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The Art of A Song of Ice and Fire
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:06 pm
by Warmark
I just bought this book from Borders tonight and have looked at it a little.
From what i can see it looks excellent, although many are not as i imagined them the art is still very good and the accompaning quotes are good.
Anyone else have this?
Edit :
Thats an example of the type of art in it.
It is the front cover.
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:13 pm
by Lord Mhoram
I've seen it, never bought it. Some of it was stunning.
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:36 pm
by theDespiser
wow, he looks pretty comfortable in that throne...i was under the impression that the throne was built like that so as to NOT be comfortable...
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:58 am
by variol son
That is Jaime Lannister though - I'm sure he'd exude confidence no matter what.
I saw it in Borders and wanted to buy it, but funds are low and I have other books that are higher up the list. The work was very good though, although I didn't like the representations of Dany.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:24 am
by Warmark
variol son wrote: The work was very good though, although I didn't like the representations of Dany.
I agree.
Something about them makes her seem really strange.
Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:38 am
by variol son
Less natural than say the representations of Arianne Martell (which I liked even though I haven't read A Feast for Crows yet) or the Starks.
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:51 pm
by Roland of Gilead
I own this book. So good, that I cut out some of the artwork and framed them.
I agree re: Daenerys, though. I think the artists were trying to capture that "madness" that lurks in the Targaryans, but they didn't quite succeed, at least not as I see Dany, anyway.
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:38 pm
by variol son
She just seems to lack both the innocence of a child and the confidence of a woman - leaving kinda nothing.
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:40 pm
by Waddley
I have it, too.
I didn't like any of the pitcures of Dany, either. Even the one with the dragons... just didn't capture her right.
My favorite picture is Shae. She didn't look how I pictured her, but she has the right look in her eye.
I didn't like the hound. From what I read, he was supposed to be handsome but for the scars on his face. They definitely didn't stay true to that.
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:03 pm
by dANdeLION
That throne looks cool...how much does this book cost?
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:00 pm
by Warmark
I think it was £20 in hardback from Borders.
Not sure how many dollars that it.
www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=nb_ss_gw/1 ... 12&Go.y=14
$19 there.