Game of Thrones art: The work of Marc Simonetti

Having read George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and watched HBO’s Game of Throne I’ve had the feeling that sometimes iconic scenes from the books get diminished it the transition from the pages to the television screen. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, as even the mighty HBO has a budget, to which the network must adhere.

Check out a bunch more after the jump….

I’ve often found myself having to take the proverbial grain of salt, as I watch each episode, and I am a huge fan of the show as well as the books. Why didn’t they show Dragonstone in all of it’s dragony Targaryen glory? Why isn’t the Iron Throne more jagged and spiky?

Well, thanks to the brilliant artwork of Marc Simonetti, we can actually see how GRRM’s imagination works, and I must say, it’s fantastic. The Bearded Bard himself, approved of Mr. Simonetti’s work, in his Not A Blog.

Marc’s work can be seen in the recently published The World of Ice & Fire, and his cover art for the French versions of the first five books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

A Game of Thrones

A Clash of Kings

A Storm of Swords

Careful: if you consider yourself one of the Unsullied at least one of the pieces of art below can be a bit of a spoiler.

A Feast for Crows

A Dance with Dragons

These awe-inspiring pieces aren’t the only art that Marc has done for the ASOIAF universe, and you can see all of his work by visiting his website, Marc Simonetti. On that site, you can even buy some of the individual pieces, to add to your very own collection.

We want to hear from you. What do you think of this beautiful Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire artwork? Let’s talk about it, in the comments below.

• Published on 01/19/2015 at 12:49 PM CDT
• Last updated on 10/21/2016 at 1:07 PM CDT