Game Thrones Song Ice Fire Book 1 review summary

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

Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

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.

Price: $16.00
Published by Spectra on 2002-05-28.

Average rating (1515 reviews):

Rating: 9.0

Recent reviews:

Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-11-30: This is the greatest group of books I have ever read. I've been a long time fantasy reader and this is by far the most engrossing groups of books I've ever experienced. I simply cannot put it down and I'm already (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0

Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-11-27: Not normally a fantasy reader, I was skeptical when a friend recommended this book (and series) to me. I put off reading it for some time, but finally ordered the book. I struggled through the first 100 or so pages of (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0

Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-11-26: I have been reading SF since the 60's, and have been a fan of Martin's for many years. His Ice and Fire series is the best stuff written since Dune, in my opinion. This book, volume one, is truly great. Book (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0

Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-10-31: I won't waste too much time on this - the preponderance of highly favorable reviews say it all. Yes, the series is incomplete, so you might consider that when thinking about getting started. Yes, there's quite a bit of potentially 'unpleasant' (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0

Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-10-28: All first time buyers of this book please read this before you dive into the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

George RR Martin no longer enjoys writing these books (A guess, but a good one is you ask (read more ...)
Rating: 2.0