"How many eyes does Lord Bloodraven have? A thousand eyes, and one." 
 *3.5 stars 
 A fun, quick read. If you love ASOIAF, don't hesitate to jump into this. The book revolves around the adventures of Ser Dunkan the Tall, a hedge knight, and Egg, his squire, who is a lot more than he seems. Since the story takes place a hundred years before the events of ASOIAF, the Targaryens are still ruling Westeros, and I'm not going to lie; it was exciting to witness the famous Targaryen dynasty actually RULING (nowadays they just give long self-indulgent speeches, ehem, ehem, Dany ). 
 Don't expect this to be nearly as complicated or intriguing as the original series, BUT you are going to have fun (knights, battles, betrayals and dragon eggs -what else could you possibly ask for?) AND meet the ancestors or relatives of some well-known characters (Master Aemon's whole family, Tywin's grandmother etc etc).