You already own all the A Song of Ice and Fire volume , but you recently convince yourself that the A Game of Thrones illustrated edition looks so beautiful that it wo n’t be a pleonastic leverage when it comes out in October . Now it ’s time to justify another round of buying the same books , thanks to these just - announced heighten digital versions .
TheAPreports :
Random House says special editions of the five novels George R.R. Martin has completed for the “ Song of Ice and Fire ” fantasy epos will be resign over the next few month .
The enhanced version of Book One , “ A Game of Thrones , ” come out [ today ] alone through Apple ’s iBooks . It was first write 20 year ago .
All volumes made in collaboration with Apple will include interactive character maps , glossaries , annotations and other features . Martin pronounce readers will have “ rich secondary material ” not possible on paper .
That actually sounds rather awesome — or else of flipping around Thomas Nelson Page trying to remember the backstory of a case has who suddenly entered the view , you may access his or her biography via ready to hand pop - ups . And as anyone who has take the book hump , the mapping let in in the paper edition are all-important to keeping up with the tarradiddle ; here , you’re able to also follow each character ’s journey on an interactive variant , in display case you block where Arya is hiding out or where Robb is lead into battle , or where exactly the Vale of Arryn is in relation to King ’s Landing .
All five books ( commode cost $ 8.99 andis useable now ; you could also preorder the other Holy Scripture for $ 11.99 each ) will also let in an excerpt from The Winds of Winter , a little something to tide you over until Martin actually finish the thing — or , more likely , until the next season of Game of Thrones make HBO next yr .
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