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Loading... A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) (original 1998; edition 2000)by George R.R. Martin
Work InformationA Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (1998)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Just as brilliant as the first in the series. Awesome read. I don't normally read this type of book, but these books are fantastic. ( ) Boy is this world complicated! I like the story and all of the moving pieces but I'm having a bit of trouble keeping track of all the minor Lords who play a part in the war. I'm not thrilled with the supernatural stuff. The dragons bore me (so far) and the Dany stuff in general seems to distract me from my main interests. I'm sure she will become more important eventually. I hate the stuff with the red lady/witch whatever she is with Stannis and Renly. Oddly, The Others in the North beyond the Wall don't bother me much. I want more Arya/Jon Snow/Robb and less Dany and her Dothraki. A Clash of Kings, is a great, fast read. Like other readers, I appreciate the complexity Martin lends his characters, and I think Tyrion, the Imp, is the most interesting character in the book-- simply because he is the conduit through which we learn of much of the action in the book, which centers around the intrigues at King's Landing (where he seems to be the only figure with any moral tendencies at all). I also enjoy that some of the foreshadowed developments are finally beginning to take place, i.e., the rediscovery of elements of magic in the world, what with Daenerys with her dragons and the delving into what mysteries lie behind the Wall in the north (after a disappointingly long time without any information about the mysterious "Others", who, alas, aren't really that elaborated on in this installment either) A Clash of Kings a solid 4-star rating as a very enjoyable read, and I look forward to picking up the next book in this series.
Martin manages very well to have satisfying volume completion and satisfying character arcs within the volume—slightly less well than in the first book, but still remarkably well considering how difficult it is. Roy Dotrice rises to the challenge, providing each character with his or her own unique voice. Once again Martin treats us to a magnificent tapestry that is, at once, both stunningly detailed and amazing in its ability to draw the reader into its grasp. Is contained inA Song of Ice and Fire 1-4: A Game of Thrones / Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin ContainsHas the adaptationHas as a supplementHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML:THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. A CLASH OF KINGS A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles. No library descriptions found. |
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