A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin
Publication date: August 6, 1996
Genres: High Fantasy, Adventure
Source: ebook
A GAME OF THRONES
Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.
Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.
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This is the second time I have read this book but the first time that I reviewed this book. I really enjoyed reading this book but I just could not give 5-star rating because there were times that I needed to put the book down and just rest.
The world building was amazing and I could picture myself there, from the start I already had favorite characters. I adore Daenerys, Arya and Jon but I also liked reading Tyrion but what I did not like with all these POV’S is the jump between plots. Though I also normally do not like reading books with many POV’S. I did find myself invested into the Stark family and the fate of each member. This book has also made me want to watch the TV Series instead of just watching some random videos on social media. Will the book be like the TV Series?
This book was well written but did go off on tangents occasionally, though as you know I have already read this book twice so I will most probably reread this again though maybe I should read the rest of the books in the series instead of just rereading. One of the other reasons why I could not give a 5-star was because of so many POV’S we had to read. It was just hard to keep the plot straight at times with it jumping between the POV’S. Though I am hooked and will have to read the other books in the series hopefully within this year!!! I should invest into buying the physical copy for my bookcase.
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