8 Works by Maxchedou
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Codex of Every Prince a Stranger by Maxchedou
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
26 Jul 2026
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An analytical encyclopedia of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire. Canonical sources treated as evidence requiring reconstruction. Characters assessed as political actors within civilisational constraints. Entries extend to whatever the reconstruction demands. Cross-reference companion to the author's prose work in progress.
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- Part 1 of Every Prince a Stranger
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A Civilizational Autopsy of George R.R. Martin's Anti-Aesthetic Medievalism by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
19 Dec 2025
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A 10,000-word analytical essay arguing that GRRM's anti-imperial ideology prevented him from recognizing that he destroyed the foundations necessary for his world to function. Valyria reconstructed as pacifist hegemony, Aegon I reframed as cultural destroyer, and the "realism" of ASOIAF revealed as aesthetic void—not historical accuracy.
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- Part 3 of Deconstructing ASOIAF: Essays
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The Chronicles of Silver and Ash (draft/beta ver.) by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
13 Dec 2025
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260 AC, Dragonstone.
Maester Matarys, a young scholar of Valyrian heritage newly assigned to Dragonstone, undertakes an unprecedented project: to write a true and continuous chronicle of House Targaryen from the Doom of Valyria to the present day.
With the permission of Prince Aerys and access to the archives of Dragonstone—letters, documents, testimonies, and records spanning three centuries—Matarys begins his work. He writes not from distant Oldtown or second-hand accounts, but from the heart of the dynasty itself, in service to truth.
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- Part 1 of The Chronicles of Silver and Ash
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Part II: Robert Baratheon: Child Murder as Policy, Examined by Medieval Law by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
11 Nov 2025
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The legal companion to the moral analysis of Robert Baratheon's crimes.
This essay applies the actual legal standards of medieval Europe (14th-15th century)—the foundation of Westerosi law—to every action Robert took during and after his rebellion. Examined: feudal oaths and diffidatio, succession law and the blood claim's contradictions, laws of war and the Sack of King's Landing, regicide (Aegon was legally king when murdered), doctrines of complicity and ratification, attempted extirpation of a bloodline, and the systemic complicity of everyone who served him.
Also presents the strongest possible legal defenses for Robert's actions—then shows why each fails when confronted with the pattern of his choices, his public celebration of atrocity, and his fifteen-year vendetta against children.
The verdict, by the laws of his own world: war criminal who faced zero consequences because he won.
Every legal principle cited from documented medieval sources. Every claim sourced from ASOIAF canon.
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- Part 2 of Deconstructing ASOIAF: Essays
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Part I: Robert Baratheon: The Kingslayer Everyone Forgot by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, Game of Thrones (TV)
10 Nov 2025
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A comprehensive analysis of Robert Baratheon's war crimes during and after Robert's Rebellion, examined through the lens of medieval warfare customs that Westeros is based on. This essay argues that Robert committed regicide, kinslaying, and approved multiple atrocities that would be considered war crimes even by medieval standards—and faced zero consequences because he won.
Explores: the murder of the Targaryen children, the Sack of King's Landing, Eddard Stark's complicity, the "Rhaegar raped Lyanna" narrative, and how victory allows criminals to become heroes.
Every claim sourced from ASOIAF canon.
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- Part 1 of Deconstructing ASOIAF: Essays
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The North Remembers Fire by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
08 Nov 2025
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282 AC.
Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark spent ten months together—four hiding in Westeros, six traveling Essos (Volantis, Lys, Myr)—while a realm burned in their wake. They heard rumors. Dismissed them. Didn't want to know.
Then Varys's letter found them.
Aerys II executed the Starks. Jon Arryn raised his banners. Robert Baratheon has won multiple battles. The rebellion has raged for half a year. The Battle of the Bells is imminent.
Rhaegar returns to Westeros to seize regency from his father and take command of the war. Lyanna, five months pregnant, waits on Dragonstone.
This is an AU where Rhaegar returns earlier and fights.
Multiple POVs. Political intrigue. Military strategy. Psychological complexity. 500,000+ words planned.
The outcome is not predetermined.
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Север помнит огонь by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
27 Oct 2025
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(WILL NOT BE REWRITTEN/COMPLETED/BROKEN NARRATIVE/PROSE MOSTLY) The Prince and the She-Wolf by MaxCh (Maxchedou)
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
18 Oct 2025
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History remembers Rhaegar Targaryen as the prince who died at the Trident, the man who "kidnapped" Lyanna Stark and started a war. History is written by winners.
This is Rhaegar as he actually was: brilliant tactician, mediocre politician, romantic idealist trapped in a prophetic obsession he can't escape. A man who loves a woman he shouldn't, commands armies he barely controls, and negotiates with lords who want him dead or diminished.
Alongside him: Lyanna Stark, who chose love over duty and now carries the weight of that choice in her body and conscience. Arthur Dayne, who follows his prince into probable damnation because loyalty means more than moral clarity. Oberyn Martell, who will not forgive what cannot be forgiven.
This is Robert's Rebellion from the losing side. Political realism. Military strategy. Psychological complexity. Moral ambiguity. Explicit content (violence, sex, war crimes). No censorship. No easy answers.
The songs lie. This is what actually happened