Ever since it was announced on Matthew Reinhart’s Facebook page, “Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros” has been an exercise in EQ (of the “Shut up and take my money!” sort), so when I finally saw it today at the bookstore, I was powerless to resist.
Paper engineered by Matthew Reinhart, with illustrations by Michael Komark, this deluxe pop-up book is an incredible volume that takes the reader through Westeros and beyond, featuring five spreads of key locations in the series and over thirty smaller pop-ups, folding out into a 46″x30″ map of the kingdom.
Allow me to let the photos do the talking (cue Game of Thrones theme):
Essos, featuring Vaes Dothrak, Pentos, and Quarth
And some detail shots:
The Moon Door (with falling action)
The Tourney of the Hand: Knight of the Flowers vs The Mountain
Not only are the pop-ups amazing; the book also showcases a wealth of information on the locations, major Houses, creatures, important artifacts and key events in the series.
But wait, there’s more — the book’s back cover isn’t attached to the spine; it’s held fast by a magnetic strip:
There’s also an instruction sheet:
And here comes the best part:
The book will set you back a pretty penny, but for the amazing detail, and the sheer artistry, I say it’s well worth it. It comes just in time for the new season, and would definitely recommend it to both fans of the series and pop-up enthusiasts.
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Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros 5/5 stars
Available at National Book Store.
*DROOL* The view from the moon door with the falling man looks pretty darned real. And you’re right, I could actually hear the GoT theme song playing inside my head as I scrolled through this post. Haha. :D
*tenenen ten tenenen ten tenenen*
I swear, I really hear the music each time I open this book :p
Available for how much? and what branch of NBS i got the transformers one :) for like around p1.400 i guess :)
Please reply as soon as possible! :)
Hi Diego, got it for P2599 at NBS Greenbelt
Yeahp, it’s expensive huhu :( i can’t buy that cuz i bought alot already haha.. i just got a new one tho :) i’ll be waiting for robert sabuda’s new pop up book that will release somewhere in september … “The Dragon and The Knight” it’s a pretty cool book! and it has a different style of artwork. He was kind enough to show some couple of spreads from his book :) it was posted on his website and it has like … 10 big spreads of classic fairy tales! :) it was a misadventure pop up book where a brave knight chases a dragon across the land of fairy tales … check out the sneak peek on his website! you might enjoy it! :)
ooh a new Robert Sabuda! Must keep a lookout for that one.