

Jaime regards Sandor as one of the strongest living men in Westeros, but the Kingslayer thinks he could defeat the Hound's strength with his own speed and skill. Martin, Sandor is taller than King Robert I Baratheon, Brienne of Tarth, Lord Renly Baratheon, and Ser Jaime Lannister, but shorter than Hodor and Lord Jon Umber. Sandor speaks in a rough, rasping voice, and has a laugh "like the snarling of dogs in a pit." The burnt corner of his mouth twitches when he speaks. Sandor brushes his hair so that it covers his burned side, since no hair grows there. There is a twisted mass of scars around his eye, which is still good, not harmed by the fire, but he has no lips on that side. Slick black flesh is pocked with craters and deep cracks that ooze red and wet, his ear is only a hole with a stump, and a hint of bone shows on his jaw. One side of Sandor's face is gaunt, with sharp cheekbones and a heavy brow, while the other side is a burned ruin of scars. He has grey eyes, his nose is large and hooked, and his long hair is dark and thin. Sandor is a huge and heavily-muscled man. Scroll down below for all the Game of Thrones books currently out, the order to read them in, and information about what each book covers.Appearance and Character See also: Images of Sandor Clegane

Each book is a doorstopper (seriously, book five is over 1,000 pages), so you'll want to clear your schedule to get through them all. Plus, there's a prequel book, which is what House of Dragon is based on. So where do you start? There's currently five ( five!) main Game of Thrones books out right now, and two more are on the way.

There's a whole world of Game of Thrones content out there, you just have to pick up a book to see it. Plus, once you become a Westeros expert, you'll have fun spotting all the easter eggs in the prequel series, calling back to little tidbits the books probably have pages and pages of context on. In the meantime, why not dig into the source material for one of HBO's biggest fantasy shows? There's more characters, plotlines, settings, and history than a television show can present. Back in 2019, HBO announced a prequel series called House of the Dragon, which follows the rise of the Targaryen family. For anyone still interested in returning to the world of Westeros on the small screen, though, you're in luck. Martin already knows it won't be anything like the one we all saw on HBO. Thankfully, the books the television show is based on isn't finished yet, but author George R. The last time we talked about Game of Thrones, it was all about how much we hated the ending.
