Winter is Coming: The Medieval World of Game of Thrones

Synopsis

Game Of Thrones Is A Phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington Reveals In This Essential Companion To George R R Martin's Fantasy Novels And The Hbo Mega-hit Series Based On Them The Show Is The Epitome Of Water-cooler Tv. It Is The Subject Of Intense Debate In National Newspapers; By Phd Students Asking Why Westeros Has Yet To See An Industrial Revolution, Or Whether Astronomy Explains The Continent's Climatic Problems And Unpredictable Solstices ('winter Is Coming'); And By Bloggers And Cultural Commentators Contesting The Series' Startling Portrayals Of Power, Sex And Gender. Yet No Book Has Divulged How George R R Martin Constructed His Remarkable Universe Out Of The Middle Ages. Discussing Novels And Tv Series Alike, Larrington Explores Among Other Topics: Sigils, Giants, Dragons And Direwolves In Medieval Texts; Ravens, Old Gods And The Weirwood In Norse Myth; And A Gothic, Exotic Orient In The Eastern Continent, Essos. From The White Walkers To The Red Woman, From Casterley Rock To The Shivering Sea, This Is An Indispensable Guide To The Twenty-first Century's Most Important Fantasy Creation. Machine Generated Contents Note: Ch. 1 The Centre -- Ch. 2 The North -- Ch. 3 The West -- Ch. 4 Across The Narrow Sea -- Ch. 5 The East. Carolyne Larrington. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.