A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones : A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from TheTwoDs

George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones can be concisely described as fantasy literature for discerning adults. While some of the traditional trappings of the genre are present, they serve more as adornments than the raison d'etre for the novel. How important such elements are to the reader will g...

from porch_reader

In this first book in A Song of Ice and Fire series, Martin expertly builds a world peopled with kings, queens, lords, ladies, and knights. Prominent families, including the Lannisters, the Starks, and the Targaryens, play their game of thrones, fighting for control of the Seven Kingdoms. In the ...

from marimarmalade

I returned both the cheapest mass market set and the $51.00 paperback set and opted to pay more for the good old hardcover for the simple pleasure of handling a nice book w/o having to fight with the stiff pages or use a magnifying glass to read the print! I'll buy each book as I read them and wo...

from DragonFreak

The Seven Kingdoms of Westero is ruled by Houses like the Starks, the Baratheons, and the Lannisters and others, each of them very powerful, very influential, and potentially very deadly. Up in the North are the Starks where bitterly cold weather is always a threat. Their House words Winter is Co...

from Aerrin99

Everything you hear about how wonderful this book is is true. I was worried; I've read a number of other series in the past year or two that came with high praise from friends and that just didn't do it for me. I was worried that I wouldn't be thrilled by the sweeping sprawl of the story. I was w...