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The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (A Game of Thrones) Paperback – November 5, 2013

by George R. R. Martin (Author), Ben Avery (Author), Mike S. Miller (Illustrator)
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In this comic book/graphic novel adaptation set one hundred years before the events in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Hedge Knight chronicles a young squire as he travels the cruel and complex path to knighthood in the Seven Kingdoms.

Shouldering his fallen master’s sword and shield, Duncan (or “Dunk”) is determined to reinvent himself as a knight in a nearby tournament. But first Dunk needs a sponsor, and that requirement sends him down a road studded with friends, foes, adventure, and hidden agendas. One such friend is Egg, who becomes Dunk’s squire, yet even he may hold secret motivations of his own.

In this gripping prequel, Dunk and Egg seek glory in a world both familiar and new to Game of Thrones fans. What the two fortune seekers encounter, however, is a world of distrust and political machinations. Chivalry is not lost while Dunk holds fast to his dreams of honor. But such outdated virtues make him a target―and they may even lead to his ruin. This vivid and elaborately wrought tale brings new dimension to George R. R. Martin’s beloved world.

This edition includes fifteen pages of new supplemental material: sketches, character designs, and original pages by Mike S. Miller, plus variant and original covers.

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    The Hedge Knight (A Game of Thrones)
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  4. Publisher
    Jet City Comics
  5. Publication date
    November 5, 2013
  6. Reading age
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  7. Dimensions
    6.63 x 1 x 10.19 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1477849106
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1477849101
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George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally since then. He spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer-producer, working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid ‘90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he’s allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris and two cats named Augustus and Caligula, who think they run the place.

Ben Avery is a lead writer and editor with Kingstone Comics. His comic book career began when he was selected by George R.R. Martin to work as the script adaptor of the comic book fantasy miniseries The Hedge Knight, based on novellas by the New York Times best-selling author. After that, he went on to co-write/co-create the critically acclaimed Lullaby and The Imaginaries for Image Comics, co-create and write the children’s literature inspired fantasy The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles, develop and write the historical epic Kingdoms for Zondervan, and the sequel miniseries The Hedge Knight II, published by Marvel Comics. Javier Saltares is a well-respected comic veteran with long creative stints at both Marvel and Dark Horse Comics with such projects as Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and Moon Knight. In The Book of God he delivers a masterful performance in illustrating a divinely historical process.

Mike S. Miller is a veteran comic book artist, working on comic books ranging from Superman to Wolverine. Mike is also the cofounder and art director for Alias Enterprises and Cross Culture Entertainment.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jet City Comics (November 5, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1477849106
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477849101
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 16 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.63 x 1 x 10.19 inches
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  1. George R. R. Martin

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    George R.R. Martin is the globally bestselling author of many fine novels, including A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, which together make up the series A Song of Ice and Fire, on which HBO based the world’s most-watched television series, Game of Thrones. Other works set in or about Westeros include The World of Ice and Fire, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His science fiction novella Nightflyers has also been adapted as a television series; and he is the creator of the shared-world Wild Cards universe, working with the finest writers in the genre. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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    I'm a storyteller. I love telling stories in almost any medium: comic books, novels, puppets, animation, whatever! I've been privileged to work with some AMAZING artists on comic book projects. My first professional work was with George R.R. Martin, taking his Hedge Knight novellas and turning them into graphic novel scripts. Since then, I've worked for Image, Marvel, and Zondervan with the previously mentioned AMAZING artists who made my stories look good. I have a passion for all ages storytelling, which is why I co-created TIMEFLYZ and ARMORQUEST. More recently, I have been adapting Bible stories into comic books and I have just released my first novel, GHOSTS OF THE FUTURE, a old-school feeling sci-fi novel. I've also begun editing some anthologies with other sci-fi writers! Writing is my passion, but I get to tell stories in my day job, too! I'm a children's pastor in northern Indiana, where I live in a converted church with my wife and five kids.

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Connie Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2015
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I'm not into graphic novels but I had to buy this. A Song of Ice and Fire are my favorite books so anything that's written by George RR Martin and from the same world is a must read, and even though it is a graphic novel I am not disappointed! So, if you don't like graphic novels give it a chance. It's the same great story telling that you would expect from George RR Martin with a bonus of some cool artwork. As soon as I realized that I was nearing the end I went ahead and ordered the sequel to this book. The Sworn Sword arrives tomorrow! I am looking forward to October when this will be available as a novel. I know this was previously available as a novella but it isn't anymore so I'm awaiting the newer version they're publishing. A good way to pass some time while waiting for the Winds of Winter. Also, I love the history in the books and I wish he would write more like this. I would love to read about Rheagar and the war that brought down house Targareyan. There is a character in this book whose identity I already knew based on comments made by Master Aemon of the Knights watch in A Song of Ice and Fire ;)
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citan-uzuki
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling adventure, with a moral lesson.
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The setting for this story is the same as that for George R. R. Martin's acclaimed "A Song of Ice and Fire" epic fantasy series. The time period is about 90-100 years before the events of the first book in the series, "A Game of Thrones". The main character is a very tall young man named Duncan, who was the squire of a hedge knight, Ser Arlen Pennytree.

A hedge knight is a freelance fighting man. He makes his living by hiring out his services to lords of the land and also by fighting for the prize money at tournaments. A hedge knight is not beholden to any Lord, and can choose to accept only those jobs that they feel is morally right. However, a hedge knight is landless and must "scrape out" a meager living. Ser Arlen dies from a fever chill on the way to a tournament. Duncan buries his old master beside the road, says a prayer, and decides to compete in the tournament in the place of the deceased hedge knight. He packs the horses and takes the road to Ashford. On the way, he crosses paths with a bald-headed young man called "Egg" and agrees to take the youngster as his own squire.

After much trouble, Duncan, who styles himself "Ser Duncan the Tall", finally gets his name on the tournament list. Unfortunately, trouble found him in the form of an altercation with one of the princes of the ruling House Targaryen. Ser Duncan intervenes while Prince Aerion Targaryen is in the process of beating a woman.

For his crime, Duncan was to lose a hand and a foot. However, the good Prince Baelor Targaryen gives him a choice: Trial by Combat. After much negotiation with the accusing party, it was agreed that it was to be a Trial of Seven. Prince Aerion would pick seven fighters on his side, and Ser Duncan must find seven to stand with him.

On the night prior, Ser Fossoway, promises to help Duncan. Egg, who turned out to be Prince Aegon Targaryen V, also promised to bring in honorable knights to help fight for Duncan's cause. During the morning of the tournament, Ser Fossoway tells Duncan that he has decided to fight for the other side, Aerion having made a promise to grant him his own lands if he were to do so. Meanwhile, Fossoway's squire, enraged by his master's treachery asked to be knighted so that he may fight on Duncan's side. Aegon also brings in four other knights, including two from the Hardyng family and one from the Baratheon clan. Still, they are one knight short. Duncan appeals to the crowd, asking them to fight for his cause. Not one of the noble knights present wanted to risk their lives, or offend their Lord, by fighting for him. However, at the last minute, Prince Baelor Targaryen himself decides to take Duncan's side and agrees to fight for him.

During the fight, Prince Aerion unhorses Ser Duncan and proceeds to beat him with a morning star. Obviously at a skill disadvantage, Duncan relies on his great size and street fighting style. He manages to grapple Aerion to the ground and pounds the prince with his shield. The prince yields and withdraws his charge against Duncan.

The fight claimed the lives of both of the Hardyngs, as well as the life of Prince Baelor Targaryen. Towards the end, Prince Maekar Targaryen offers Duncan a position among his household knights, and asked him if he would take his son, Aegon V, to be his squire. Aegon had declared that he would never squire for anyone but Ser Duncan the Tall. Ser Duncan agrees to take on Aegon as his squire, but only on the condition that he be allowed to travel and live the life of a hedge knight. And so begins the adventures of "Dunk and Egg".

I highly recommend this book to youngsters. Lots of good, moral values there. Here are some that came to my attention:

1) There are good, and bad "apples", in every family. Witness the pettiness and cruelty of Prince Aerion Targaryen. Compared to the nobility and generosity of both Aegon Targaryen and Prince Baelor Targaryen. Prince Baelor, considered to be the greatest knight of his generation, willing to die so that a lowly Hedge Knight might prove his innocence.
2) Most times, we trade our personal code of ethics for a life of security and prosperity. The knights who refused to lend a hand were all beholden to the service of their lords. They live comfortably in their castles. And yet, it is the hedge knight, a landless knight, who is most true to the vow to "protect the weak" and to stand up for what is right. How many times have you compromised your ethics just to make a sale? As a manager, how many times have you fired employees, knowing they did not deserve it, simply because it served the needs of the employer?
3) How many times have we abandoned a friend, or a cause, just because the opposing side had more to offer us?

These are just moral themes that came to mind as I was reading this terrific short story. I suggest that if you can afford it, buy a few copies and donate them to your child's school library.
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anthony b.
4.0 out of 5 stars Everything the short story is and more
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021
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Generally, a comic adaptation is grossly inferior to an original book, but this story is an exception to the rule. It creates the story word for word as far as I can tell (and its a good story with neats twists and interesting characters), and the gifted illustrator makes great use of flashbacks as Duncan speaks, along with rich facial expressions and action scenes. I've read one of the other comics adapting a Dunk and Egg short story and found it to be early as good. Now if only GRRM would put out more Dunk and Egg books to adapt. I think I’d really interested in a she-wolves of winterfell comic based on a summary of that unpublished story.
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Bala
5.0 out of 5 stars Cool art set to a great story
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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The art panel was great and the colors vibrant but reading it on a kindle needs a good multicolor screen. It was satisfying on the samsung fold 4
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Lauren Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2023
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Bought this for my boyfriend for XMAS. He loves historical/fantasy but his first language isn't English, so it really helped to have the graphic novel format. I've "read" these before via audiobook and love A Song of Ice and Fire as well as the Tales of Dunk & Egg.
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Paul Souchon
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hedge Knight
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2023
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A short story set in the Seven Kingdoms roughly 100 years before the beginning of A Game of Thrones. An enjoyable read with some truly likeable characters.
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Patrick
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Reviewed in Brazil on May 12, 2021
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O pedido atendeu todas as minha expectativas, recomendo!
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Caro
5.0 out of 5 stars Très beau livre
Reviewed in France on February 20, 2019
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Le livre est d'une grande qualité, le format est adéquat. Je ne peux pas juger de son contenu puisque je l'ai acheté pour l'offrir (en même temps que "The Sworn Sword : The Graphic Novel" du même auteur) mais son destinataire, qui a lu la série Game of Thrones en anglais, l'a beaucoup apprécié et vite lu.
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