The stories here take place many, many years before the story told in the Song of Ice and Fire series.
In the days when Targaryens still sit on The Iron Throne a new hedge knight named Dunk finds himself with a little bald squire named Egg. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is made up of three stories, The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight. All three tales are interesting and spin out some of the history of Westeros and you can feel the changes coming that lead into the current set of stories. Don't worry, you won't get 6 pages about every damn meal here, but you will find the expected adventure, intrigue, treacherous acts, and excitement.
As enjoyable as the stories were, the illustrations by Gary Gianni are worth mentioning. They are a wonderful compliment to the words on the page with them.
If you are a fan of Game of Thrones you will I think enjoy this trip into the past of the world we fans love, if you have yet to jump into the stories this can be a good introduction to the world of Stark, Targaryen, Baratheon, and Lannister.
(Finished November 14, 2005)
