The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion Lannister, the Imp of Casterly Rock, has spent his life among people who call him Halfman and who have never once mistaken him for a halfwit. His sharp tongue has got him out of trouble more often than it has dropped him into mortal danger. This book gathers his best lines into one short illustrated volume.

It is a quote collection, not a narrative. The sayings come from the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin, and the pages are fully illustrated by Jonty Clark. The entries are grouped by subject, each one a single sharp remark.

The subjects run from the art of persuasion and fine dining to the fair sex, royal politics and common ailments. On lying, Tyrion holds that the best lies are seasoned with a bit of truth. On crowns, he observes that they do queer things to the heads beneath them. Others are cruder, and one treats a sword through the bowels as a cure for constipation.

The tone is irreverent, dry and quick, with a rude streak. It reads in small bites, so it suits dipping in at any page. Readers of the novels or viewers of the HBO series Game of Thrones will find it a pocket-sized keepsake of the character, and a ready gift for them.