The World of Ice & Fire - wikipedia The World of Ice & Fire For the fictional universe, see World of A Song of Ice and Fire. The World of Ice & Fire First edition cover Author George R.R. Martin Elio M. García Jr. Linda Antonsson Illustrator Michael Komarck Ted Nasmith Marc Simonetti et cetera Country United States Language English Series A Song of Ice and Fire Genre Fantasy Published October 28, 2014 Publisher Bantam Media type Print ( Hardback ) Pages 326 ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 80544 - 4 The World of Ice & Fire is a companion book for George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series. Written by Martin, Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson, it was published by Bantam on October 28, 2014. The 326 - page volume is a fully illustrated `` history compendium '' of Martin 's fictional Westeros, written from the perspective of an in - world `` Maester '' and featuring newly written material, family trees, and extensive maps and artwork. Contents 1 Development 2 Contents 3 References 4 External links Development Elio García and Linda Antonsson head the A Song of Ice and Fire fansite Westeros.org. George R.R. Martin enlisted them in 2008 to assist with the project, which at the time he believed would be finished `` in just a couple of years. '' García is a Martin `` superfan '' whom the author and HBO have consulted on details previously established by Martin in the series. Addressing comparisons of The World of Ice & Fire to J.R.R. Tolkien 's The Silmarillion, Martin clarified that while his book provides a basic overview of the many areas of his fictional world and their histories, he plans to someday publish a more extensive volume focusing primarily on the Targaryens, which he jokingly dubbed The GRRMarillion. As plans for an eventual second companion book became more solidified, Martin said that it would more formally be titled `` Fire and Blood '', because it gives expanded detail on the reign of each Targaryen king. Contents Martin commented that the format of The World of Ice & Fire is intentionally a replication of a `` real history book '' in which sources can contradict each other. He also noted that he worked closely with the artists to render the characters and locales as he himself imagined them, as opposed to how they may be portrayed in HBO 's Game of Thrones series and other media, such as comic books and games. Linda Antonsson, Elio Garcia and George R.R. Martin in a 2015 panel at Archipelacon, Mariehamn Martin teased the book in July 2013 with a blog post praising Marc Simonetti 's rendering of the Iron Throne as definitive, compared to the TV series version. Upon the 2014 release of The World of Ice & Fire, he called its representation of the throne by Simonetti `` absolutely right ''. Martin said he had wanted the book to be a fully illustrated volume with art from `` the top fantasy illustrators in the world. '' The World of Ice & Fire features the work of 27 illustrators : Rene Aigner, Ryan Barger, Arthur Bozonnet, José Daniel Cabrera Peña, Jennifer Sol Cai, Thomas Denmark, Jennifer Drummond, Jordi González Escamilla, Michael Gellatly, Tomasz Jedruszek, Michael Komarck, John McCambridge, Mogri, Ted Nasmith, Karla Ortiz, Rahedie Yudha Pradito, Dhian Prasetya, Paolo Puggioni, Jonathan Roberts, Thomas Siagian, Marc Simonetti, Chase Stone, Philip Straub, Justin Sweet, Nutchapol Thitinunthakorn, Magali Villeneuve and Douglas Wheatley. References Jump up ^ Collins, Sean T. ( November 3, 2014 ). `` 10 Craziest Things We Learned From World of Ice & Fire ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 7, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Bradley, Bill ( October 27, 2014 ). `` Here 's What Westeros Really Looks Like, According To George R.R. Martin ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Farley, Christopher John ( October 30, 2014 ). `` George R.R. Martin Writes a Big Ice and Fire History ''. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Lough, Chris ( October 29, 2014 ). `` 19 Strange Things Hiding in The World of Ice and Fire ''. Tor Books. Retrieved October 31, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Check Out Dragonstone and Other Art Pieces From The World of Ice & Fire ''. Tor Books. October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Blistein, Jon ( October 28, 2014 ). `` George R.R. Martin Admits His Dragons Could n't Beat Tolkien 's Smaug in a Fight ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Miller, Laura ( April 11, 2011 ). `` Just Write It ! A fantasy author and his impatient fans. ''. The New Yorker. Retrieved November 7, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Martin, George R.R. ( October 27, 2014 ). `` George R.R. Martin : The World of Ice and Fire ( Video ) '' ( Interview ). Interview with Laura Miller. New York. Retrieved November 9, 2014. Jump up ^ George R.R. Martin on THE WORLD OF ICE AND FIRE, `` Introductions '' Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ( July 8, 2013 ). `` Not A Blog : The Real Iron Throne ''. GRRM.livejournal.com. Retrieved November 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Acuna, Kirsten ( October 28, 2014 ). `` George R.R. Martin : No One Ever Gets The Most Iconic Part Of Game Of Thrones Right ''. Business Insider. Retrieved November 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Martin, George R.R. ; García Jr., Elio M. ; Antonsson, Linda ( 2014 ). `` Art Credits ''. The World of Ice & Fire. p. 326. ISBN 978 - 0 - 553 - 80544 - 4. External links The World of Ice & Fire. Bantam Books. Martin, George R.R. ( October 27, 2014 ). `` George R.R. Martin : The World of Ice & Fire ( Video ) '' ( Interview ). Interview with Laura Miller. New York. Retrieved November 9, 2014. George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) The Winds of Winter ( TBA ) Franchise media Novellas Tales of Dunk and Egg ( 1998 -- 2010 ) The Princess and the Queen ( 2013 ) The Rogue Prince ( 2014 ) The Sons of the Dragon ( 2017 ) TV series Episodes Season 1 5 6 7 Awards Characters Music `` Game of Thrones Theme '' `` The Rains of Castamere '' `` The Bear and the Maiden Fair '' `` Light of the Seven '' Catch the Throne Live Concert Experience Soundtracks Season 1 5 6 Title sequence After the Thrones Thronecast Video games A Game of Thrones : Genesis Game of Thrones ( 2012 ) Game of Thrones Ascent Game of Thrones ( 2014 ) Other media The World of Ice & Fire ( 2014 ) Board game Card game ( Second edition ) Comic book series Characters Petyr Baelish Joffrey Baratheon Renly Baratheon Robert Baratheon Stannis Baratheon Tommen Baratheon Ramsay Bolton Roose Bolton Bronn Gregor Clegane Sandor Clegane Khal Drogo Gendry Tormund Giantsbane Gilly Theon Greyjoy Cersei Lannister Jaime Lannister Tyrion Lannister Tywin Lannister Oberyn Martell Melisandre Missandei Jorah Mormont Daario Naharis Ellaria Sand Davos Seaworth Jon Snow High Sparrow Arya Stark Bran Stark Catelyn Stark Ned Stark Rickon Stark Robb Stark Sansa Stark Daenerys Targaryen Viserys Targaryen Samwell Tarly Brienne of Tarth Margaery Tyrell Olenna Tyrell Varys Ygritte World Languages Dothraki Valyrian Themes Iron Throne White Walker Miscellaneous Fandom Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_World_of_Ice_%26_Fire&oldid=798210962 '' Categories : 2014 books A Song of Ice and Fire books Bantam Books books Encyclopedias of fictional worlds Works based on novels Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Italiano Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2017, at 16 : 07. 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Question: who wrote the world of ice and fire
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