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Westeros Prequels & Companion Books Publication Order

Publication Order for Westeros Prequels & Companion Books

Read these selected Westeros books in publication order if you want to follow their release history. They are optional companions, not prerequisites for A Song of Ice and Fire.

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The World of Ice & Fire

2014

Companion reference

Published in 2014. This illustrated history is optional background, not a prequel novel.

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The World of Ice & Fire

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

2013

Collected novellas

The collected edition followed in 2015; its Dunk and Egg stories can also be read on their own.

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

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Fire & Blood

2014

Targaryen history

Published in 2018. Read this optional history when you want the dynasty’s earlier background.

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Fire & Blood

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The Rise of the Dragon

2022

Illustrated companion

A visual retelling and reference companion published in 2022; it overlaps with Fire & Blood.

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The Rise of the Dragon

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