A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is George RR Martin’s best writing

Most people are probably familiar with the show at this point but this book is absolutely worth reading and in some aspects may even exceed the main Song Of Ice And Fire series. While the main series is renowned for its grandeur, it's scope, it's endless amount of characters….A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms excels in the opposite regard. It is three relatively short novels, succinctly told that add amazingly to the world building of Wesreros. The book is broken down into three novellas about 130 pages each. Each novella tells the tale of The Hedge Knight Dunk and Prince Aegon Targaryen who is squire and is set 90 years before the main Song Of Ice and Fire series. The three novellas are as follows:

The Hedge Knight: This begins the tale of the wandering Hedge Knight Dunk after the knight Ser Arlan Pennytree dies and Dunk inherits his armor and equipment. Really an excellent table setter and love the world building/and Martin's ability to make his plots flow without any convolusion or typical story tropes. I really never knew exactly where things were going and there are dozens of tiny moments that just make his world feel full and real

The Sworn Sword: Excellent examples of how the feudal system works in Westeros. Love the stories of The Blackfyre Rebellion. Without giving too much away The Black Widow is a highlight.

The Mystery Knight: Dunk and Egg set out north towards the wall. They get caught up with knights traveling towards a tourney for the wedding to a Frey. Again really excellent writing by Martin through out by keeping these stories plotless in the best way, making them feel like serial adventures and self contained stories that illuminate the world of Wesreros.

Sadly the last tale of Dunk and Egg was published in 2010. Since then we have had no continuation, which is a real shame because this is some of the best fantasy writing I've ever read. Martin's ability to weave plots, scaffold stories to create pay offs, and eliminate tropes entirely is really commendable. I love the main Song Of Ice And Fire series, but its scope is almost too large at times…A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms does the opposite…it's succinct, focused and are just wonderfully told stories.