A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings : A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two (Series #2) (CD-Audio)

from albertgoldfain

A strong expansion of the saga, Clash of Kings features increasing cross-talk between the storylines, both literal, via the reliable raven-messenger system, and figurative, through dreams, dramatic irony, and parallel symbolism. Martin creates interesting devices to help track the expanding cast ...

from DragonFreak

WARNING: Contains MAJOR spoilers for [A Game of Thrones] There's a comet in the sky. It's blood red, and it means different things for different people. But whether it is a good or bad omen, it doesn't matter. After the deaths of Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark, the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros h...

from jasonpettus

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.) Regular readers know that I've decided to take on this year all five of the current "Song of Ice and Fi...

from ladycato

This is the second book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, and it has over 1000 pages. Egad. You see a page count like that and think of how it must be a dull paperweight; the magic in Martin's writing is that each of the characters are compelling in their own way, and each chapter ends on a sus...

from Aerrin99

Although I liked A Game of Thrones, Clash is the book that really had me hooked. Martin is less fettered by the need to build his world (and his politics) and has a bit more room to just tell his story here. What really shines, though, are the characters. Love them or hate them, it is impossible ...