Even the presentation is just great. Here you can get quite a lot of money for a lot of book. However, no deep background, any news to emerge. It is supposed to be an historical work, which wrote a "Maester". Here not announced Martin his thoughts on the World of Ice and Fire. Who imagines finally behind some secret in the world to come to, is to advise wrong here. More than in the novels is not in here. While there are gaps (where is the pedigree of the Baratheon?), But alone the images and illustrations make the book look at value. So: No "Making of", not a "glossary", not "backgrounds". Simply the world through the eyes of a "scholar".