Song of Ice and Fire A Game of Thrones, Book 1, (Paperback)

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 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...

from titania86

In the Seven Kingdoms, winter is coming. Summer has lasted over 10 years and autumn is finally approaching, the harbinger of a long winter. North of the Seven Kingdoms, a supernatural force is gathering to battle against men. In the kingdom, the Hand of the King mysteriously dies, prompting King ...