A Bit More (Fake) History

[grrm]

I had intended to write this post a few days ago, when Bantam gave me the green light, but I got busy, and we had Carrie Vaughn coming to town, and a worldcon/ Hugo deadline approaching, and all that seemed more time-sensitive, so I wrote those instead. Unfortunately, that meant the news below broke from other sources, and inevitably, all sorts of

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[milkforfree]

I, for one, will take as much Targaryen history as you have.

Will we ever learn what religion the Targaryens practiced before the Conquest?

Targaryen Religion

[josiegel]

I vaguely recall from a World of Ice and Fire that the Valyrians had their own gods, but when the Targaryens came to Westeros they took on the Seven as their own.

[lord_varys]

The dragonlords of Valyria were supposed to be mainly atheist, using the many religions that flourished in their empire as a means to control the masses. What little we know about the Conqueror and his sister-wives suggests that they were no different there, considering that it is said that Aegon I was never a pious man, essentially only going to the sept for show, especially on that day before the Conquest began

[ext_3320091]

Thanks for the clarification, as always. It only ever seems like the fringe "news" sites cover these kinds of stories so it's hard to tell what's fact.

Very thrilled!

[ext_3913764]

Will all the additional history fit in Fire and Blood, or should we be expecting more books like The World of Ice and Fire?

THE SONS OF THE DRAGON

[furioushedgehog]

Thank you for this long statement about the coming book from Gardener. I enjoyed the german version of dangerous women, so i'm also excited for the book of swords.

Nice to know that we will get a whole book about the Targaryens in the future, when winds of winter is finally out. Can't get enough of this fictional world. Oh, now I'm even more excited for winds.

Book of Magic?

[ext_3998695]

That is indeed an impressive lineup, ser. I wonder if the Hobb story is set in the Realm of the Elderlings or if it's standalone.

I am very curious about this Book of Magic anthology you mentioned, tbh. Any idea when the lineup for that will be revealed?