Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon Game of Thrones & the Official Untold Story of the Epic Series

The official, definitive oral history of the blockbuster show from Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd, published with HBO's official support.

It was supposed to be impossible. That was the whole idea. George R.R. Martin was a frustrated former television writer who created his bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels to be an unfilmable saga bound only by the limits of his vast imagination. Then HBO took an enormous gamble and launched Game of Thrones anyway, and everyone knows what happened next: The show became a global ratings blockbuster, an Emmy record-breaker and an endlessly debated pop-culture obsession.

But there is one Game of Thrones story that has yet to be told: the epic, decade-long struggle to pull off this extraordinary series. In All Men Must Die, Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd chronicles the inside tale of making Game of Thrones, from the producers' very first meeting with Martin to the staging of the fiery series finale to all the epic battles in between. The book features revealing new interviews, rare and stunning behind-the-scenes photos, and unprecedented access to the creators, cast, and crew who took an impossible idea and made it into the biggest show in the world.

Praise from George R.R. Martin:
James Hibberd covered Game of Thrones from start to finish, and he knows where all the bodies are buried. It's all here, in his oral history of the series: how it began, how it ended, dragons and direwolves, what went on in front of the cameras and what went on behind the scenes, the triumphs and the stumbles, the tough decisions, the forks in the road, the reasons why. Actors, directors, showrunners, producers, executives, even me... Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon has it all, everything you ever wanted to know. Game of Thrones was an amazing ride. Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon is an amazing read."

The official, definitive oral history of the blockbuster show from Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd.

It was supposed to be impossible. George R.R. Martin was a frustrated television writer who created his bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy novels to be an unfilmable saga bound only by the limits of his vast imagination. Then a pair of first-time TV writers teamed with HBO to try and adapt Martin's epic. We've all seen the eight seasons of the Emmy-winning fantasy series that came next. But there is one Game of Thrones tale that has yet to be told: the 13-year behind-the-scenes struggle to pull off this extraordinary phenomenon.

In Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon, award-winning Entertainment Weekly writer James Hibberd chronicles the untold and uncensored story of Game of Thrones, from the creative team's first meetings to staging the series finale and all the on-camera battles and off-camera struggles in between. The book draws from more than 50 revealing new interviews, rare and stunning photos, and unprecedented access to the producers, cast, and crew who took an impossible idea and made it into the biggest show in the world.

Winter is coming ... and here's the perfect gift for Game of Thrones fans.

The official, definitive oral history of the blockbuster show from Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd, endorsed by George RR Martin himself (who calls it "an amazing read"), reveals the one Game of Thrones tale that has yet to be told: the 13-year behind-the-scenes struggle to make the show.

Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon shares the incredible, thrilling, uncensored story of Game of Thrones, from the creator's first meetings with George RR Martin and HBO through the series finale, including all the on-camera battles and off-camera struggles and controversies in between. The book includes more than 50 candid new interviews, rare and stunning photos, and unprecedented access to the producers, cast, and crew who took an impossible idea and made it into the biggest show in the world.