Additional value of this genre it actually opens you up to experience history through actions and character traits of real historical personages, even if embellished for fiction. For most people that's not exciting I suppose, but if you need a fix for Westeros while George is taking his time, this can be a touch of methadone (minus dragons and elaborate banner descriptions). This Series focuses on the events leading up to the 100 year was and the end of Capetian dynasty of France. The performance is solid four stars, the only person I can think would sound better is Roy Dotrice. What does Peter Joyce bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? I think the debt George RR Martin owes to historic fiction like this underlines a generation of writers for whom history was/is a source of inspiration.
Having listened to them now, I also have a whole new perspective of the Game of Throne books (another favorite), while these are very different genre the similarities between middle ages Europe and Westeros are amazing. I know in both French and Russian they were very popular for many decades (and were recently made into mini-series with Gérard Depardieu in the role of the last Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay). I read these books when I was younger, and I honestly was surprised to find them on here after many years not being released or being out of print these books were always hard to find in English. Where does The Iron King rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? Like running itno an old Friend on a sunny day.
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