Never-before-collected stories from George R. R. Martin, set in the bestselling Game of Thrones world, 90 years before Game of Thrones begins! Complete with 160 black-and-white illustrations. The three linked novellas in this compilation - which can be considered a sort of prequel to A Game of Thrones, given that they highlight a key bit of history leading up to those events - have been previously published in anthologies, but they are still relatively unknown to the Ice and Fire fans.