Hooray! You have added the first book to your bookshelf. Check it out now!
[−]
  • Search Digit-count Valid ISBN Invalid ISBN Valid Barcode Invalid Barcode
Blog this item

A Clash of Kings

(A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)

By George R.R. Martin

(519)

| Paperback | 9780006479895

Like A Clash of Kings?
Join aNobii to see if your friends read it, and discover similar books!

Sign up for free

Book Description

Here is the second volume in GEORGE R. R. MARTIN’S magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones 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, Continue

Here is the second volume in GEORGE R. R. MARTIN’S magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones 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 CLASH OF KINGS

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

7 Reviews

Login or Sign Up to write a review

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Go on!!!

    Lives up to expectations! The rythm keeps the reader trapped, being terribly slow and fast at the same time, situations stagnate and suddenly explode, running so fast it's hard to keep up. New amazing characters come to stay or soon go. The old ones evolve, change and remain the same, explaining the ... (continue)

    Lives up to expectations! The rythm keeps the reader trapped, being terribly slow and fast at the same time, situations stagnate and suddenly explode, running so fast it's hard to keep up. New amazing characters come to stay or soon go. The old ones evolve, change and remain the same, explaining themselves better. The known world keeps growing, as its internal borders become blurred. It can be hard (let's say impossible) to remember who is who of every character and in every situation, but to sometimes go back through the pages and chapters to find the relations and roles is a small price to pay for this great journey... Let's keep it up!

    Is this helpful?

    maCmq said on Aug 7, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Not as good as the first one--too many descriptive passages slow down the narrative in some places, and after a while it's difficult to keep track of the various minor lords and houses. What was good in the first book is present here as well: well crafted story and politics, memorable battles (albei ... (continue)

    Not as good as the first one--too many descriptive passages slow down the narrative in some places, and after a while it's difficult to keep track of the various minor lords and houses. What was good in the first book is present here as well: well crafted story and politics, memorable battles (albeit at least one fairly recognizable as a real one, fought by the Byzantine Empire, if I'm not too much mistaken) and believable characters. A very good follow up to A Game of Thrones.

    Is this helpful?

    Matteo F. said on Aug 7, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Good reading BUT...

    Not my cup of tea. I like very much Martin's realistic fantasy, where no one is safe (not even main characters) and where magic isn't at every corner, but I found really boring his detailed description of banquets and of every uniform and clothing, from the King to the last of the squires. Plus, too ... (continue)

    Not my cup of tea. I like very much Martin's realistic fantasy, where no one is safe (not even main characters) and where magic isn't at every corner, but I found really boring his detailed description of banquets and of every uniform and clothing, from the King to the last of the squires. Plus, too many characters for me. He's definitely good, but maybe I'm done with fantasy.

    Is this helpful?

    Luciferasi said on Aug 18, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • It's clearly one story in 5/+ books, so I'm holding off judgement until concluded, but I have to say this: Martin clearly knows/cares jack squat about structure and point of view relevancy.
    I hope that Dance will stop adding to the list of people we don't really need to know about, but I know it's ... (continue)

    It's clearly one story in 5/+ books, so I'm holding off judgement until concluded, but I have to say this: Martin clearly knows/cares jack squat about structure and point of view relevancy.
    I hope that Dance will stop adding to the list of people we don't really need to know about, but I know it's just wishful thinking.
    What baffles me is that he's got a core of interesting and strong characters everyone would love to read more about, so why waste pages and effort on utterly irrelevant stuff?

    Is this helpful?

    Erialti said on Jul 12, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • «Because it will not last [...] Because they are the knights of summer, and winter is coming.»

    Is this helpful?

    amandale said on Jan 17, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Le cose non sono quasi mai come sembrano...un po' come nella vita reale insomma.

    "Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same."
    Per una volta concordo con Cersei.

    Is this helpful?

    NyxViola said on Jan 4, 2010 | Add your feedback

Book Details

Improve data of this book

Prices Change currency & sellers

ISBN Edition List Sale Seller
9780006479895 Paperback $14.47 $9.81 The Book Depository
Other editions →
+ 5 copies tradable: →
Added to Shelf Added to Wish List

Inline Translation Mode

Left click to navigate, right click to translate.

inline translation guide

or close

Inline translation is not ready for this page yet.

Inline translation mode.

Share this page with your friends.

The viewport has not loaded.