Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Being the Adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, and His Squire, Egg

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Dunk & Egg 1-3), by George R.R. Martin (2015)
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Premise: Three novellas about the adventures of a fledgling knight and his young squire, set in Martin‘s famed fantasy world of Westeros.

Review: These are exceptional tales of chivalry and battle. ⬇️

Mattsbookaday They demonstrate Martin‘s writing and imagination at their best, with none of the knots of overly complex plotting that got him into trouble with the main series. Dunk and Egg are wonderful characters, with lots to offer but also lots to learn and I loved spending this time with them. 1mo

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Sargar114

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Favorite book from January but a different layout for a #bookbracket2025. Kindly stolen from Malicentbookdragon

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BookwormAHN

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This was a fun read about the Kinight Dunk and his squire called Egg. These two were very entertaining, especially Egg, and as usual, I feel like there are more stories that Martin is withholding from everyone 😸
#ReadingWesteros @5feet.of.fury
#WickedWords #animals @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 #hibiscus #mistedmarigold @Lauredhel

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BethM

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Short stories aren‘t my jam. I always try to convince myself they could be. This wasn‘t bad and the stories definitely grew on me. I might enjoy it more a second time. By the end I definitely felt like we were left wanting more.

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Sargar114

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We follow Sir Duncan the Tall, otherwise known as Dunk, a hedge knight in Westeros. You don‘t need to read Game of Thrones or Fire and Blood to enjoy, but it is fun to get the kernels of knowledge from each of them. The story is told through 3 short stories, each started out show but in typical GRRM fashion really picked up and are exciting by the end. My favorite part though was the relationship between Dunk and Egg. Read for #readingwesteros

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5feet.of.fury

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | George R. R. Martin

Still en route to the North, Dunk is invited to a joust at Whitewalls with a wedding feast where they can fill their bellies &have the chance to win a dragon‘s egg by a traveler known as “the Fiddler”

After the feast, Dunk helps carry the bride to her bedding, thinking of Tanselle. He looks upon the dragons egg. The Fiddler follows him &tells of a prophetic dream where Dunk is on the kingsguard & that a dragon will hatch HERE..

5feet.of.fury @majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN @JenlovesJT47 #ReadingWesteros 10mo

5feet.of.fury Dunk registers as a Mystery Knight, & is unhorsed in 1st round by Ser Uthor. Egg suggests that they make for Summerhall, Dunk can work for his father. But Dunk won‘t go penniless &beaten, he thinks of parting ways. 10mo

5feet.of.fury Dunk finds out Uthor was paid to hit him in the head. He cant find Egg. Dunk realizes the Fiddler has the same eyes as Egg, another black dragon.

A traitors tourney, the wedding a perfect excuse for likeminded lords. 10mo

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5feet.of.fury The dragon egg is stolen, Fireball‘s son Glendon blamed. The Fiddler is named Daemon after his father the Blackfyre Dragon. Egg is in the sept. Captured after trying to use his boot. Dunk comes to his rescue. Lord Butterwell comes clean, Egg told them he was sent as a spy &Maekar‘s army is coming. 10mo

5feet.of.fury Dunk confronts Daemon who has been somewhat unaware of Peake‘s interference and orders Glendon freed to face him. Daemon uses a war lance, Glendon a longer tourney lance as Dunk had done at Ashford Meadow. Daemon is defeated.

An army arrives, lead by the Bloodraven Brynden Rivers. Daemon has no support, the traitors shaken. he challenges the Bloodraven to single combat. But he‘s captured. 10mo

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Dunk is called before Bloodraven. He and Egg are free to continue their travels. The dragon‘s egg is not recovered, presumably taken by a dwarf. 10mo

5feet.of.fury I liked this Egg is starting to be tired of roughing it, wants to use his name as leverage (which worked out when he did this time) shows what kind of leader he will be as someone who really knows his people from his travels. 10mo

5feet.of.fury Lots of material for F&B2 with the Black Dragon backstory. 10mo

Sargar114 Much like the other stories, this one started slow but then really picked up. I liked how the tidbits from the other stories played into this one. I really enjoyed the relationship between Dunk and Egg. 10mo

BookwormAHN I really liked this one but a part 2 where they went after the dwarf and the dragon egg would have been nice. 10mo

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN agree! But like everything else Westeros, there is supposed to be more but there‘s not. 10mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 agree, I like the callback to the 1st tourney! 10mo

BethM Hahaha great comment there‘s supposed to be more but there isn‘t. It ended and I was like wait, what, ThTs it? 10mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I‘m hoping the adaptation goes how GRRM wants and he gets back to it. That‘s as much optimism as I can spare 😂 10mo

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I enjoyed it. Something to want more of that I don‘t know if we‘ll see, but all the Targaryen lore taking place after Fire & Blood (with a couple callbacks) gives me hope. Short stories aren‘t my fave but there was enough character development to keep it interesting. I‘m excited for the adaptation! #readingwesteros

BethM I‘m almost done, they grew on me! 11mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM glad to hear it! 10mo

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5feet.of.fury

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While on a task for Ser Eustace Osgrey, Dunk finds the stream has dried up, a dam has been built by “The Red Widow.” A brief altercation follows where Eustace‘s man Ser Bennis draws blood against a man at the dam. Ser Eustace wants to fight so they train some villagers. Egg has kept his secret for more than a year & a half but now want to use it for leverage. They go to treat with her & see the water has been used for her moat
Summary cont‘d below

5feet.of.fury @majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN @JenlovesJT47 #ReadingWesteros 11mo

5feet.of.fury The Red Widow explains that the water was decreed to her by King Daeron, Eustace was a traitor supporting Daemon in the Blackfyre rebellion. She wants to keep the water & take revenge on Bennis for cutting her man. He gives Ser Eustace the terms. The dam still up & the fields now on fire.

Not wanting harm to come to the villagers turned would be warriors. Dunk shows The Red Widow “a ring he found in a boot” & makes implications about Egg. 11mo

5feet.of.fury She doesn‘t accept Dunk cutting his own cheek as repayment, trial by combat with Ser Lucas ensues. Dunk prevails, but almost drowns. While unconscious The Red Widow & Eustace reconcile & the 2 marry. 11mo

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5feet.of.fury I didn‘t like this 1 as much, too much back & forth; there was less connection to the other Westeros. I liked the Red Widow, but the resolution seemed quick and strange. 11mo

5feet.of.fury Dunk‘s heritage being questioned again makes me wonder if there‘s something there, but I have no theories. 11mo

BookwormAHN I also thought it wrapped up too quickly and the Red Widow fleshed out more could have been an amazing character. 11mo

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN right? I like that she showed up in her archery gear and was kind of sassy… the random marriage had me confused. 11mo

BethM I‘m having a hard time@connecting to this one. Not surprising I guess as I tend not to be a short story kind of girl. 11mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM agree, not my favorite format. 11mo

Sargar114 Small correction: she did accept Dunk cutting his own face, but they fought because Eustace would not withdraw the accusation that she set fire to the woods and so she demanded a trial by combat. 11mo

Sargar114 I‘m really enjoying this one overall. I agree this story wasn‘t as good as the first but I like how Dunk is being developed as a character. I also enjoy seeing the relationship between Dunk and Egg. @BookwormAHN I agree, would be really interesting to read more about the Red Widow. The marriage to Eustace was weird, but maybe she figured it was the best chance to keep Dunk around and minimize conflict in the region 🤷🏼‍♀️ 11mo

Sargar114 @BethM I‘m normally not a short story girl either but I think because these ones are part of a bigger story it‘s working for me. I‘d be interested in an anthology of random people all over Westeros. 11mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 that is true! I forgot about the dispute over the fire. Was there anything else about that or everyone just let it go? 11mo

Sargar114 It seems like after the trial by combat they were settled. I just had an interesting thought that technically both died so does that confirm that neither side set it? 11mo

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5feet.of.fury

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The Hedge Knight

Our story starts with Dunk digging a grave for his mentor Ser Arlan of Pennytree. Dunk proceeds on with Ser Arlan‘s sword & shield to a tourney. He stops at an Inn & a stable boy, Egg, follows him hoping to be his squire

While at the tourney he runs afoul of some Targaryen drama and Egg has a surprise defense

5feet.of.fury @majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN @JenlovesJT47 #ReadingWesteros 11mo

5feet.of.fury Dunk finds himself in a Trial by Seven against his accusers Maekor & Aerion. He finds others to fight by his side, including the heir apparent Prince Baelor.

Dunk‘s side wins. Baelor perishes shortly after the melee, Dunk makes him a vow. Maekor & Dunk both feel the guilt. Dunk wonders how his foot can be more important than the life of the Prince. Intending to prove the realm needs his foot, he will travel with Egg as his squire. 11mo

5feet.of.fury Spoilers for/connects to other GRRM books⬇️ 11mo

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5feet.of.fury -the Ser Arlan has seen the last dragon (Laena‘s Dragon born on Driftmark under Aegon III -last chapter of Fire & Blood)

-of course his name is Aegon 😂

-“MY BROTHER AEMON NAMED ME EGG, HE‘S AT THE CITADEL” 11mo

5feet.of.fury Did you enjoy it? What did you think of our new characters? - I enjoyed the 1st story, I though Egg‘s reveal for being so few pages was well done! 11mo

Sargar114 I really enjoyed this story! It started out slow but agree, Egg‘s reveal was so well done and from that point on, I couldn‘t put it down. I caught that reference to Aemon. (edited) 11mo

5feet.of.fury @Sargar114 I have thoughts about Aegon‘s future, but I‘m trying not to spoiler myself with the wiki before the end! But I remembered Maester Aemon‘s “Egg, I dreamed I was old” to Sam from when they were traveling from the Wall 11mo

BethM Do you think it‘s connected? I think this said it was what 100 yrs before ice and fire? I agree it started slow but got better. I keep trying to figure out whose kids they are from the end of fire and blood. 11mo

5feet.of.fury @BethM I think most of the Targaryen lore we‘re getting here will be F&B volume 2 (if when there‘s a volume 2) although they did mention Aegon III and the last dragon and that the old man remembered it, so it seems smack in the middle of the 2 series might get some allusions to historical events referenced in GoT. 11mo

Sargar114 Aemon was 100 years old or clearly older in GOT so I‘m pretty sure he‘s the one on the wall in GOT. I was surprised how much I enjoyed this. GRRM has a way of spinning a tale! 11mo

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5feet.of.fury

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@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN @JenlovesJT47

Good Morning #ReadingWesteros - An Announcement before our discussion post. The Novella “The Ice Dragon” has been added to our line up following the end of these 3 stories.

Also, if any of these posts are late: I probably went into labor. I am very pregnant 😂

Roary47 Awesome! I‘m okay with late. I probably will be to starting a new semester with students. How exciting to be seeing your little one soon! 🥳 (edited) 11mo

BookwormAHN Also okay with late, take care of yourself 💗 11mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 @BookwormAHN Thanks!! 🥰 due date is 2/1 and it felt really far away until it suddenly seemed really really close haha 11mo

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Sargar114 How exciting! A worthy reason of late posts ❤️ 11mo

BethM Very exciting! 11mo

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 @BookwormAHN @Sargar114 @BethM the baby is still inside, I have 6 hours left to birth a dragon 🐉 (based on the lunar calendar/Chinese Zodiac) doesn‘t look likely but it would be fitting 😅 10mo

BookwormAHN Good luck 😸 10mo

BethM I was just thinking about you!! Wishing you an easy delivery!! 10mo

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BethM

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Stoked to return to #readingwesteros come join us! @5feet.of.fury will we do the ice dragon?

5feet.of.fury Sure, we‘ll tack it on at the end. I will put an announcement w/the 1st story! 11mo

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LitsyEvents

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Repost for @5feet.of.fury

Reminder that #readingWesteros returns soon!
If anyone would like to join us for this one, feel free! I‘ve heard it‘s quite lighter than the other works, and timely as there is an adaptation coming next year!

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2821873

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5feet.of.fury

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Reminder that #readingWesteros returns soon!
@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN
If anyone else would like to join us for this one, feel free! I‘ve heard it‘s quite lighter than the other works, and timely as there is an adaptation coming next year!

majkia Looking forward to it! 11mo

BethM Yaaasss @LitsyEvents 11mo

JenlovesJT47 I‘d like to join! 🙋🏻‍♀️ 11mo

5feet.of.fury @JenlovesJT47 excellent! I‘ll add you to the tag list! 11mo

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5feet.of.fury

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@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN

#ReadingWesteros will return in January with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Figured we could use the time to focus on Holiday reads or, you know, the Holidays themselves. 🎄❄️🕎

BethM Love it! 12mo

Sargar114 Woo hoo! Now to finish fire and blood before then!!! 12mo

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5feet.of.fury

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@majkia @Roary47 @BethM @Sargar114 @BookwormAHN #ReadingWesteros

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Ok, I know people are working on their December TBRs, & I think we have a couple people still making their way through Fire & Blood.. do we want to break until January? Plan for December? I heard this one is more light hearted & fun. Probably just do a weekly check in for each of the 3 novellas. Last official Westeros book! Lemme know what you think!

majkia I'm good however most folks decide. 12mo

Sargar114 I‘m still working my way through fire and blood, but I‘ll try and catch up and join whenever y‘all decide to start. 12mo

BookwormAHN Also still working through Fire and Blood. I'd prefer January but whenever is fine with me. 12mo

Roary47 I have two chapters I think left of Fire and Blood. So I can do December or January. 12mo

BethM I can do either. 12mo

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mjtwo

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5-7 Apr 24 (audiobook)
Three novellas telling the travails of hedge knight, Dunk, and his squire, Egg around the Seven Kingdoms.
A welcome reminder that George RR Martin really is a very good storyteller and I enjoy the world he has created in the Fire and Ice series.
I expect the scope of these novellas is a welcome relief for the author in contrast to the original series which has become far too unwieldy. Both Dunk and Egg are lovely.

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rmaclean4

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A delightful book of three stories about a Hedge Knight and his "squire." Fun fast fantasy read. 3 ?

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rmaclean4

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Feburary #bookspin
1 A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms
2 Recitatif
3 Boy, Snow, Bird
4 Corrag
5 The Gustov Sonata
6 Fault Lines
7 Redhead by the Side of the Road
8 Our Missing Hearts
9 Oryx & Crake
10 Winterland
11 The Waves
12 Parable of the Sower
13 Get in Trouble
14 The God of Small Things
15 NW
16 The Sellout
17 What is not Yours is not Yours
18 The Master Butchers Singing Club
19 True & Beauty
20 The Underground Railroad

rmaclean4 @TheAromaofBooks 3y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y

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DcSunshine

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so-so

As Mr. Martin seems unlike to ever finish the game of thrones series, I read this one to fill the loss. It was good but not great, like his others. It lacked the character depth and plot details I expect from him. Allegedly this is only part one but we know how George is with sequels. Satisfied my need for a GoT update.

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roronoazoro

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Enjoyed this way more than I thought I would, loved the duo Dunk and Egg and I can't wait to read more about their adventures in the future.

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4599842389

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roronoazoro

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“He would not sleep himself, but sat by your side with your sword across his lap, in case someone tried to do you harm.”

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Pash

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I had to read this twice because the first reading was so forgettable and I want to read the sequel. The second reading of this was only marginally better. The narrative is really boring, somehow you get through ⅓ of the book and nothing has happened. I was surprised considering how engaging the song of ice and fire novels are. Definitely not his best work.

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LazyOwl

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Just scored myself a first edition of this from my library book sale.

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🙌🏻 5y

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Amir_1994

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Fantastic story with amazing illustrations!

GatheringBooks

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#QuotsyApr20 Day 20: #Alike

TK-421

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brilliantglow

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Loving this so far.

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Carolyn11215

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A prequel to the Game of Thrones books, I really enjoyed these 3 tales of Dunk and Egg. And the illustrations are really wonderful!! Guessing this will be my last book of 2019!

tessavi I love the Dunk and Egg stories 😊 6y

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HotdogZanzabaar

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Three stories about an unlikely Hedge Knight and his unlikely-er squire as they bumble about Westeros. Set a century before the GOT series and before Sir Duncan the Tall was a legendary Knight of the King‘s Guard. A quick and fun read. Too bad GRRM takes a lifetime to put out a new book because I‘d love to read more about this chivalrous duo.

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kelli7990

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My review for a book I just read. I miss reading the book series A Song Of Ice And Fire. The next book I want to read next is The Science Of Game Of Thrones which talks about Game Of Thrones from a scientific point of view. I think it will be interesting.

#aknightofthesevenkingdoms

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mikagatsby

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Rating: 7/5 stars.

Dunk & Egg. Need I say more?

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RamsFan1963

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This is my first try of a fiction audiobook. I still prefer non-fiction, but this was very enjoyable. The narrator was very good at giving all the characters distinct voices so it didn't feel like a dry reading. I hope Martin plans to tell more of Duncan & Egg, I'd like to read more of their adventures. 4 💥💥💥💥

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RamsFan1963

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1. Tagged, plus NFL Century, Everything is F*cked and The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet.
2. Not sure, maybe the sequel to The Long Way...
3. Mythos by Stephen Fry

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Jen2

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The man can write a good story!!!

KathyWheeler Is this a standalone? I do not want to get into another Martin series! 6y

Jen2 I know there is at least one other with these characters. There are probably more. 6y

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GatheringBooks

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#QuotsySept19 Day 5: #Iron

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Kalalalatja

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so-so

This was alright. Nothing ground breaking, and a bit repetitive at times, but it kept me entertained while driving to and from work these last few days 👍

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TheSpineView

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#quotsyjuly19 @TK-421
#Thunder

brit91 I love this quote!!!💖💖💖⚡🌩⛈ 6y

TheSpineView @brit91 😊 6y

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kindergartenkat

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Week 5 check- in for #BFC #bookfitnesschallenge
I'm back from vacation and back on track this week!
Goals:
Workouts - 5 of 4 yay!
Books - this week 8 (31 of 20 overall)
@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 Excellent week! 6y

BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 6y

alisiakae I love your reading list from this past week! 6y

kindergartenkat @4thhouseontheleft It was a good week for books! 6y

Clwojick Way to go! 💛💚💙 You‘re crushing it! 🙌🏻 6y

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kindergartenkat

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Feeling good about today #BFC friends! Now that it's summer I can go to CrossFit in the morning, then I headed out to the farm to help pull weeds while I finished listening to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

BookwormAHN Nice plan 👏🏻 6y

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KimM

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Just finished rewatching the whole series in prep for this weekend 🐉 🔥 ❄️ 🐺 Cannot wait. This book is a nice venture into Westeros 100 years prior to Thrones. It‘s actually 3 novellas about a hedge night and his squire, Egg. All true fans know who Egg really is which makes this book special.

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InLibrisVeritas

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Books from yesterdays thrift haul! I was excited about all of them, until I got them home and read reviews ?
The top 3 are apparently either very politically biased "history" or not informative, so those are a bust.

Merrick by Anne Rice
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
My Life by Bill Clinton
Decision Points by George W. Bush
(I am trying to read books by/about each president)

RainyDayReading I had to read parts of George Washington‘s Secret Six for a history class and I found it to be extremely dry and hard to understand at times. 7y

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Abby2

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Rolicing tale set in Westeros. Loved it

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Bookish_AF

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I know it‘s not “The Winds of Winter” but I really enjoyed these three novellas of Westeros. I got easily sucked in to the adventures of Dunk and Egg! “The Hedge Knight” was my favorite story.

I thought these hit the mark for the novella format in that they did not feel rushed or undeveloped to me.

As always, the Targaryen family tree is mind bending and I may have had to consult an actual family tree to try to keep them all straight 😂

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