Illustrations I painted for "The Rise of the Dragon" and the official 2023 calendar. Publisher: Pengiun Random House / Ten Speed Press Copyright G. R. R. Martin
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![The Amethyst Empress was the legendary eight ruler of the mythic Great Empire of the Dawn and one of its last monarchs. She succeeded her father, the Opal Emperor but was cast down and slain by her envious younger brother, who crowned himself the Bloodstone Emperor. According to the annals of the Further East, it was the Blood Betrayal, as his usurpation was named, that ushered in the Long Night.[1] Warrior Angel, Asoiaf Art, Game Of Thrones Art, Image Painting, A Song Of Ice And Fire, Artist Websites, Character Portraits, Painting & Drawing, Character Inspiration](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F474x%2F19%2F6d%2F57%2F196d5708174f6730ee37808e76e7ca0d.jpg&q=12&output=webp&max-age=110)
