Yet no war can be counted as won whilst foes remain unconquered.

A historical tale of the Targaryen Civil War that is told from the perspective of a Maester. The question of succession sparked a multiple year battle where families, towns, dragons and Targaryen's laid in its wake. The story lacks the 'razzle and dazzle' of the Song of Ice and Fire stories, but as this was from the perspective of a Maester the story captured the details and is probably closer to the truth of those logs Maester's keep.

Yet even true kings may find things more easily proclaimed than accomplished.

This was a fun novella that dropped you easily in to the world of Westeros but would only be worth it for those who read stories like The Hedge Knight and wanted to know more of the history. As Game of Thrones introduced the Dragonpit in Season 7 this was an easy story to jump in to.

Reading about the Dragonpit, how violent the battles in the streets of Kings Landing (and elsewhere) were you realize that the city has had some hard times and from this Civil War, to Mad King Aerys and now Cersei it's a hard life for those townfolk.