and unscripted moments from the first two seasons, as well as a preface by George R. R. Martin, this special volume, bound in a lavishly debossed padded cover, offers exclusive access to this unprecedented television series.
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flew the three-headed dragon banner of House Targaryen from its battlements until Robert Baratheon rebelled and took the Iron Throne for himself. King’s Landing is celebrated far and wide as the center of politics and culture in the known world, but it is also a dangerous place, its hot climate breeding many a plot and intrigue. It is here where the Game of Thrones is truly played. [ below ] The Red Keep and King’s Landing. [ opposite ] The king’s Small Council. CREATING KING’S LANDING D . B
books? BRYAN COGMAN: I first encountered the books as a truly massive stack of paper sitting on the floor beside David’s front door. They literally looked like a doorstop. D. B. WEISS: In January 2006, I spoke on the phone with a literary agent who told me about some of the books he represented. One, in particular, sounded interesting: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. I’ll confess that I hadn’t heard of the book, or of George, before this phone call. I had been a massive fan of
unlike any before or since. They also became skilled at sorcery and metallurgy, creating weapons of spell-forged steel. Wielding these weapons astride their dragons, the Valyrians conquered the surrounding lands and expanded west. At the time, much of Essos was dominated by the Ghiscari Empire. The Ghiscari legions tried to stop the Valyrian expansion, but to no avail; they attacked the Valyrians five times and were each time defeated. Finally, the Valyrians marched on their capitol, Old Ghis,
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become more myth than real, a bedtime story to frighten disobedient children. But as disturbing accounts arrive from beyond the Wall, some wonder if the White Walkers have returned . . . and are preparing to strike again. [ a bo v e ] E a rl y conce pt art, Whi te Wal ke r. ✥ [ o ppo si t e ] The Haunte d For es t, wher e wildlings a n d w o r se d w e l l . ✥ [ p r e v i o u s s p r e a d ] T h e Wa l l . ✥ [ p a g e 1 1 ] T h e ra n g e r s v e n t u r e n o r t h. [ 15] THE PROLOGUE