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

George R.R. Martin

Dec 2010 · A Song of Ice and Fire Book 1 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.

As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must ... and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.

The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

Ratings and reviews

Great books lazy writer. He takes 10 years for the 6th book (not yet published) and the year still counting. Worst, he wrote other book which serves as this prequel. Well, its totally ok to work on other projects & i know writing isnt easy thing, but its not ok if you abandon or postpone the ongoing work for too long. You can defend him all you want, but for me, he is a lazy writer. I dont know if i would live long enough to read the 7th/final book. LoL.

I absolutely loved this book, and the series so far. I wasn't 100% with it the first few chapters as it jumped from character to character, but once I got used to this and it to learn how detailed and complex they all were I was hooked. Once you start this book it is really difficult to put down - after reading only half of this one I was compelled to buy the next 3 that were out, and even now am eagerly awaiting book 6 to be released. Very highly recommended :-)

This series is the best I have ever read. Im 18 and have never read a book in my life apart from my book of faith. I cant stop turning the page and the author Martin breaks all the rules of fantasy. This should be I the more true Reality genre as I relate to the situations characters fight with especially themselves. When I have kids I will make them all read the series as the most important life lessons can be learnt in theese book

About the author

George R.R. Martin is the author of fourteen novels, including five volumes of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, several collections of short stories and numerous screen plays for television drama and feature films. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.