A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

For every fan of ASOIAF...

Seeing as how this book is just a compilation of all three Tales of Dunk and Egg, I'll simply post my review for each of the stories below. Do note that in this collection, Gary Gianni lends his skill to the story and has illustrated each tale. THE HEDGE KNIGHT: The Tales of Dunk and Egg! The Hedge Knight, the first of three tales about these unlikeliest of companions, is a tale well told. Martin is a masterful storyteller; one who's been at it for a very long time. And coming back to Westeros was an absolute treat. I was saving these novellas for when I was truly craving more stories in the Song of Ice and Fire world, and I'm glad to have saved them. It's been years since I read anything within this world, and it feels like coming home. After Ser Arlan of Pennytree, the man Dunk had been squiring for since he was a boy, takes sick and dies, Dunk sets his sights on the soon to be held Tourney of Ashford. Along the way he meets Egg who, like Dunk, may just be more than he seems. It's a short little novella, but is full of all those things that have given Martin the following he has. Westeros has always to me felt like our world with slight changes. It doesn't take much to imagine it clearly, as Martin paints it so vividly. In some alternate reality, it would be our own deep history but slightly larger, a tough more grand. A world as varied and realistic as our own. Dunk and Egg. They're an unlikely pair, and they're a joy to read about. The Sworn Sword is next. THE SWORN SWORD: I don't know what to rate this. They're short, but I really enjoy them. I don't know. The ratings are nonsense anyway; know that I liked it a lot. The Sworn Sword is the second of three stories about the Hedge Knight, Dunk, and his squire, Egg. It takes place around two years after the first story, and I think it was every bit as good, maybe even a little better. We are treated to some juicy Westeros history in this one, as we follow Dunk during his time as Ser Eustace Osgrey's sworn sword;...