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

Name: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
Rating: 4.145537853240967 (8314 reviews)

George R.R. Martin

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

4.1

8.31K reviews

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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.

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4.1

8.31K reviews

Laskar Pelangi

6 November 2021

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.

1 person found this review helpful

Lionel Matsuya

11 January 2014

I've (deliberately) not seen the series, but wanted to read the books first. Going into it to begin with there is little to help you along the way - remembering names, places, events is pretty tricky and the going was a bit tough for the first third of the book. Commitment pays off, though, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the slow build up of tension punctuated by plot twists and character development.

34 people found this review helpful

Ruth Entwistle

24 December 2014

Paid for a full book, not half of one! At least 11 pages missing from the Denearys chapter according to my fella (who downloaded from kindle instead) and it stopped mid sentence so it's obvious pages are missing! Tried re - downloading and same happened! Gave up in the end, pointless trying to read the rest, no idea what else could be missing!

23 people found this review helpful

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.

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