The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel (A Game of Thrones) Paperback – January 21, 2014

The graphic novel adaptation of the second of George R.R. Martin's Dunk & Egg novellas, not only stays true to the originally written story but gives it life with fantastic renderings of all the characters, the locales, and the action. Drawn by artist Mike S. Miller and livened by colorist Mike Crowell, "The Sworn Sword" gives both "Game of Thrones" book and show fans a great look into the history of the Seven Kingdoms as Ser Duncan (Dunk) the Tall and the future King Aegon (Egg) V learn about the greatest threat to the Targaryen throne nearly a century before Robert’s Rebellion—the Blackfyre Rebellion.The story begins almost two years after "The Hedge Knight", Dunk and Egg are in the service to Sir Eustace Osgrey who holds a small tower but reminisces about his family’s ancient glory and his own immediate family’s misfortune. A nearly two year drought has gripped Westeros after the Great Spring Sickness—think the Black Death—resulting in water and people being short, which is when Ser Eustace’s stream disappears. After Dunk and another sworn sword, Ser Bennis, search upstream they discover that Ser Eustace’s neighbor Lady Webber has built a dam to divert the water. Soon things escalate and the two nobles begin to lob threats and promise blood vengeance as Dunk tries to find a way to make peace.Of the work surrounding the graphic novel itself, I can only praise the work of Miller and Crowell who not only brought into visual life Dunk and Egg but so many other historically important characters in very consistent way throughout the entire book. It is hard to find fault with the work of these two men save with pointing out a few continuity errors, which unfortunately happen in every graphic novel. But when it came to the memories of Ser Eustace Osgrey about the Battle of the Redgrass Field that ended the threat of Daemon Blackfyre, the artwork is fantastic and brings the memories of the battle alive and giving justice to some of Martin’s best writing.If you're a fan of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" world and haven't gotten this book yet I, what are you waiting for? I highly recommend this graphic novel adaptation of "The Sworn Sword" as well as the novella itself, you won’t be disappointed.

Easy read. would read again. Loved the art. The story is fantastic. Love anything game of thrones. Dunk and egg rule

I have been a fan of well written graphic novels for many years. This 176 page soft cover (The Sworn Sword: The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin) volume takes place one hundred years before the events in “A Game of Thrones.” This is considered a Prequel to the popular series.This fully illustrated with mostly color illustrations, as well as black and white illustrations really makes the story come alive. This story is about the adventures of the Knight Ser Duncan the tall and his squire, Egg. Their search for honor and glory in the seven kingdoms is the theme of this graphic novel series.This issue begins with Ser Duncan and Egg investigating why the moat no longer has water flowing. They discover the flow has been damned up so it flows to crops on the coldmoat land. The order to change the direction of the stream came from “The Red Widow” who rules the coldmoat land. Ser Duncan and egg are ordered by Ser Eustace to travel to see “The Red Widow” to persuade her to take down the damn and let the precious water flow.I never give away too much information when reviewing a novel but his story is full of schemes and political conflicts which keep the story moving at a steady pace. If you like graphic novels about knights and intrigue you should check out this interesting book.Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Tactical Principles of the most effective combatives systems).

This is a great interpretation of the novel written by George RR Martin. I've read the book as well and this graphic novel is almost exactly the same as the book. The only difference is that there are a few subtle things that can be lost in the comic, (eg. someone wearing fancy rich people clothes that just appear to be regular medieval clothes in the comic book.) Other than that, this graphic novel is great and can be enjoyed by all ages. As an adult, I love it and the content is fine for a kid too unlike the other GoT books. This book takes place a hundred years before the GoT a Song of Ice and Fire series takes place. The content is much less mature in that it lacks the sex, violence, and incest of the other series. There are lots of tourneys and knights though which is great. Also you get to see more Targaryens before they became nearly extinct.

As I said in "The Hedge Knight" graphic novel review, this is a fantastic read! We follow "Dunk" and "Egg" on another adventure in the land of Westeros. I'll post my Hedge Knight review below since the same applies to this:Although I don't have the novels, this was a fantastic story and well worth the money! These could make for an interesting spin-off TV series if HBO & GRRM ever decided to. Inside, the art and colors are well done, with characters drawn looking more realistic. [And the same artists who did the work on "The Hedge Knight" are back for this -- thankfully!] There is plenty of speaking and background given, so don't dismiss this as being a "picture book." I already want to re-read both Hedge Knight graphic novels to pick up more details I may have missed. There's a lot going on, and a lot of characters.

great book thanks

The illustrations are amazing even on my Kindle. The story is also great and I wish there was more to read.

Is OK story in Martin fashion, I didn't realize it was written in comic book form, that's the reason for the three stars.