A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One

George R. R. Martin

Aug 1997 · Bantam

About this ebook

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
 
Here is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making.

A GAME OF THRONES
 
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. 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.
 
A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

Ratings and reviews

I didnt pay money for this so I could only read it when I have a connection. What's the point? I could GO buy the paper back and read it any where I want . So F you butt holes for taking my money for something that makes me download other crap just so I can read it off line. Eat a fat one!!

I started this series when the 5th book came out. I have never seen the HBO interpretation, but I am eager to. This series is easily one of the greatest works of fiction from the past 20 years. It will give you big surprises frequently. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys fantasy.

Highly enjoyable reading. The use of multiple character perspective really works here- almost to a fault. I'm often tempted to skip to [or past] certain characters to see how they fare. The use of forward flowing time regardless of the current character's point-of-view keeps the confusion minimal. However, with so many characters to keep track of, the initial reading can be daunting, as the mental juggling required develops as the reader forages for continuity and a framework for the world.

About the author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and The World of Ice & Fire (with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson). As a writer-producer, Martin has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.