An interesting volume for GOT nerds, this book’s breadth of subject and gorgeous illustrations really put it over the top and save it from being just another impractical coffee table book put out as a blatant cash grab (VERY much looking at you The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty). Not only are the illustrations far superior to other offerings, this book also adds additional context for the world of Westeros and Essos, not a TON of additional context, mind, but it is there. While it does lift passages from Fire and Blood wholesale, the atlas style overview of the world is impressive and informative. I would recommend this to anyone who wants even more GOT lore but has already read the main books and Fire and Blood. It also merits buying instead of borrowing because the illustrations are just that good.